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  1. Judge Strikes Down RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies in Blow to Trump’s Health Agenda

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:00:11 -0000

    Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government had not based its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and revising the childhood immunization schedule.
  2. No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:07:20 -0000

    A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”
  3. In Tense Meeting, Mehmet Oz Pressed Medical Societies on Trans Care for Teens

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:17:06 -0000

    Most groups defended their support for medical intervention. But the Society for Plastic Surgeons broke with the consensus.
  4. Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:36:47 -0000

    The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
  5. Cuba Ready to Accept Outside Investment, Top Official Says

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:02:03 -0000

    President Trump’s words came amid a nationwide blackout and as a top Cuban official said his country would move to open the economy to foreign investors.
  6. With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:53:52 -0000

    A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.
  7. In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:36:39 -0000

    The branding of the U.S. military operation against Iran is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for a leader whose tenure has been marked by anger.
  8. America Is an Oil Exporter. Why Does a Mideast War Raise U.S. Gas Prices?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:57:22 -0000

    The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran have intensified and the conflict has widened, shaking global energy markets.
  9. Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:27:40 -0000

    The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.
  10. Why Republicans are Changing Course on Immigration

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:41:04 -0000

    What did Speaker Mike Johnson mean when he talked about a “course correction” in the Trump administration’s deportation approach? Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs analyzes how the message around deportation is changing.
  11. ICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held for One Year

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:25:52 -0000

    Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
  12. Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Oscars

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:06:33 -0000

    There was a lot to take in, from Michael B. Jordan’s thrilling win to the perplexing “bum drum.”
  13. How ‘Marty Supreme’ and Timothée Chalamet Went Home With No Oscars

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:51:47 -0000

    A few years ago, the indie studio A24 was luxuriating in Academy Awards. On Sunday it was shut out entirely.
  14. For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment)

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:57:27 -0000

    The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.
  15. War Isn’t the Only Thing on Trump’s Mind

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:41:38 -0000

    President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.
  16. Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close for 2-Year Renovation Project

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:09:43 -0000

    Ahead of the vote, President Trump criticized the center’s physical condition and previous financial management.
  17. Airport Security Lines Grow as TSA Goes Unpaid in Partial Shutdown

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:55:09 -0000

    “There’s going to be a breaking point sooner or later,” one union official warned, with travelers at some airports being told to arrive three hours ahead of time.
  18. House Adopts Bill to Ease Recovery by Heirs of Nazi Looted Art

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:23:18 -0000

    The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk.
  19. Dinner and No Drinks: Restaurants Are Struggling as Americans Drink Less

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:55:48 -0000

    Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly — and the bottom line is, too.
  20. My Mother’s Dying Wish Took Me on a Trip I’ll Never Forget

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:33:01 -0000

    What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.
  21. Hydropower Line From Quebec to Queens Could Power a Million N.Y.C. Homes

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:34:40 -0000

    A 339-mile buried transmission line is on schedule to bring clean electricity to New York City this spring.
  22. 4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:11:44 -0000

    The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve were injured, at least one critically.
  23. How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:05:47 -0000

    A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.
  24. Nvidia Debuts New A.I. Product at GTC Developer Conference

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:18:24 -0000

    At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing.
  25. Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:02:10 -0000

    Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.
  26. I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:08:05 -0000

    Richard Bookstaber warns that what appears to be disparate forces adding risk to our economy are all part of one deeply connected system.
  27. How Trump Destroyed the Aura of the Wartime President

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:44:29 -0000

    Even as he’s wrecking American institutions, he is revealing the limits of his cultural influence.
  28. A Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:09:22 -0000

    Also, Trump raises the possibility of the U.S. “taking Cuba.” Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
  29. We Want to Hear From Parents and Doctors About Vaccines

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:29:07 -0000

    Medical groups and the Trump administration are in a battle over vaccine recommendations. What are your questions and concerns?
  30. S.E.C.’s Enforcement Chief Abruptly Resigns

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:15:14 -0000

    Margaret A. Ryan is leaving the agency just six months after joining it, a surprise given that most people hold the position for years.
  31. Live Nation Antitrust Case Resumes With Testimony About Springsteen Fees

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:16:10 -0000

    After the Justice Department announced a deal with the concert giant, the trial picked up after a week’s break, with a coalition of states leading the way.
  32. Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:18:53 -0000

    On the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place,” she played one of TV’s first Black female antagonists. She was also a fixture in blaxploitation films.
  33. What Displays Get Scrapped at America’s Parks? It Looks Like Anyone’s Guess.

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:56:50 -0000

    President Trump ordered officials to remove information deemed disparaging to the United States. A review of government documents shows little guidance and striking inconsistencies.
  34. Why David Boies Thinks We Should Support Trump’s Iran War

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:35:58 -0000

    The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job.
  35. Lisa Kudrow Is Back—Again

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Twenty two years after the end of “Friends,” the actress returns with a new installment of “The Comeback.”
  36. How Zac Posen Went from Making Ball Gowns to Remaking the Gap

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The fashion designer was brought on as Gap Inc.’s creative director to help restore the company’s cultural relevance. Has the Gapaissance arrived?
  37. How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Poodle crossbreeds have grown overwhelmingly popular, sparking controversy in dog parks and kennel clubs alike.
  38. What’s Behind Trump’s New World Disorder?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A foreign policy freed of liberal pretenses and imperial ambitions could lead to restraint—or, as the Iran attack shows, simply license hit-and-run belligerence.
  39. Seeking a Second Passport

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For some Americans, citizenship in a country their ancestors fled is now an insurance plan.
  40. Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Even with Kristi Noem gone, the Administration’s immigration agenda shows no signs of flagging—in fact, it is leading toward a new humanitarian and legal crisis.
  41. How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas.
  42. Sheltering in Jerusalem and Looking at the Iran War

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:45:03 -0000

    Will Donald Trump sustain Benjamin Netanyahu’s preëmptive wars?
  43. How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.
  44. How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:29 -0000

    Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict.
  45. The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
  46. Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:13 -0000

    Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.
  47. Trump’s Inexcusable Unpreparedness for the Iranian Oil Crisis

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
  48. How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A flurry of well-timed and anonymous bets on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.
  49. Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
  50. The No-Explanation War

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense.
  51. Can We Save Kids from Social Media?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children.
  52. The New Yorker’s “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Wins a 2026 Oscar

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:28:08 -0000

    The dark satire, shot largely in a Paris department store, claimed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, in a rare tie.
  53. Anthropic and Donald Trump’s Dangerous Alignment Problem

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration wants Claude to act like an obedient soldier. But, if you ask for a killer robot, the company argues, you might get more than you bargained for.
  54. Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About the War in Iran

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:18:28 -0000

    “We won,” the President who’s treating the conflict with Iran like a video game says, but “we’re not finished yet.”
  55. The Limits of Iran’s Proxy Empire

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it.
  56. Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a “Domestic Terrorist”

    Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot by an officer in Chicago, offers a rare window into the recent spate of D.H.S. shootings—and the smear campaigns that often follow.
  57. How Putin Views Trump’s War in Iran

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:19:37 -0000

    Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.
  58. Georgia Fourteenth Congressional District Special-Election Results

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:05:52 -0000

    The Republican Clay Fuller and the Democrat Shawn Harris are headed for a runoff to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat.