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  1. FBI’s Inquiry Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:40:11 -0000

    Ex-law enforcement officials said the administration’s declarations that the killing was justified elicited questions about the F.B.I.’s willingness to scrutinize the agent who fatally shot an unarmed activist.
  2. New Cellphone Video Shows ICE Agent’s Perspective Before Minneapolis Shooting

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:02:53 -0000

    The Department of Homeland Security posted a clip of the video on social media and said it was taken by the agent, who killed a 37-year-old woman in the shooting.
  3. Disinformation in Minneapolis Shooting Points at People Who Were Not Involved

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:52:28 -0000

    Within hours of an ICE officer shooting and killing a woman, social media users misidentified the agent who fired as Steve Grove.
  4. A ‘Ticklish Subject’: Trump’s Words on Immigration Often Collide and Contradict

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:07:33 -0000

    In an interview with The New York Times, President Trump made a point of keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies, even as he continues to demonize and shut out immigrants.
  5. How Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s Leader, Became Vital to Trump’s Plans for the Country

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:37:34 -0000

    Delcy Rodríguez, a guerrilla’s daughter, started out as a provocateur. She pivoted to revive a ravaged economy, making her vital to U.S. plans to run Venezuela.
  6. Machado Offered Trump Her Nobel, but Prize Institute Says It’s Not Allowed

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:13:41 -0000

    After María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, offered her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said it cannot be “transferred to others.”
  7. A (Lawyerly) Spat Erupts Over the Defense of Nicolás Maduro

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:00:12 -0000

    Disputes among lawyers are not exactly rare, but in the case of Mr. Maduro, the captive leader of Venezuela, the stakes are high and the interested parties are many.
  8. Inside Iran’s Protests: How a Plunging Currency Set Off Wide Unrest

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:34:54 -0000

    In a serious challenge to Iran’s authoritarian government, angry protests have spread from the markets and universities of major cities to the impoverished towns in the hinterland.
  9. Why Are Iranians Protesting? What to Know About the Unrest.

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:20:34 -0000

    Demonstrations that began as outrage at the state of the economy have spread to cities across the country, amid an escalating crackdown by the authorities.
  10. U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:39:24 -0000

    The airstrikes followed an even larger attack in December to avenge the killing of three Americans last year.
  11. Trump Eyes Greenland, and Europe Figures Its Best Bet Is a Negotiation

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:35:00 -0000

    European officials were stunned that President Trump restated his desire for Greenland after a yearlong effort to dissuade him, according to diplomats and others.
  12. How Our White House Photographer Finds New Angles on the Oval Office

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:25:51 -0000

    Doug Mills, winner of three Pulitzers, sits, crawls and hoists cameras high in the air to bring viewers fresh perspectives. He was at it again this week during our marathon interview with President Trump.
  13. Golden Globes 2026: What to Expect From Sunday’s Awards Ceremony

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:03:58 -0000

    Keep an eye on “One Battle After Another,” which is likely to dominate, and on the speeches. A particularly memorable one could be an Oscar lifeline.
  14. Neon, an Indie Studio With an International Bent, Tops Globes Nominations

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:02:24 -0000

    Neon scored more film nominations at the Golden Globes than any other studio this year with a slate of six non-English language films.
  15. The ‘Attention Economy’ Is a Lie

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:57:27 -0000

    It started in a laboratory. No one could have predicted where it would end.
  16. Trump Is ‘Chest-Beating’ Over a Retreat

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:20:23 -0000

    The round table convenes to discuss the start to Trump’s 2026, from Greenland to Minnesota and Venezuela.
  17. Brian Heywood Is Bankrolling Conservative Ballot Measures in Washington

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:46:55 -0000

    Brian Heywood, a Seattle-area hedge fund founder, has spent millions to put conservative initiatives in front of Washington lawmakers and voters. Next up: parental rights and transgender athletes.
  18. Six Dead in Mississippi Shooting; Suspect in Custody, Clay County Sheriff Says

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:46:22 -0000

    The authorities in Clay County, Miss., arrested a 24-year-old man after a 7-year-old girl and five more people were killed.
  19. Monkeys Are on the Loose in St. Louis, City Officials Say

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:28:17 -0000

    As many as four vervet monkeys were spotted in a neighborhood in North St. Louis on Thursday, city officials said. No one knows how they got there.
  20. Paul Haggis Reaches $2 Million Settlement After 2022 Rape Verdict

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:03:22 -0000

    A judge had ordered the Oscar-winning filmmaker to pay at least $7.5 million to a former film-industry publicist after a civil jury found him liable for raping her.
  21. What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:43:40 -0000

    Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.
  22. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Big Breakup

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The congresswoman split with the President over the Epstein files, then she quit. Where will she go from here?
  23. Can We Save Wine from Wildfires?

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The industry has lost billions of dollars, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution.
  24. The Making of the First American Pope

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.
  25. A Mexican Couple in California Plans to Self-Deport—and Leave Their Kids Behind

    Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Can undocumented parents elude ICE capture for one more year, until their youngest turns eighteen?
  26. How an Attack on Obamacare Saved Abortion in Wyoming

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the most conservative state in the U.S., libertarianism can lead in surprising directions.
  27. Donald Trump Was Never an Isolationist

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    He once defied the G.O.P. by blasting military interventions. But what looked like anti-interventionism is really a preference for power freed from the pretense of principle.
  28. Minneapolis Reacts to ICE’s Killing of Renee Nicole Good

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:20:36 -0000

    The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis.
  29. The Aggressive Ambitions of Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine”

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:28 -0000

    After his assault on Venezuela, the President is turning his attention to the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
  30. The Former Trump Skeptics Getting Behind His War in Venezuela

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:47:02 -0000

    A onetime adviser to Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney argues that the U.S. has been “too cautious” in its use of force since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  31. The Maduro Regime Without Maduro

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:47:43 -0000

    A political scientist explains how the Venezuelan President ran the country, why he was so unpopular, and, after his seizure by the Trump Administration, who might take over.
  32. The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation

    Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:35:35 -0000

    A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
  33. Gaza After the Ceasefire

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:25:59 -0000

    A Palestinian businessman on the persistent humanitarian crisis in the territory, and what he hopes might change.
  34. What a Viral YouTube Video Says About the Future of Journalism

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A streamer’s investigation of fraud in Minnesota garnered millions of views. His content was questionable, but his methods will likely inspire scores of imitators.
  35. The Folly of Trump’s Oil Imperialism

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:55:14 -0000

    The President has made clear he wants to exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves; history suggests that it won’t be easy.
  36. Can Professional Women’s Soccer in the U.S. Keep Up with the Global Market?

    Sun, 04 Jan 2026 22:36:34 -0000

    The ability of the National Women’s Soccer League to retain Trinity Rodman, one of its biggest stars, could determine its future.
  37. Americans Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media. What Can We Do Instead?

    Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Free-speech norms and powerful tech companies make legal restrictions unlikely—but social changes are already taking place.
  38. Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:33:20 -0000

    There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
  39. Mr. Mamdani’s (New) Neighborhood

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The corner of the Upper East Side the Mayor will call home is both far and not so far from Astoria.
  40. What Will Become of Venezuela’s Political Prisoners?

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Jésus Armas, a prominent opposition leader, has been in prison in Caracas for the past year. With the country in turmoil, his mother worries about his fate.
  41. J. D. Vance’s Notable Absence on Venezuela

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:55:57 -0000

    Was the Vice-President’s exclusion from the operation in Venezuela an expression of his anti-interventionist ideology—or a political calculation?
  42. The Dramatic Arraignment of Nicolás Maduro

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:17:40 -0000

    By forcibly bringing the ousted President and his wife into jurisdiction of U.S. federal courts, Trump will now have to accept that at least two Venezuelans deserve the basic right to due process.
  43. How Did Astoria Become So Socialist?

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    One neighborhood in New York has elected so many democratic socialists—including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani—that people have started calling it “the People’s Republic.”
  44. Jack Smith’s Closing Argument

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:16:26 -0000

    The former special prosecutor has no regrets about pursuing a case against Donald Trump.
  45. Who’s Running Venezuela After the Fall of Maduro?

    Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:40:41 -0000

    The country’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, is in the awkward position of having to appease two hard-line, opposing audiences: the Trump Administration and what remains of the Venezuelan regime.