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  1. Iowa, Usually Red, Is in Play This Midterm as Economic Woes Mount

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:03:19 -0000

    The Trump administration’s policies could cost Republicans in a state that is being hit hard by expensive diesel prices and uncertainty over trade.
  2. Chris Pappas Could Make History in New Hampshire’s Senate Race

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:01 -0000

    Chris Pappas, the Democratic nominee in New Hampshire, would make history if he won. On the campaign trail, he doesn’t dwell on it.
  3. Bernie Sanders Gives $1 Million to Bolster El-Sayed and Counter AIPAC in Michigan

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:02:57 -0000

    The transfer came day after the news that the pro-Israel lobby was planning to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat the Democratic nominee for Senate.
  4. Trump Goes to Iowa, Hoping to Stop Farmers From Voting Blue

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:47:01 -0000

    Also, a top Trump health adviser resigns. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  5. Stocks See Steepest Decline in Months Amid A.I. Worries

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:11:05 -0000

    The S&P 500 index fell over 1.4 percent, its largest daily decline since July, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slumped nearly 2.5 percent, that index’s biggest one-day decline since June.
  6. Mortgage Rates Remain Above 7%, Pushing Home Prices Lower in Some Areas

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:18:58 -0000

    The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped slightly to 7.32 percent as prospective home buyers continue to struggle with affordability. But home prices are starting to drop in some areas.
  7. Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:57:33 -0000

    The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.
  8. Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:33:19 -0000

    Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.
  9. New York City Passes Horse Carriage Ban, Ending a Central Park Tradition

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:40:08 -0000

    A passenger’s death in June became the impetus for the City Council to ban the practice, but the bill will likely face a court challenge before being implemented in 2028.
  10. The History of the Carriage Horses in Central Park

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:20:07 -0000

    After 165 years, the tourist ritual — which now costs $77.22 for the first 20 minutes — may be coming to an end. Here’s a tour through the archives.
  11. A Young Family in Niagara, N.Y., and a Backyard Full of Radioactive Waste

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:44:16 -0000

    A young family thought they had escaped the toxic legacy of Love Canal with a dream house near a creek in the suburbs. Then the men in the hazmat suits showed up.
  12. PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:01:35 -0000

    Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.
  13. What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:31:29 -0000

    A critical security flaw in the programming language underpinning much of the web has prompted a global rush to patch vulnerable systems.
  14. Tom Skerritt, Who Had Key Roles in ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:58:29 -0000

    His rugged good looks, commanding presence and versatility led to key roles in “M*A*S*H” and “Steel Magnolias,” and he won an Emmy on “Picket Fences.”
  15. Unsealed O.J. Simpson Records Prompt a Request for a New Investigation

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:51:14 -0000

    Tanya Brown said she believed someone helped O.J. Simpson get rid of the murder weapon. One of Mr. Simpson’s former lawyers called for a special prosecutor.
  16. He Told Us About an O.J. Accomplice. Then He Said He’d Lied. What Next?

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:07:17 -0000

    A source said his brother had been with O.J. Simpson the night of the murders in 1994. But when we refused to pay, he retracted his story.
  17. The Real Trump Tower

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:23:19 -0000

    Trump’s grotesque rerun of the Gilded Age demands a rebuke.
  18. I Have Never Seen the Online Right So Happy

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:08:02 -0000

    Online right-wingers are doxxing and smearing the accuser in the Cornell rape case, in tactics that reek of desperation.
  19. Cancer Vaccine Cuts the Risk of Melanoma Recurrence, Merck and Moderna Report

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:48:01 -0000

    Merck and Moderna released detailed results on an experimental vaccine to treat the skin cancer.
  20. Trump’s Repudiation Is at Hand, Right?

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:59:24 -0000

    As Democrats’ midterm expectations soar, history advises only a lowercase, cautious optimism.
  21. The New Age of Reading

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand.
  22. The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.
  23. Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry.
  24. How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning.
  25. Can Justin J. Pearson Win in Tennessee?

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Republicans eliminated the state’s only Black-majority district, in Memphis, so Pearson took a campaign about economic inequality to rural white voters.
  26. “An Unprecedented Case of Child Abuse”

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In an L.A. criminal court, new details emerge about the mysterious couple who collected more than twenty babies through surrogacy.
  27. How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the President’s support among Latinos.
  28. Anthony Scaramucci Says the Universe Did Katie Zacharia a Favor

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:00:22 -0000

    The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.
  29. Gina Hinojosa Thinks Texas Is Different This Time

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:04:47 -0000

    The Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues that crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a blue wave to the state.
  30. Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:18:47 -0000

    Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election.
  31. Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:38:26 -0000

    The Modi government has removed more than a hundred million people from voter rolls and is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement.
  32. Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:16:05 -0000

    Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
  33. Kimi Antonelli Has Always Been (Really) Fast

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “I don’t like giving compliments to myself,” the Italian driver says, but he may soon become Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion.
  34. Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:45:50 -0000

    No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?
  35. What Is the Jameis Winston Experience, Really?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The New York Giants quarterback has spent more than a decade wowing crowds with his daring and charisma—when he isn’t baffling them.
  36. The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:05:07 -0000

    A report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America.
  37. How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:46:51 -0000

    In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.
  38. Lula’s Last Dance

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.
  39. Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:00:11 -0000

    Rich Baris, a pollster supportive of the MAGA “big tent,” talks about how the President lost control of his movement, and why that spells disaster for Republicans.
  40. Facing the Death Penalty

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan show how vanishingly fine the line is between a routine execution and an unbearable one.
  41. The Death of a Young Haitian’s American Dream

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pierre Damas Bel was a twenty-year-old college student planning for his future. His family says that ICE monitoring made him lose hope.
  42. Kimberly Who?

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:27:00 -0000

    In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.
  43. The Doxing of Jane Doe

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:06:43 -0000

    The alleged perpetrators in the “Cornell Seven” case were doxed. But so was the victim. And the person who doxed her. And people with no connection to the case at all.
  44. What a Public Execution Looks Like

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Dexter Filkins on Pete Hegseth’s planned public execution of Nidal Hasan and his memory of a public execution by the Taliban in Kabul.