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  1. I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family

    Wed, 20 May 2026 02:56:28 -0000

    As part of the Justice Department’s compensation fund deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax returns, that are pending.
  2. With Trump’s Settlement, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away

    Tue, 19 May 2026 23:43:48 -0000

    The tax service argued that the Trump Organization tried to claim the same losses twice. The president said the audit was a “disgrace.”
  3. Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump Compensation Fund

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:47 -0000

    The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.
  4. The IRS Thought it Could Fight Trump’s Lawsuit, but it Struck a Deal Anyway

    Tue, 19 May 2026 19:25:38 -0000

    Officials wrote a memo outlining ways to challenge President Trump’s suit against the Internal Revenue Service. The administration is instead creating a compensation fund.
  5. New Immunity for President Trump, and an Audacious Plan for Regime Change in Iran

    Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:09 -0000

    Plus, Tesla’s big bet on big rigs.
  6. Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader

    Wed, 20 May 2026 05:39:20 -0000

    An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.
  7. Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War

    Tue, 19 May 2026 23:00:49 -0000

    With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress.
  8. How Iran Gained Leverage in the War

    Wed, 20 May 2026 08:04:19 -0000

    Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability.
  9. Trump’s Spring Revenge Tour Routed G.O.P. Foes. But Fall Headwinds Loom.

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:32 -0000

    He has used his sway with his base to oust wayward Republicans more than he has made inroads with the independents his party needs to defeat Democrats in November.
  10. Trump Crushes Republican Dissent: 8 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

    Wed, 20 May 2026 04:23:05 -0000

    President Trump unseated Representative Thomas Massie, a top Republican critic in Congress, and also got his way in other primary contests.
  11. Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Deepens Ties With Putin

    Wed, 20 May 2026 08:42:58 -0000

    Meeting President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing, China’s leader called for a halt to fighting in the Middle East and took a veiled swipe at the United States.
  12. China Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes

    Wed, 20 May 2026 06:54:22 -0000

    The deal, which President Trump announced after last week’s summit, represents the largest single sale of the American company’s aircraft to Beijing in nearly a decade.
  13. Older People Are Still Underrepresented on TV, but Shows Like ‘The Boroughs’ Are Helping

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:35 -0000

    While older people are still underrepresented on TV, the characters that are there have become richer and more multidimensional.
  14. The San Diego Mosque Shootings Were a Crime Made for and by the Internet

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:38:53 -0000

    Authorities said the teenagers who killed three men met online, posted their writings there and livestreamed the killings.
  15. Victims of San Diego Mosque Shooting Remembered as Heroes and Leaders

    Tue, 19 May 2026 22:54:27 -0000

    The three men killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego were instrumental in delaying the attackers, the city’s police chief said.
  16. For the Obama Center, Mark Bradford Paints a Fierce and Luminous Chicago

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:42 -0000

    “City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.
  17. The French Civil Servant Accused of Drugging More Than 100 Women

    Wed, 20 May 2026 08:51:43 -0000

    For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.
  18. How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:02 -0000

    Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.
  19. Duffy Defends Road Trip Reality Show In Tense Senate Hearing

    Tue, 19 May 2026 22:37:36 -0000

    Democrats called the transportation secretary’s reality-show-like series unethical.
  20. Faulty Part in UPS Plane Crash Was Often Overlooked, Witnesses Say

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:39 -0000

    Investigators suggested that infrequent maintenance requirements, among other issues, appeared to contribute to the faulty part that caused the crash, which killed 15 people last year.
  21. Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Reindeer Problem

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:17 -0000

    In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
  22. She Was Finding Sources of Dangerous Water and Soil Pollution

    Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:22 -0000

    Melanie Malone led a research project to identify and study contamination sites in Washington State. Then the E.P.A. canceled her grant.
  23. ‘Whimsy,’ a New Trend, May Be a Life Raft for Gen-Z and Millennials

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:27 -0000

    To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.
  24. Hatred of Israel and the Degradation of the West

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:33 -0000

    Feeding narratives to the credulous isn’t speaking truth to power.
  25. A Cattle Ranch Is Doing What Ivy League Colleges Can’t

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:41 -0000

    College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.
  26. Late Night Could Set a Clock by Trump’s Iran Attack Delays

    Wed, 20 May 2026 06:09:55 -0000

    Jimmy Kimmel noted that the president backs down on his own deadlines to bomb Iran “every Tuesday. It’s like a new episode of ‘NCIS.’”
  27. Is the Bond Market Signaling Danger? Or Opportunity?

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:02:14 -0000

    Interest rates for long-term Treasury bonds have surged to levels last seen in 2007, before the great financial crisis.
  28. 2 Wildfires Near Los Angeles Prompt Evacuations

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:17:08 -0000

    More than 7,000 people east of the city had been forced to evacuate as of Wednesday morning, and more than 39,000 others faced evacuation orders or warnings.
  29. Doctors Asked Officers to Unshackle a Patient. They Refused for 26 Days.

    Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:04 -0000

    A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they await arraignment in locked psychiatric wards.
  30. Manhattan D.A. Is Urged to Pursue a Criminal Case Against Eric Adams

    Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:05 -0000

    Citizens Union, a government watchdog group, suggested that although Mr. Adams’s federal indictment was dropped, his alleged offenses would still be state crimes.
  31. The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere

    Tue, 19 May 2026 16:11:45 -0000

    More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm.
  32. Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority Leader’s path to victory harder than ever.
  33. The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The annual draft is watched by millions, and analyzed by a set of professional and amateur prognosticators. Still, it comes down to a crapshoot.
  34. The Human-Trafficking Victim Next Door

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude.
  35. Boots Riley, Marx Brother

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics.
  36. What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence

    Mon, 18 May 2026 22:55:46 -0000

    Why has a Republican contest in Kentucky become the most expensive House primary of all time?
  37. Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home

    Mon, 18 May 2026 18:51:36 -0000

    The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions.
  38. Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan?
  39. The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China

    Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran.
  40. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting.
  41. Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:42 -0000

    Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus.
  42. 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.
  43. 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?
  44. The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It?

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition.
  45. Where Are the Tariff Refunds for American Consumers?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies that paid its import duties. So far, most of their customers are still waiting to see much benefit.
  46. The Fastball Has Never Been Faster

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pitchers like Jacob Misiorowski are throwing harder than ever, a result of modern baseball’s pitching development. But what does that kind of velocity do to the human arm?
  47. Loving the Timberwolves When They’re Good (or Bad)

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:39:19 -0000

    Rooting for a hapless team for nearly two decades teaches you to find pleasures beyond victory.
  48. The New Yorker’s Ava Kofman Wins a 2026 National Magazine Award

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:51:15 -0000

    The prize, for a Profile of the far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin, follows recent recognition for the magazine’s celebrity photography by Gilian Laub.
  49. Kentucky Primary-Election Results: Thomas Massie Loses

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:27:06 -0000

    The outspoken critic of President Trump fails to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District.
  50. Georgia Primary-Elections Map: Live Results

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The G.O.P. picks a challenger to face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate election; and a Trump-backed lieutenant governor tries to hold off a billionaire challenger in the Republican primary for governor.
  51. Louisiana Primary-Election Results: Bill Cassidy Loses

    Sun, 17 May 2026 14:31:07 -0000

    The Republican senator, who voted to convict President Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial, failed to advance to a runoff election next month.
  52. While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself

    Thu, 14 May 2026 22:56:18 -0000

    The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House.
  53. Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This

    Thu, 14 May 2026 13:45:49 -0000

    After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters.
  54. The End of Refugee Resettlement

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable.
  55. Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.