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  1. How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:19:40 -0000

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission purged its ranks, dialed back its enforcement and boosted industries in which President Trump’s family is heavily invested.
  2. With Big Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Collides With a Testy Trump

    Sun, 24 May 2026 09:02:05 -0000

    President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce major decisions that will determine the fate of the key aspects of his agenda.
  3. Do U.S. Automakers Have a Future in Canada?

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:30:04 -0000

    Detroit-based automakers pioneered open trade between Canada and the United States, benefiting both countries. President Trump’s trade war now leaves their future in the country in question.
  4. Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

    Sat, 23 May 2026 19:43:48 -0000

    After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot.
  5. RFK Jr.’s Push to Curb Antidepressants Has Shaken Psychiatry

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:24:30 -0000

    An annual psychiatric meeting was abuzz over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s call to rein in the use of depression medications. Some fear it will drive patients away from care.
  6. Gunman in Shooting Near White House Killed in Exchange of Fire With Secret Service

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:31:14 -0000

    A gunman known to the U.S. Secret Service opened fire near the White House and was shot and killed by federal officers. President Trump was in the White House at the time.
  7. Trump Endorsement Shakes John Cornyn in Texas Senate Runoff Against Ken Paxton

    Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:58 -0000

    A tough re-election race grew more daunting after President Trump backed Mr. Cornyn’s opponent, Ken Paxton. The Texas senator has vowed to fight to the end.
  8. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Try Boosting Progressives in Red Districts

    Sun, 24 May 2026 09:01:58 -0000

    In highly competitive House races that Democrats need to flip in November, the left is betting that calls for universal health care and taxing the wealthy will resonate — even among Republicans.
  9. A Deciding Factor in Congress Right Now: Who Shows Up to Vote

    Sun, 24 May 2026 09:02:09 -0000

    Vacant seats, and consistently poor attendance on both sides of the aisle, have exacerbated the challenges of already razor-thin margins in the House and Senate.
  10. They Started I.V.F., Then Split. Now Who Gets Custody of the Embryos?

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:13:07 -0000

    For 47-year-old Erin Millender, this will likely be her last chance to become a mother. Her husband no longer wants to have a child with her.
  11. Stop Whining About Guardrails. Become One Yourself.

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:09:43 -0000

    Let’s put the sovereign back Into popular sovereignty.
  12. Trump’s Slush Fund Will Reward Criminals. Americans Will Pay for It.

    Wed, 20 May 2026 16:34:44 -0000

    The president’s corruption and subversion of democratic tradition risk becoming the norm.
  13. At Least 14 Killed in Bombing Attack That Derailed a Train in Pakistan

    Sun, 24 May 2026 11:19:25 -0000

    The explosion was so powerful that several nearby buildings were damaged and a resident 15 miles away was jolted awake by the blast. A separatist group claimed responsibility.
  14. Kyiv, Ukraine, Hit in Russian Missile Attack

    Sun, 24 May 2026 06:21:52 -0000

    Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.
  15. New York’s Rape Laws Leave Out Many Victims Who Drank Willingly

    Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:05 -0000

    Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law.
  16. How Prepared Are We for a Public-Health Emergency?

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola expose the shortsightedness of America’s retreat, under the Trump Administration, from its role as a global-health leader.
  17. Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority Leader’s path to victory harder than ever.
  18. The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The annual draft is watched by millions, and analyzed by a set of professional and amateur prognosticators. Still, it comes down to a crapshoot.
  19. The Human-Trafficking Victim Next Door

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude.
  20. Boots Riley, Marx Brother

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics.
  21. Is the Working Class Finally Turning on Trump?

    Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pennsylvanians who voted for the President last time around revisited.
  22. Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American.
  23. What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence

    Mon, 18 May 2026 22:55:46 -0000

    Why has a Republican contest in Kentucky become the most expensive House primary of all time?
  24. Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home

    Mon, 18 May 2026 18:51:36 -0000

    The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions.
  25. The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere

    Tue, 19 May 2026 16:11:45 -0000

    More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm.
  26. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting.
  27. Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:42 -0000

    Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus.
  28. The Chaotic New Era of British Politics

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:55 -0000

    Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory.
  29. The Transformation of Elina Svitolina

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Four years ago, her country went to war. Then she became a mother. She returned to tennis a different player.
  30. The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It?

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition.
  31. Where Are the Tariff Refunds for American Consumers?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies that paid its import duties. So far, most of their customers are still waiting to see much benefit.
  32. The Fastball Has Never Been Faster

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pitchers like Jacob Misiorowski are throwing harder than ever, a result of modern baseball’s pitching development. But what does that kind of velocity do to the human arm?
  33. The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The astronaut Reid Wiseman talks about going deeper into space than anyone in history, eating maple cookies in microgravity, and deciding how to spend his first day off after returning to Earth.
  34. Dana White Thinks Everyone’s a Fighter

    Fri, 22 May 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The U.F.C. president on his decades of friendship with Donald Trump, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and his “awesome” night at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
  35. The Missing Bride of Anqoun

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A family’s desperate search after the deadliest day of the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
  36. Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost

    Wed, 20 May 2026 19:03:03 -0000

    The cases of Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried at least offered a pleasant sense of comeuppance. But in Musk v. Altman, to root against Tweedledum was effectively to root for Tweedledee.
  37. A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:59:54 -0000

    Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit.
  38. The New Yorker’s Ava Kofman Wins a 2026 National Magazine Award

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:51:15 -0000

    The prize, for a Profile of the far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin, follows recent recognition for the magazine’s celebrity photography by Gillian Laub.
  39. Kentucky Primary-Election Results: Thomas Massie Loses

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:27:06 -0000

    The outspoken critic of President Trump fails to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District.
  40. Georgia Primary-Elections Map: Live Results

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The G.O.P. picks a challenger to face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate election; and a Trump-backed lieutenant governor tries to hold off a billionaire challenger in the Republican primary for governor.