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  1. Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:34:48 -0000

    John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.
  2. Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:03:15 -0000

    In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.
  3. RFK Jr. Says His Department Advises All Children to Get Measles Vaccine

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:43:24 -0000

    Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.
  4. Iran Says It Seized Two Ships

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:57:56 -0000

    Also, China quietly builds an island in disputed waters. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
  5. Iran Again Tightens Its Grip on Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:42:13 -0000

    Traffic in the strait has all but halted as Iran renews its attacks, striking two vessels on Wednesday. More than 300 ships linked to Iran have passed through the strait since the war began.
  6. How the War Powers Act Could Pressure Trump to End the Iran War

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:43:54 -0000

    A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.
  7. War in Iran Gives New Fuel to a Tax Debate in Australia

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:01:04 -0000

    The world’s third-largest exporter of natural gas, Australia has been too lenient in taxing lucrative gas exports, many in the country argue.
  8. F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:26:34 -0000

    The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.
  9. How ‘Yes’ Won a Narrow Victory in Virginia’s Redistricting Battle

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:16:53 -0000

    Northern Virginia carried the measure to victory even as turnout in Democratic areas lagged and nearly all of the state shifted right from last year’s governor’s race.
  10. Kalshi Fines and Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Betting on Their Races

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:11:58 -0000

    The prediction market said the candidates violated new rules. The platform and its competitors face growing scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators over how political betting is policed.
  11. Redistricting Fight Turns to Florida and the Courtroom for Frustrated Republicans

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:20:26 -0000

    A victory for Democrats in Virginia has left Republicans grumbling about their strategy and looking to the next phase of a coast-to-coast battle.
  12. As Democrats Outraise Republican Candidates, the G.O.P. Has This $600 Million Edge

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:10:40 -0000

    Even as the party faces a worrisome political environment and its candidates are outraised by Democratic ones, powerful Republican groups and super PACs have built a colossal advantage.
  13. A Lost Tribe in India Makes Its Exodus to Israel

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:14 -0000

    The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them ‘home.’
  14. D4vd Murder Case: Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Cause of Death Is Revealed

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:59:35 -0000

    The Los Angeles police sought to keep the findings secret for months as they investigated the singer D4vd, who was charged this week with the murder of the teenager.
  15. How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:51:17 -0000

    Before the Justice Department filed charges against it, the group had faced scandal and critiques from both the left and the right.
  16. ‘Free Births’ Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks.

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:08:57 -0000

    Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious risks.
  17. College Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed Revokes Graduation Speaker’s Invite

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:57:49 -0000

    Utah Valley University was thrilled that Sharon McMahon, a best-selling author, would speak at its graduation. And then her old posts resurfaced.
  18. Aging in Place: How Technology Might Help You Grow Old at Home

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:50:41 -0000

    The budding field is turning dreams into reality for older adults who are eager to age in place, filling caregiving gaps and easing minds as America ages rapidly.
  19. Alan Osmond, Who Led His Brothers in a Boy Band, Dies at 76

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:41:01 -0000

    He was the eldest original member of the Osmonds, a family singing group that hit it big in the 1970s with songs like “One Bad Apple.”
  20. Yale Has Come Up With a Surefire Way to Make a Terrible Situation Worse

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:00:06 -0000

    Don’t retreat from the world; engage it.
  21. ‘The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?’

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:46:31 -0000

    Why petty theft might be the new political protest.
  22. Restrictions on Transgender Students Violated Law, New York Finds

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:05:22 -0000

    Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
  23. Drake’s Ice Installation for New ‘Iceman’ Album Brings Headaches to Toronto

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:18:03 -0000

    Fire crews melted a 25-foot-tall ice structure erected to promote the rapper’s forthcoming album, “Iceman,” less than a week after an explosion for a Drake music video shook part of the city.
  24. King Charles Will Not Meet Epstein Victims During U.S. State Visit

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:28:24 -0000

    Representative Ro Khanna had asked Buckingham Palace for a private meeting between the victims and King Charles during his planned visit to the U.S. next week.
  25. Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian Superstar Who Spurned the N.B.A., Dies at 68

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:03:38 -0000

    A Hall of Fame forward, he was a scoring machine, shooting from all over the court, and an early master of the three-pointer. “There was not a shot I didn’t like,” he said.
  26. How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd.
  27. The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop.
  28. Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A project meant not to end.
  29. When Your Digital Life Vanishes

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.
  30. What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump.
  31. J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.
  32. The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:06:55 -0000

    Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops.
  33. Whom Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:07:57 -0000

    As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard.
  34. 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.
  35. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  36. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:23 -0000

    Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
  37. How Donald Trump May Have Sabotaged His Chances for a Deal with Iran

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:38:52 -0000

    The Iranian regime has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, destabilizing global markets and leaving the U.S. with no good options.
  38. Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup?

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system.
  39. The Spurs Are the Most Exciting Team in the N.B.A.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite a string of injuries, Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s star center, has helped energize a young, gifted roster. Is a championship on the horizon?
  40. How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:49:59 -0000

    Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
  41. An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
  42. A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza.
  43. Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
  44. Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
  45. America’s Orange Jesus

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:25:07 -0000

    Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.
  46. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:52:26 -0000

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  47. How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse.
  48. “The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:27:19 -0000

    After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
  49. The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:04:45 -0000

    Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.