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1. For Trump, Military Strike in Iran Could Serve Symbolic Purpose

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:01:09 -0000

   Some officials in the Trump administration hope an attack would force Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Others have doubts.

2. A Deal or War? Crucial Talks to Begin Between U.S. and Iran

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:06 -0000

   President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.

3. Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:24:01 -0000

   The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.

4. Casey Means, Surgeon General Nominee, Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:43:25 -0000

   Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.

5. Patel Fires F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump and Classified Records

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:03:27 -0000

   The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.

6. Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

   Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:04:33 -0000

   Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.

7. With Epstein Deposition, Hillary Clinton Is Again Answering for Bill Clinton’s Actions

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:16:02 -0000

   The former first lady, senator and secretary of state had no dealings with Jeffrey Epstein but is once again under pressure to answer for the actions and relationships of her husband.

8. Larry Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Jeffrey Epstein Revelations

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:16:35 -0000

   Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.

9. Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey Resigns From Monolith Amid Epstein Emails

   Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:42:05 -0000

   Mr. Kerrey has left his role as chairman of the company, Monolith, after Justice Department documents showed he had met and corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein.

10. Super-Agers’ Brains Have a Special Ability, New Study Suggests

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:15:21 -0000

    The findings may help explain why this group has such exceptional memory.

11. President Emmanuel Macron’s Cultural Legacy At Risk After Louvre Chief Resigns

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:01:18 -0000

    President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.

12. Nvidia’s Quarterly Profit Hits $43 Billion on Strong A.I. Chip Sales

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:28:10 -0000

    Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years ago, it was just $4.4 billion.

13. F.B.I. Raids Home and Office of L.A.U.S.D. Chief Alberto Carvalho

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:27:13 -0000

    The investigation appears to be related to a $6 million contract the district had with a tech start-up whose staff had ties to the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho.

14. One Nation, an Anti-Immigration Party in Australia, Rises in Polls After Bondi Massacre

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:01:05 -0000

    The foreign roots of the men accused of killing 15 at a Jewish event have helped make Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party more palatable for some Australians.

15. Inside Tapalpa, the Town in Mexico Where El Mencho Made His Last Stand

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:58:35 -0000

    Times reporters visiting Tapalpa found a serene town in shock after Sunday’s raid on its outskirts left dozens dead and people fleeing. And, surprisingly, no police or military presence where the battle took place.

16. The Rise and Fall of a Notorious Florida Nudist Colony

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:14 -0000

    The owners have put a 67-year-old nudist colony on the market, hoping a new steward can help it shed its troubled past.

17. U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:08:20 -0000

    Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

18. Everyone Hates This Highway. What’s the Best Way to Fix It?

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:31:17 -0000

    Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited repairs and improvements to local streets.

19. 45 Years After Failed Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:39:03 -0000

    Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.

20. Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:43:50 -0000

    He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had little support from the country’s armed forces.

21. Trump’s State of the Union Was a Win for Democrats

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:05:09 -0000

    Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.

22. Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:57:55 -0000

    Also, the Cuban Government says it killed four people aboard a U.S. boat. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

23. The Gorton and Denton By-Election Comes at a Bad Time for Keir Starmer

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:01:08 -0000

    A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intense political pressure.

24. Hong Kong Court Overturns Jimmy Lai’s Fraud Conviction, in Rare Win

    Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:56:21 -0000

    Mr. Lai was sentenced on Feb. 9. Weeks later, a court quashed a separate fraud conviction against him, a ruling that did not shorten his imprisonment.

25. How Bookbinders Helped the Nazis Track Holocaust Victims

    Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:02:34 -0000

    Conservation experts helped the Nazi regime inspect church and civil archives to track down people they sought to persecute, a researcher concluded.

26. Bird Flu Strikes California Elephant Seals for the First Time

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:40:27 -0000

    Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.

27. Donald Trump’s State of the Union Was Long and Wrong

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:19:26 -0000

    But at least the President thinks everything is going great.

28. Cash and Carry, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    I guessed correctly that the woman had found this cabinet on the curb, just as I had found my current desk chair and countless pieces of furniture in the past.

29. The Migrants in the Ancient Forest

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Five years ago, Belarus began enabling people from high-conflict countries to migrate into Europe. Despite high walls and backlash, they’re still coming.

30. James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Senate candidate believes that Democrats can win by appealing to higher values. Can he succeed in the age of Trump?

31. The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After fifty-one men were convicted, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role.

32. The Russians Turning to Google Maps in Search of Missing Soldiers

    Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:55:47 -0000

    Around a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, four years ago. Family members, who often aren’t informed of their loved ones’ fates, have been relying on a digital place of last resort.

33. The Supreme Court’s Complicated Takedown of Trump’s Tariffs

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    There are seven separate opinions—and even the Justices who agree with one another are in some ways at odds.

34. One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Amid R.F.K., Jr.,’s vandalism of the public-health system, there’s shocking good news about a cancer-preventing vaccine.

35. Donald Trump’s Pantomime United Nations

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:23:14 -0000

    The Board of Peace might be destined to fail, but it still threatens to undermine an international system in which the U.S. was once the linchpin.

36. Trump Is Still Deporting People Wherever He Wants

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:14:14 -0000

    How the Administration is overwhelming federal courts and getting away with third-country removals.

37. The Growing Rift Between Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    What this shocking split might mean for the future of the Middle East.

38. Xi Jinping’s Purge and What Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for China

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The machinations behind his recent military purge, and whether China sees an opportunity in Donald Trump’s aggression toward Europe.

39. The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:22:11 -0000

    How Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female Prime Minister, won big in last weekend’s election.

40. Jesse Jackson’s Timeless Economic Platform

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    He ran for President twice on the concerns that still define American political life—inequality, affordability, and vanishing jobs.

41. An Olympic Final Worthy of a Rivalry

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:31:01 -0000

    The U.S.-Canada men’s gold-medal hockey match and the Games as a whole serve as a reminder that national pride isn’t always a bad thing.

42. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Peril and Promise Coincide

    Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In Italy, some of the world’s greatest athletes encountered physical risk, and even failure. But the most memorable moments of the Games were not just feats of skill but examples of resilience—and reasons for hope.

43. How the University Replaced the Church as the Home of Liberal Morality

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As progressive Americans have become more secular, the academy has become their primary moral training ground. The results have not been good.

44. The Betrayal of a Friend’s False Testimony

    Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Under pressure from interrogators, a teen-ager helped send three of his friends to prison for murder. How could he ever make amends?

45. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Life in Pictures

    Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Following his arrest last week, Andrew spent his first birthday as a commoner in circumstances as degraded as earlier celebrations had been grand.

46. The E.P.A. Rescinds a Landmark Finding

    Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    But it’s not game over for future climate action—and understanding why allows for a more nuanced picture of where the fight actually stands now.

47. The Chaos of an ICE Detention

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    When Manuela’s husband texted her that he’d been apprehended on the street, her life in New York instantly capsized.

48. Zohran Mamdani, the Everywhere Mayor

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    On your phone, on the street, on Taxi TV—you’ve been seeing New York’s new leader wherever you turn, whether you want to or not.

49. The New Yorker Wins Two Polk Awards for 2025 Reporting

    Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:05:00 -0000

    The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson is honored for chronicling Congo’s devastating war, while Andy Kroll is recognized for a profile of the Trump official Russell Vought.

50. Remembering the Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:10:39 -0000

    In nearly sixty years of nonfiction filmmaking, Wiseman passionately probed the nodal points of political and social power and connected them in a cinematic universe of his own.

51. How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.