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  1. Bessent Faces Credibility Test in Quest to Tame Markets

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:03:56 -0000

    The Treasury secretary is confronting the limits of his ability to reshape the economy ahead of midterm elections.
  2. ‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:04:04 -0000

    Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge and inflation risks resurfacing.
  3. Hegseth’s Army Purge, and Polling Chaos in the Midterms

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:35:44 -0000

    Plus, there was no one like Dolly Parton.
  4. Even as Trump’s Standing Slips, He Slingshots Darline Graham to Victory

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:04:15 -0000

    After facing low approval ratings and endorsement setbacks, the president made a show of force in lifting Darline Graham to the Republican nomination for Senate in South Carolina.
  5. Graham, and Trump, Triumph: Six Takeaways From South Carolina’s Senate Runoff

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:07:06 -0000

    President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.
  6. In Headache for Republicans, Second Dan Sullivan Advances in Alaska Senate Race

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:02:47 -0000

    A long-shot candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator will be on the ballot in November. That could be a problem for the G.O.P.
  7. Joe Manchin Pushes for More Independents to Join Congress

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:03:14 -0000

    The former Democratic-turned-independent senator and his daughter are backing independent bids for the House and the Senate to try to weaken the two-party grip on the Capitol.
  8. Dolly Parton Had the Voice, and Concerns, of an Earth Angel

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:10:23 -0000

    Parton gave hopeful expression to songs she wrote about the hard times and hard-won triumphs of her life.
  9. Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:17:48 -0000

    Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
  10. Dolly Parton Died After Brief Period of Cancer

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:27:50 -0000

    Parton had recently canceled a Las Vegas residency because of health issues. A spokesman said she was admitted to a cancer center in Nashville on Friday.
  11. Dolly Parton: A Life in Pictures

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:20:55 -0000

    Parton made her mark in the country arenas of Nashville, and then crossed over into the pop world, Hollywood and beyond.
  12. U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets More Than Just Iranian Oil

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:58:03 -0000

    The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.
  13. Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:55 -0000

    Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.
  14. Diesel Price Nears Record High, Helping Oil Companies and Hurting Consumers

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:45:16 -0000

    The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.
  15. As CTE Cases Soar, Why Can’t Americans Quit the NFL?

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:08 -0000

    A collision of American popular culture and public health is on display in the N.F.L.
  16. Families Debate Whether Children Should Play Football, After New C.T.E. Study

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:28:41 -0000

    Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.
  17. 5 Takeaways on the Fallout From an Alarming C.T.E. Study

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:12:54 -0000

    At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?
  18. In Canada and at Home, Deference to Trump Turns to Defiance on Tariffs and Other Issues

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:06:42 -0000

    While the president remains the most dominant figure in the world, other leaders and institutions are pushing back more vigorously than at the beginning of his second term.
  19. Canadians Stand Their Ground as Trump’s New Tariffs Endanger Jobs

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:03:57 -0000

    Business owners are preparing for financial pain after the latest U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed. But many Canadians are embracing a show of resistance.
  20. At Trump’s IndyCar Race, a V.I.P. Invitation Became a Diplomatic Snub

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:24:16 -0000

    Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.
  21. Ukraine’s Most Potent Weapon: The Software Orchestrating Its Drone Army

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:03:14 -0000

    The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.
  22. Americans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics Abroad

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:33:53 -0000

    Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured.
  23. How Paul Williams Built White and Black Los Angeles

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:34 -0000

    A pioneering architect’s archive, long thought lost, was preserved by his family. Now, three museums are featuring the work of a man who broke California’s color barrier.
  24. Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:06:51 -0000

    In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
  25. What Child Actors Understand About Hayden Panettiere

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:03:06 -0000

    We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds.
  26. The Only Way to Stop Students From Cheating

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:09 -0000

    Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.
  27. They’re Done With Trump

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:02:26 -0000

    We look at Canada’s opposition to the president.
  28. A Surrogate Fled to Texas to Avoid an Abortion. Now She Wants Custody of the Baby.

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:33:18 -0000

    A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents.
  29. Adam Hamilton and Taking Back Religion from the Right

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Democratic socialists are getting more of the attention, but Democratic Christians may prove more influential this November.
  30. How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil?

    Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country.
  31. The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial

    Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In D.C. and the Dakotas, at rodeos and powwows, celebrating the country means taking in pride and disappointment and fellow-feeling.
  32. The Children a Scientist Took Home

    Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. But his biggest experiment was on the children he took back to the U.S.
  33. The End of the European Summer

    Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to transform themselves for a climate that they were never built to withstand.
  34. Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A case for cautious optimism about the Trump Administration’s war on vaccines.
  35. Does Anybody Know Who Darline Graham Is?

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, who was appointed to his South Carolina Senate seat upon his death, may soon be elected to a full term. Political insiders say she is a “black box.”
  36. Sean Duffy in the Real World

    Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary got his big break on reality TV, and is now out with a six-part YouTube show about a family road trip. How bad could it be?
  37. Why People Want to Believe the Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theories

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Mistrust about the case stems from understandable anger and sorrow at the ways women in extremis aren’t believed.
  38. Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:30:10 -0000

    The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run-up to October’s election.
  39. What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:19:00 -0000

    A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government.
  40. Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
  41. Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
  42. How the Job Market Will Shape the Next Generation

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Young people are already discontented. It’s not going to get better anytime soon.
  43. The Humbling of Scott Bessent

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to contain rising bond yields.
  44. How I Became a Subaru Socialist

    Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    By the time Bernie Sanders ran for President, in 2015, I was financially secure. But the previous decade had left a mark.
  45. A Trump Grift Too Far?

    Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A scheme to charge Wall Street traders for an early look at the President’s comments on Truth Social has generated outrage and a lawsuit.
  46. South Carolina Republican Senate-Primary-Runoff Results: Graham Wins

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:02:19 -0000

    Darline Graham defeated Ralph Norman to earn the G.O.P.’s nomination in November’s general election.
  47. Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pouria Zeraati, a dissident who was living in London, was stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs. His case is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian regime to silence its detractors.
  48. A Political Awakening in Arab America

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A Midwestern Muslim family’s story of immigration, assimilation, and how one year changed the life of its youngest son.
  49. After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The conflict marks a “precipitous collapse of American power and American prestige.”
  50. The Real Meaning of the Jason Arday Scandal

    Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:33:51 -0000

    In a young Black professor’s academic misconduct, a “race-realist” found a “hook for a story.”
  51. Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers

    Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    The Vermont senator co-sponsored a bill that calls for a moratorium on building data centers. He discusses the environmental and economic concerns, and what the government can do.
  52. Nayib Bukele’s Content Machine Is Reshaping Latin America

    Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How El Salvador’s authoritarian leader loomed over Colombia’s Presidential race.
  53. Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

    Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The SAVE America Act is just one part of a package that includes an executive order and threats of prosecution, all in an effort to make Trump’s math work.