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  1. The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:35 -0000

    Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
  2. How a Memphis Gambling Raid Became a Sweeping Immigration Operation

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:22 -0000

    More than 120 people were arrested at a Memphis cantina, in one of the biggest immigration operations in Tennessee this year.
  3. Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

    Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:48:46 -0000

    The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
  4. Trump Envoys Make First Visit to Kyiv

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:24:54 -0000

    Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were meeting on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine, a day after talks with Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow.
  5. In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:10 -0000

    Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.
  6. What Secret Audits Tell Us About How Ukraine’s Military Is Spending Its Money

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:23 -0000

    The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.
  7. As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:04:46 -0000

    The president’s strategy, message and spending have left the G.O.P. in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings.
  8. Trump’s War on Mail-In Ballots Has Voters Baffled. That May Be the Point.

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:01:56 -0000

    From Oregon to Florida, officials are at once reassuring voters that their ballots are safe and encouraging them to use drop boxes or vote in person.
  9. New Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: ‘We’re Losing’

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:01:55 -0000

    The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu.
  10. In Germany, Ulrich Siegmund Is Bringing the AfD to the Cusp of Power

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:01:32 -0000

    Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday.
  11. Elections in Germany Could Produce First Far-Right State Government Since Nazi Era: What to Know

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:58:55 -0000

    Elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in the country’s east, could result in an outright majority for the Alternative for Germany party.
  12. Iran’s Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal Stalemate

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:14 -0000

    The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away.
  13. A Sympathetic Defendant and Well-Crafted Strategy Dominated Clancy Trial

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:13:46 -0000

    The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference.
  14. The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:36:31 -0000

    Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.
  15. A New World Order Is Coming. We Aren’t Ready.

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:52:02 -0000

    We must be honest about the seriousness of the situation we’re in.
  16. Pete Hegseth Is a Wrecking Ball

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:25 -0000

    We are already paying a high price for the defense secretary’s purges and whims.
  17. Bummer Time

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:29:10 -0000

    If you thought this summer felt a little bit off, you’re not alone.
  18. Why the United Methodist Church Is Suing a Thriving Texas Congregation

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:02:17 -0000

    The fight reflects a larger American phenomenon: Churchgoers increasingly want decisions to be made at the local level, not by a national denomination.
  19. A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention.
  20. Donald Trump’s Capital Makeover

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A coterie of advisers, planners, and architects is enabling the President’s passion project—renovating D.C. in his own image.
  21. Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Since the nineteen-forties, smokejumpers have been parachuting into remote parts of the U.S. to contain dangerous blazes.
  22. The MAHA Custody Battle

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn’t. Then the kids got sick.
  23. What Happened in Minneapolis

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Living through Operation Metro Surge, and what came after.
  24. 9/11 at Twenty-Five

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A quarter century after the attacks, the grief, wars, and political furies of their aftermath still shape American life.
  25. The Path to the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:38:14 -0000

    Both the prosecution and the defense tried to tell tidy stories. But, in the end, five weeks of testimony from more than eighty witnesses couldn’t resolve the central mystery of Clancy’s state of mind.
  26. How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In both the ballroom and the mail-in-ballot cases, the President has tested the Justices’ willingness to stop him in his tracks.
  27. Was “Defund the Police” Crazy?

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A reckoning with the “woke” years.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.”
  31. 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.
  32. The Strange Case of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The N.B.A.’s investigation found that the team circumvented the salary cap. The severe punishment that followed was decisive, but the story as it unfolded was harder to pin down.
  33. How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans?

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A proper calculation must take in more than just the military costs.
  34. Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About Olivia Miles?

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The W.N.B.A. has never attracted more attention. But, increasingly, the conversation around the league can overshadow the game itself—and its players.
  35. 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.
  36. Trump’s Neocolonialism Will Backfire

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President is touting his big Venezuelan oil deal, but his interventions abroad are stirring anger and having unintended consequences.
  37. The New Yorker Festival Releases Its Full 2026 Lineup

    Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Tickets are now on sale, with events taking place October 23rd through the 25th and featuring leading figures from the worlds of politics, literature, entertainment, and more.
  38. George W. Bush’s Code of Silence

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    He lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics. Why won’t he talk about Donald Trump?
  39. Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Reckoning

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Meta settlement will force meaningful changes on Facebook and Instagram. It also reflects the degree to which public outrage is outmatched by the speed and size of Big Tech.
  40. New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The breakneck expansion of settlements in the West Bank has rendered American talk of a two-state solution increasingly irrelevant.
  41. How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At only twenty-one, the tennis phenom is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.
  42. The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, have killed at least five hundred people in a nation that has contributed little to climate change but is disproportionately affected by it.
  43. How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:48:22 -0000

    Even while refusing to admit legal fault, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has accepted, for the first time, that much of its business model is unacceptable for children.