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  1. ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:56:44 -0000

    At a first-of-its-kind midterm convention, President Trump mostly offered retreads and self-congratulation. Then, he offered to pay Americans $5,000 apiece if Republicans kept power.
  2. Trump Floats $5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Checks if Republicans Win the Midterms

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:35:19 -0000

    In his convention speech, the president floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.
  3. Fetterman Has a Surprise Cameo at Trump’s Convention

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:48:38 -0000

    Senator John Fetterman, who has become alienated from his own party, appeared in a short video filmed in front of a steel mill, saying he is “always going to reject the extremes in socialism.”
  4. Republican Senate Candidates Avoid Tariffs and Iran War at Trump’s Convention

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:09:24 -0000

    Four battleground Senate nominees who spoke sidestepped a pair of issues that have posed political challenges, focusing instead on Mr. Trump’s tax law and other topics.
  5. Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:21:27 -0000

    The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.
  6. Election Officials Grapple With Uncertainty as Supreme Court Considers Mail Ballot Plan

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:29:33 -0000

    As they wait for word on whether the Trump administration’s new system to screen ballots can move forward, local officials say they are running out of time.
  7. How Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Would Work

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:05:07 -0000

    The plan, which two dozen states have challenged as unconstitutional, puts in place new requirements about who can receive mail ballots.
  8. Fight Over Missouri House Map Returns to U.S. Supreme Court

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:17:41 -0000

    The appeal came as the Missouri Supreme Court weighed whether to hold the state’s top election official in contempt.
  9. Bond Market Rebuffs Treasury’s $6 Billion Plan to Reduce Borrowing Costs

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:38:28 -0000

    The 10-year yield rose to its highest level in three years, suggesting investors were underwhelmed by the details of a move to buy back government bonds.
  10. 60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump’s Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:05:50 -0000

    With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.
  11. A Hostile Trump Reopens Old Wounds in the U.S.-Canada Relationship

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:54:04 -0000

    President Trump is not the first American president to feud with Canada. But today’s crisis might be the worst.
  12. Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:04:28 -0000

    At the company’s annual September product event, Apple also demonstrated its work on artificial intelligence and other new devices.
  13. Yemen Tilts Toward Full-Scale War as Saudi-Houthi Clashes Escalate

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:09:08 -0000

    With its oil-export routes once again under threat, Saudi Arabia is stepping up its military campaign against an old antagonist.
  14. Iran’s Strikes on Base in Jordan Caused Limited Damage, U.S. Officials Say

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:31:32 -0000

    The latest round of fighting may result in reports of traumatic brain injuries among American service members, officials warned.
  15. Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:12:18 -0000

    Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.
  16. Justice Dept. Investigates Nvidia Deal With Groq

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:23:24 -0000

    The Justice Department is examining whether the tech giant sought to sidestep antitrust scrutiny.
  17. Lucien Smith, Art-World Star Whose Career Abruptly Turned, Dies at 37

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:44:11 -0000

    A phenom in his 20s, he became the poster child for Zombie Formalism before abandoning the gallery frenzy for Montauk.
  18. How the Super Godzilla Monster El Niño Could Actually Affect Your Weather

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:42:35 -0000

    Yes, El Niño is unusually powerful this time. But that’s not always a bad thing.
  19. Fighting Wildfire Haze With an Airplane and Lots of Salt and Water

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:26:38 -0000

    The authorities in Malaysian Borneo have been trying to seed clouds to counteract the effects of smoke wafting in from neighboring Indonesia.
  20. How Fighting Fires Became an All-of-Europe Project

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:44:43 -0000

    The European Union isn’t known for firefighting expertise. But with the continent ablaze, Brussels is playing a growing role.
  21. August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:00:12 -0000

    Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.
  22. Trump Is Sabotaging the Midterms. The Supreme Court Must Stop Him.

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:06:43 -0000

    The country has built a system in which Americans can have confidence. President Trump is trying to wreck it.
  23. I Worked on Safety at OpenAI. The Fix Isn’t Hard.

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:00:03 -0000

    Even without government regulation, private companies can act on their own to address A.I. safety concerns.
  24. Jimmy Kimmel to Interview James Talarico ‘Under Unusual Circumstances’

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:26:53 -0000

    A conversation with the Democratic Senate hopeful from Texas will move off air because of what the late night host called F.C.C. “threats” against his show and network.
  25. Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:26:11 -0000

    A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.
  26. Remembrance of September 11th

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It became immediately evident that this was terrorism on an unexampled scale. The twentieth century had ended, and the twenty-first had begun.
  27. Tom Sachs Channels Chanel

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At his downtown studio, the perennially provocative artist makes a lo-fi version of the brand’s flagship Parisian store.
  28. The Culture Wars Have Come for Lingerie

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The culture wars have come for lingerie as the right, once the advocates of promise rings and purity culture, embarks on a crusade to “Make America Hot Again.”
  29. How Hermès Unharnessed Fashion

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under the stewardship of Nadège Vanhée, the artistic director of women’s wear, a house known for craftsmanship is exploring the risqué.
  30. Saudi Arabia’s Pursuit of Michelin Stardom

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The kingdom, seeking to rebrand as a culinary juggernaut, has bankrolled new restaurants and conscripted big-name chefs. Will it succeed?
  31. The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:29:01 -0000

    New reporting from Haaretz shows that, before October 7th, the Israeli Prime Minister was told to expect an “earthquake” from Gaza—and didn’t inform his security chiefs.
  32. A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention.
  33. 9/11 at Twenty-Five

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A quarter century after the attacks, the grief, wars, and political furies of their aftermath still shape American life.
  34. The Path to the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:38:14 -0000

    Both the prosecution and the defense tried to tell tidy stories. But, in the end, five weeks of testimony from more than eighty witnesses couldn’t resolve the central mystery of Clancy’s state of mind.
  35. Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:46:03 -0000

    After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
  36. Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:30:10 -0000

    The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run-up to October’s election.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.”
  39. The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
  40. Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed?

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    So far, the proliferation of A.I. models such as Claude and ChatGPT hasn’t led to mass displacement of workers. But deployment is accelerating and economic pressures are rising.
  41. The Strange Case of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The N.B.A.’s investigation found that the team circumvented the salary cap. The severe punishment that followed was decisive, but the story as it unfolded was harder to pin down.
  42. How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans?

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A proper calculation must take in more than just the military costs.
  43. “The Journey,” a Five-Part Audio Investigation from The New Yorker

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? Examining a scandal that threatens to undermine the surrogacy industry.
  44. How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In both the ballroom and the mail-in-ballot cases, the President has tested the Justices’ willingness to stop him in his tracks.
  45. Trump’s Neocolonialism Will Backfire

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President is touting his big Venezuelan oil deal, but his interventions abroad are stirring anger and having unintended consequences.
  46. The New Yorker Festival Releases Its Full 2026 Lineup

    Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Tickets are now on sale, with events taking place October 23rd through the 25th and featuring leading figures from the worlds of politics, literature, entertainment, and more.
  47. George W. Bush’s Code of Silence

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    He lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics. Why won’t he talk about Donald Trump?
  48. Was “Defund the Police” Crazy?

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A reckoning with the “woke” years.
  49. Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Reckoning

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Meta settlement will force meaningful changes on Facebook and Instagram. It also reflects the degree to which public outrage is outmatched by the speed and size of Big Tech.
  50. New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The breakneck expansion of settlements in the West Bank has rendered American talk of a two-state solution increasingly irrelevant.