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  1. In Trump’s Diplomacy, Insults Are a One-Way Street. Ukraine Is the Latest Example.

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:44:15 -0000

    The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.

  2. What Putin Gains From Releasing an American Prisoner

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:45:07 -0000

    After Russia released an American prisoner, President Trump’s special envoy praised President Vladimir V. Putin as “a humanitarian.” Our White House and national security correspondent, David E. Sanger, describes how the release comes amid Mr. Trump’s broader shift toward Russia and away from Ukraine.

  3. Russia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:58:22 -0000

    The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.

  4. When Starshield Cut Out, Ukrainian Drones Fell From the Skies

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:11:31 -0000

    Ukraine says it still doesn’t know why the military satellite internet service, a sister to Starlink, was abruptly throttled, leaving troops vulnerable to Russian attacks.

  5. Abdul El-Sayed Confronts Attacks on His Faith and Family Ties

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:20:20 -0000

    In the final weeks of Michigan’s Senate race, the Democratic nominee finds himself facing both ugly attacks and pointed questions about family members. He has pushed back forcefully.

  6. Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:37:54 -0000

    The penalty, one of the largest levied against the tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

  7. Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:18:19 -0000

    The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.

  8. Inside the World of ‘Dark Nutrition’

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:26:52 -0000

    More Americans are rejecting everything they’ve been taught about food.

  9. What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:47:25 -0000

    At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.

  10. France Riots Expose the Rage Aimed at Dior, Hermès and Other Luxury Brands

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:03:25 -0000

    The looting of stores belonging to brands like Dior, Celine and Hermès has exposed a crack in the glossy facade.

  11. Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:16:14 -0000

    Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.

  12. Cardi B Is Using Her Music, Her Business and Her Politics to Express Herself

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:05:04 -0000

    A shape-shifter with talent and personality to spare, the rapper keeps finding new ways to express herself.

  13. Cornell Case Highlights Shifting Federal Title IX Enforcement

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:04:32 -0000

    From Barack Obama to Donald Trump, ideology has infused the interpretation of the federal law banning sex discrimination on college campuses.

  14. Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:21:06 -0000

    A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.

  15. How to Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk if You Have the APOE4 Gene Variant

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:01:49 -0000

    People with the APOE4 gene variant have more to lose from unhealthy habits — and potentially more to gain from healthy ones.

  16. In Six Decades of Public Life, I Never Thought I Would Write This Piece

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:21:45 -0000

    Trump’s meddling would have dark consequences for our democracy and our prosperity.

  17. Everything Feels So Expensive. Here’s What’s Really Going On.

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:10:49 -0000

    Whatever you call it, we can all agree this doesn’t feel good.

  18. How to Catch the Orionids, a Meteor Shower From Halley’s Comet

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:00:05 -0000

    It’s a fall favorite among stargazers, known for bright, speedy streaks that can sometimes linger in the sky for minutes.

  19. “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.

  20. 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.

  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. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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?

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. 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.

  42. 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.

  43. 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.