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  1. Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Ousted After 5 Days

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:57:40 -0000

    Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.
  2. U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:28:21 -0000

    Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds.
  3. What Measures Keep Students Safe? Prevention, Not Defenses, Experts Say

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:07:19 -0000

    The gunman who killed four in Bend, Ore., entered an elementary school by shooting through a locked door, raising questions about what more schools can do to protect children.
  4. Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:24:33 -0000

    One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.
  5. $137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:27:50 -0000

    Republicans have used A.I.-generated content more often than Democrats, ranging from subtle enhancements to convincing deepfakes.
  6. Terry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of Math

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:15:45 -0000

    The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.
  7. Firefighters Race to Control California Wildfires as Winds Threaten to Spark More

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:40:47 -0000

    The Norte fire in Orange County was growing quickly on Friday afternoon. Officials urged residents to evacuate.
  8. Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West Bank

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:31:34 -0000

    In the latest surge of violence, settlers targeted Palestinians during the olive harvest, a cultural touchstone and economic lifeline in the Israeli-occupied area.
  9. The Rupturing Trump-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:12:25 -0000

    Where the two presidents’ war of words will end is anybody’s guess. But if it continues, it could threaten the crucial operational help that Ukraine still gets from the United States.
  10. Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:04:56 -0000

    Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.
  11. Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:04:11 -0000

    One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was the swing of young voters, particularly men, away from Democrats to Donald Trump. Now they are swinging back.
  12. Is Anyone Actually in Charge of the Democratic Party? And Does It Matter?

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:03:27 -0000

    This year’s midterm elections are a test of whether a party can be a success and a failure at the same time.
  13. A Bitter White House Feud, Even by Trump-Era Standards: Alina Mildon and Richard Grenell

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:52:58 -0000

    Two Trump allies — Alina Habba Mildon and Richard Grenell — are locked in a raging dispute that has its roots in the battle for a share of the spoils in Venezuela.
  14. Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:47:04 -0000

    A three-judge panel appeared unconvinced by claims that a federal law requiring the president to preserve and hand over his presidential papers was unconstitutional.
  15. Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar Is Another Leap Toward the Abyss

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:25:44 -0000

    This is more than just another persecution of one of the president’s political enemies.
  16. What if the A.I. Economy Crashes?

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:55:56 -0000

    Azeem Azhar and Paul Kedrosky debate the case for and against an A.I. bubble.
  17. After Six Flags Roller Coaster Death, Critics Call for Federal Oversight

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:10:54 -0000

    Regulation of amusement parks is left to the states, and deaths are rare. But some say stronger rules are needed.
  18. 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.
  19. We’re Learning to Live with Waymos. It’s Going Weird

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A view from the back seat.
  20. Cinema of Wayward Souls

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The director Lee Chang-dong excavates the traumas of contemporary Korean history in starkly personal terms.
  21. In Argentina, Rural Residents Send Messages Over the Radio

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In rural Argentina, isolated residents exchange messages over AM radio.
  22. My Education on the Border of the Syrian War

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the last Turkish town on the road to Aleppo, jihadis and spies mixed with reporters trying to prove themselves.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Pity the Poor Passport

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Americans’ most valued official document is the latest national treasure to get a Trump makeover.
  26. Donald Trump After the Midterms

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

    If the coming election does result in a blue wave, Trump will be faced with the fact of his diminishment. The rest of us will be faced with the wreckage.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
  30. Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation?
  31. 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?
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. The Soccer Club Fighting Against the Premium Experience

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the global game gets entwined with global capital, some fans are finding relief in the ninth tier of English football.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. Marco Rubio’s Wild, Wild West

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

    In Greece, the Secretary of State cast the West as a civilization defined by its warriors and conquerors, not by its democracies.
  39. An Unlikely Taylor Swift Fan Gets Out of Prison, in “Daylight”

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Joe Garcia, who wrote about finding Swift’s music after a murder conviction, searches for redemption in a new short film by Jon Kasbe.
  40. Who Won the Redistricting War?

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

    Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.
  41. What’s Driving the French Student Protests

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:15:17 -0000

    A movement born in the Paris banlieues has mobilized young people against diminished school conditions and accumulating problems at home and beyond.
  42. “Fear Fokol” Looks Inside the Private-Security Forces That Patrol Johannesburg

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The patrolmen hired to protect the city’s wealth operate in a culture of paranoia, inequality, and fragile but well-armed masculinity.