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  1. Facing Pressure, Trump Officials Reject Claims They’re Softening on Immigration

    Fri, 08 May 2026 21:42:11 -0000

    Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.
  2. Mahmoud Khalil Hurtles Toward Potential Deportation as U.S. Speeds Case

    Fri, 08 May 2026 19:40:49 -0000

    A key judicial decision in Mr. Khalil’s immigration case was expedited significantly and included the recusal of multiple judges.
  3. Trump Administration Wants to Strip 12 Immigrants of U.S. Citizenship

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:26:57 -0000

    The targeted Americans are accused of misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
  4. Lawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:03:48 -0000

    A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress.
  5. Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:08:09 -0000

    Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
  6. U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows

    Sat, 09 May 2026 01:43:24 -0000

    The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.
  7. U.S. Conducts Third Boat Strike in 5 Days, Killing 2 and Leaving a Survivor

    Sat, 09 May 2026 01:45:52 -0000

    Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
  8. Trump Gave Out a No-Bid Contract to Turn D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Blue

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:21:06 -0000

    President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
  9. Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting. How Much?

    Sat, 09 May 2026 01:52:47 -0000

    Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
  10. Virginia Court Strikes Down Redistricted Voting Map in a Huge Blow to Democrats

    Fri, 08 May 2026 21:01:47 -0000

    The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.
  11. 4 Takeaways From the Virginia Supreme Court Gerrymandering Decision

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:00:44 -0000

    The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.
  12. Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow it to Use New Voting Map

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:40:30 -0000

    State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
  13. David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:12:45 -0000

    Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.
  14. How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals

    Sat, 09 May 2026 04:01:10 -0000

    Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.
  15. Why the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It

    Sat, 09 May 2026 04:01:19 -0000

    The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.
  16. A Less Muscular Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability

    Sat, 09 May 2026 04:01:13 -0000

    The event, shrunken because of security fears, adds to a sense that Moscow and other cities can no longer be insulated from the war.
  17. U.S. Targets Iran’s Missile and Drone Program With Sanctions

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:14:10 -0000

    The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones.
  18. Oil Slick Is Detected Off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:30:12 -0000

    The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure.
  19. Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’

    Fri, 08 May 2026 17:43:11 -0000

    Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously.
  20. Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:24:32 -0000

    More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  21. Compare the Purported Epstein Suicide Note to His Writings

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:13:43 -0000

    The New York Times has not authenticated the note. But some of its phrases are similar or identical to ones Jeffrey Epstein used in emails and another handwritten letter.
  22. In Kristin Smart Case, Soil Suggests Human Remains Once Present in Yard

    Sat, 09 May 2026 01:27:18 -0000

    A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 1996.
  23. 7 Busy Parents Share Their Quickest Go-To Dinners

    Fri, 08 May 2026 18:15:07 -0000

    End-of-school year chaos has arrived. These 20-minute (or less) meals will get you cooking through it.
  24. We’re at the Dawn of the Ozempic Era — and It’s Really Weird

    Fri, 08 May 2026 14:29:18 -0000

    One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another?
  25. Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning

    Fri, 08 May 2026 20:59:12 -0000

    The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in.
  26. Man Dies in Subway Attack; Mamdani Orders Inquiry Into Suspect’s Release From Bellevue

    Sat, 09 May 2026 03:10:35 -0000

    A 76-year-old man died after he was pushed down subway stairs, and the police arrested a suspect who had been discharged from the public hospital’s psychiatric unit hours earlier.
  27. Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:53:04 -0000

    Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour.
  28. Blake Lively Settlement Had No Financial Payout, Filing Confirms

    Fri, 08 May 2026 23:57:30 -0000

    Justin Baldoni’s company did not agree to make a payout as part of the deal that ended Ms. Lively’s lawsuit, but she is able to seek compensation through a separate legal avenue.
  29. Proposed Rule by Postal Service Could Allow Handguns to Be Mailed

    Fri, 08 May 2026 21:38:21 -0000

    The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.”
  30. The Chaotic New Era of British Politics

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:55 -0000

    Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory.
  31. The Life and Times of an American Tween

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.
  32. The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.”
  33. Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it?
  34. How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849.
  35. The Pope’s First Anniversary Is Marked by More Sparring from the White House

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Who would have thought that Leo XIV would make so much history so fast?
  36. For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have marked one of the worst stretches for the Russian President since the start of the war in Ukraine.
  37. How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward China

    Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the U.S.’s credibility and military capacity are tested abroad, China has gained leverage by staying out of the fight and learning from it.
  38. Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s aversion to admitting fault suggests that we will not likely see events that grapple with the nuanced nature of the nation’s history this July 4th.
  39. The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will its solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse?
  40. Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:50:31 -0000

    How the President’s insistence on Tehran’s unconditional surrender made it impossible to make a deal.
  41. What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
  42. The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 -0000

    Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
  43. Will A.I. Make College Obsolete?

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Americans already distrust institutions, including academia. More and more people may decide that its stamp of approval isn’t worth the cost.
  44. The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money?

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Elon Musk sues his former OpenAI partners, A.I. companies are expanding rapidly, but profits are still scarce.
  45. The Lessons from Jerome Powell’s Defiance of Donald Trump

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An independent Fed needs an independent leader. Is Kevin Warsh up to the job?
  46. After Magnus Carlsen, Chess Has Entered a New Age

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, as they compete in an era defined by computers.
  47. The Reign of David Attenborough

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. And he’s not done yet.
  48. All the President’s Contractors

    Thu, 07 May 2026 22:04:15 -0000

    Urged by advisers to focus on the domestic agenda, Trump trains his gaze on construction projects around the capital.
  49. The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under new leadership, the agency has reduced the role of field offices across the country and centralized its operations, making it harder for millions of Americans to get help with their benefits.
  50. How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I.

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Alex Bores wanted to regulate the technology. His race has pitted OpenAI’s influence against Anthropic’s.
  51. Ohio Primary-Election Results: Sherrod Brown and Vivek Ramaswamy Win

    Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Brown is seeking a return to the Senate; Ramaswamy is looking to become the state’s next governor.
  52. How the Supreme Court Demolished the Voting Rights Act

    Sat, 02 May 2026 21:25:27 -0000

    For two decades, the conservative Justices worked to eliminate a bulwark of the civil-rights era.
  53. The Strange Saga of Timmy, the Stranded Humpback Whale

    Sat, 02 May 2026 19:33:33 -0000

    Scientists said that an ailing humpback should be left to die in peace. A motley crew of privately funded rescuers disagreed.
  54. A King (or Two), a President, and a Troll

    Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:54:32 -0000

    Reflections on Charles’s state visit.