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  1. U.S. Squeezes Cuba Even as It Searches for a New Regime Leader

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:35:20 -0000

    Some officials warn that a more hard-line leader could emerge if the Trump administration moves forward with its plans.
  2. Labor Market Shifts Into Reverse

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:39:28 -0000

    Also, Trump officials are searching for Cuba’s next leader. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
  3. Bill Cassidy Will Back Todd Blanche as Attorney General, Salvaging His Confirmation

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:06:56 -0000

    The Louisiana senator said that, despite reservations, he would back President Trump’s pick for attorney general, giving Republicans enough votes for a majority.
  4. Trump Restarts Battle to Fire Sitting Fed Governor Lisa Cook

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:54:45 -0000

    The Trump administration, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its first attempt to fire Lisa D. Cook, sent the Federal Reserve governor a letter saying it was “considering” removing her from the job.
  5. Prosecutor Sues Justice Dept. Over Dismissal After Right-Wing Influencer’s Claim

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:42:06 -0000

    Will Rosenzweig joins a growing list of former prosecutors and federal agents who have gone to court to contest the purge of law enforcement deemed disloyal.
  6. A Spurned Schumer Reaches Out to the Left

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:04:56 -0000

    In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race.
  7. Max Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:19:26 -0000

    The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.
  8. They’re Battle-Tested Democrats. Do Voters Care?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:29:44 -0000

    Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.
  9. Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Have Fallen by the Wayside as Iran War Drags On

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:56:02 -0000

    As President Trump struggles to extricate the United States from the war in Iran, his promises to protesters in the country have fallen by the wayside.
  10. Houthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:44:46 -0000

    Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.
  11. Pope Leo XIV Was Elected. The Chicago White Sox Were Resurrected.

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:58:03 -0000

    The elevation of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong supporter of the Sox, was a godsend for a team failing on the field and with fans.
  12. Canada Offers U.S. Concessions in Trade Talks but Demands a Comprehensive Deal

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:50:19 -0000

    Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month.
  13. Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry and the Look of the Celebrity Statesman

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:11:38 -0000

    What the former prime minister’s boyfriend rebrand says about the intersection of politics and entertainment.
  14. Weekend Weather Is a Summer Stew of Heat, Humidity and Haze

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:26:23 -0000

    The worst heat is expected out West, where most of the wildfire smoke may be trapped, while the East also swelters and faces a chance of thunderstorms.
  15. Photos Show England Turning Brown in Drought

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:41:33 -0000

    Beset by historically dry weather, much of the nation is losing its signature hue.
  16. New York City Hall Dismisses Haitian Workers After Loss of Protected Status

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:33:56 -0000

    Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds.
  17. Mamdani Hosted a Town Hall About Buses. Why Was the D.S.A. There?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:52:11 -0000

    After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office invited the Democratic Socialists of America to a city-sponsored event, watchdog groups raised concerns about mixing politics with government work.
  18. Mamdani Faces Lawsuit Over Rollout of Second-Home Tax

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:02:19 -0000

    Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.
  19. Reading Scores Drop for N.Y.C. Students Amid Revamp of Literacy Program

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:54:22 -0000

    The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results.
  20. Republicans Need to Push Out Max Miller. Now.

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:43:06 -0000

    This Ohio congressman should not still be running for Congress.
  21. A Generation on Antidepressants Searches for the Exit

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:36:25 -0000

    Many people feel that antidepressants block their true emotions, but they don’t have guidance about how to get off these drugs.
  22. Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard?

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:56:32 -0000

    The streaming giant, still looking for this year’s blockbuster, paid an actor to spend three days inside a billboard in Los Angeles to promote an upcoming film.
  23. The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:15:22 -0000

    A number of Republicans resisted his confirmation, but enough ultimately accepted the notion that Trump could do even worse.
  24. The Future, Made in China

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Beijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy. Who wins will have huge political implications.
  25. The Man Who Was Kidnapped Twice

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Thousands of people in Nigeria have been held for ransom by bandit groups. One professor escaped his captors—only to be abducted again.
  26. The American Art of Blowing Stuff Up

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Fireworks by Grucci has been in the pyrotechnics business for six generations.
  27. How Roy Cohn Taught Donald Trump Everything

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The lawyer who showed an outer-borough striver how to ignore the rules, avoid a paper trail, and make up a good story for the media.
  28. Are Psychedelics Right-Wing Now?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the conservative activist Bryan Hubbard, with help from Rick Perry and Joe Rogan, persuaded Trump and the G.O.P. to embrace ibogaine, a psychedelic drug derived from an African shrub.
  29. Max Miller’s Victim Mentality

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:24:23 -0000

    The Republican congressman’s bitter domestic dispute—in which he’s accused of physical abuse by his ex-wife, the daughter of an Ohio senator—is testing his party’s willingness to defend the indefensible.
  30. The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:05:43 -0000

    The former public-health official won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment.
  31. What Does It Even Mean to Be a Moderate?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Michigan Senate primary has turned into a referendum on a word that has never had a fixed meaning.
  32. What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:19:00 -0000

    A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government.
  33. Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
  34. Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
  35. The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
  36. Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed

    Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The voters who are determining the future of the Democratic Party.
  37. Kevin Warsh Is Facing More Than a Communication Problem

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Fed chair’s biggest challenge is demonstrating his independence from Donald Trump.
  38. The World Cup Is Not for Sale

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:17:46 -0000

    Gianni Infantino’s private-equity scheme backfired—but the commodification of soccer is already well under way.
  39. The Kids Are Kind of All Right

    Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Recently, there has been much hand-wringing about downwardly mobile young adults living with their parents into their twenties or thirties. What’s really going on?
  40. How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Romer, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, defends some of the D.S.A.’s controversial positions: “I think people like us being rather bold. . . . People want a fighter.”
  41. Can Extreme Morning Sickness Be Cured?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has found a biological cause.
  42. G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A new book, “Little Blue Dot,” by Katherine Dunn, raises questions about the unintended consequences of knowing where we are.
  43. Michigan Primary-Election Live Results: Abdul El-Sayed Wins

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:18:48 -0000

    The former public-health official’s victory in a closely watched Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate carries major implications for the direction of the Party.
  44. Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The White House is distorting intelligence assessments instead of working to protect the midterm elections.
  45. Why Is Europe Burning?

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “We put all these ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and the result is massive fires that far exceed the extinguishing capacity of firefighting teams,” a Spanish firefighter said.
  46. The Failures of the Fauci Hearing

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Senator Rand Paul may have approached the matter with theatrics and ill will, but Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision not to testify was a loss.
  47. Glen Hansard’s Street-Corner Stories

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:41:00 -0000

    Both as a young busker and as a famous singer-songwriter, Hansard understood how to make people stop and listen and feel one single thing.