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  1. Iran’s Strikes on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Threaten Oil Flow

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:01:00 -0000

    The strikes by Iran and the attacks and re-imposition of sanctions by the U.S. came weeks after the countries agreed to try to find a lasting end to their hostilities.
  2. Democrats Clash Over a Replacement for Platner

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:52:48 -0000

    Also, U.S. forces carry out strikes in Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
  3. New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:05:53 -0000

    Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.
  4. Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:05:45 -0000

    The letters come amid President Trump’s effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn’t exist: widespread noncitizen voting.
  5. Judge Quashes Justice Dept. Subpoena in 2020 Election Inquiry

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:28:19 -0000

    The ruling cast serious doubts on the department’s efforts to reinvestigate the race, finding that it was too late to bring criminal charges in the case.
  6. Midtown Evacuations Scramble Plans for Hotel Guests

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:30 -0000

    At least two hotels near the unstable building were evacuated, stranding travelers and forcing guests to clamber for alternative accommodation.
  7. What to Know About the ‘Frozen Zone’ in Midtown Manhattan

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:54:29 -0000

    A building at risk of partial collapse prompted the city to restrict pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. Some buses were diverted or delayed, but subway lines remained uninterrupted.
  8. Democrats Clash Over Who Replaces Platner Even Before He Exits

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:23:01 -0000

    Progressives and moderates are gearing up for a fight over an as-yet-undecided process in Maine to name a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner after a rape accusation. He still wants a say, too.
  9. Bernie Sanders Calls on Graham Platner to Drop Senate Bid After Rape Allegation

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:23:46 -0000

    Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation.
  10. Platner Supporters Struggle to Come to Terms With Campaign’s Death Knell

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:11:35 -0000

    Many voters said they expected Graham Platner, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, to exit the race after a former girlfriend publicly accused him of sexual assault.
  11. These Maine Democrats Might Replace Graham Platner in the Senate Race

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:53:19 -0000

    Mr. Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race after a rape allegation, but Democrats in the state and nationally are already exploring potential alternatives.
  12. Marine Le Pen’s Court Battle Is Latest Clash Between Populists and Watchdogs

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:41:33 -0000

    The far-right leader’s battle with the French judiciary evokes standoffs across the populist world, including ones with President Trump and Nigel Farage.
  13. Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:49:09 -0000

    An appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That means the French far-right leader can run for president in 2027.
  14. The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:22 -0000

    The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.
  15. Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:03:43 -0000

    As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.
  16. ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:08:29 -0000

    The agency said the man was an “illegal alien” who had tried to run over the agent, though no evidence was immediately offered.
  17. Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:08:40 -0000

    The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.
  18. Andrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:42:44 -0000

    A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.
  19. The Accused Is in Court but Conspiracy Theories Still Swirl Around Kirk Case

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:44:03 -0000

    Mr. Kirk’s assassination played out live on the internet, but since then, it has become fodder for fantasy.
  20. The Disappearing Las Vegas Buffets Hold a Mirror to the American Soul

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0000

    As a once-grand American tradition enters its twilight, our critic journeys to the desert to find out what it all means.
  21. Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:30:22 -0000

    By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.
  22. The 39-ish Most Stylish People of 2026, So Far

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:11:04 -0000

    On red carpets, on set, onstage and even up in space, they captured our attention with their looks.
  23. I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:37:48 -0000

    The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider.
  24. JD Vance Is Worried

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:41:35 -0000

    The vice president’s theology comes in book form.
  25. Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand?

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:14:38 -0000

    The “death certificates” issued for liberalism, one analyst says, are “premature.”
  26. Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:20:33 -0000

    The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut.
  27. Graham Platner’s Point of No Return

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:20 -0000

    Following an allegation of sexual assault, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine is considering his future. What would his exit mean for the race, and for the broader direction of American politics?
  28. Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed?

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Neo and a dozen other robots with human forms are scheduled to hit the market. Experts are nervous.
  29. The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.
  30. Did a Climber Leave His Girlfriend to Die at the Top of a Mountain?

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An Austrian court pieces together the mysterious circumstances of a couple’s disastrous hike.
  31. The Billionaires’ Vagina Club

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    With her motto, “Sexual health is health,” Dr. Sally Greenwald aims to optimize orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley.
  32. The U.S. Crashes Out of the World Cup

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:49:25 -0000

    Despite a strong start to the tournament, and an egregious intervention by President Trump into FIFA’s suspension of its star striker, the U.S. men’s soccer team couldn’t keep up with Belgium.
  33. Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday

    Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness.
  34. The Unprecedented Profiteering Revealed by Donald Trump’s Financial Disclosure

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:20:31 -0000

    The President cashed in on his office to the tune of billions of dollars last year, largely through the sale of crypto tokens. His investors weren’t so fortunate.
  35. Why Have Liberals Abandoned a Moral Reading of the Constitution?

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    From slavery to abortion, conservatives and liberals alike have reached for “natural law” to resolve many of the country’s most important cases. But, in recent years, the balance has shifted.
  36. How Political Is This Supreme Court?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:57:53 -0000

    The legal commentator Elie Honig thinks that the Trump-appointed Justices are getting unfair criticism.
  37. Do Netanyahu’s Domestic Opponents Offer a Real Alternative?

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:51:53 -0000

    Moshe Tur-Paz is one of many centrist Israeli politicians criticizing Donald Trump’s deal to temporarily stop the war with Iran.
  38. Is Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:50:54 -0000

    The Russian President is facing growing domestic discontent after a series of successful attacks by the Ukrainian Army, including a major attack on Moscow.
  39. Hillary Rodham Clinton Slams Joe Biden’s “Terrible Mistake”—and More

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The retired politician speaks frankly about the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.
  40. A New American Soccer Culture Is Emerging

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:34:18 -0000

    A decade ago, the fandom around Major League Soccer and the U.S. men’s national team was very white and very imitative. That’s starting to change.
  41. The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Is Rewriting Its History

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:35:12 -0000

    The Yanks won their first knockout-round match in more than twenty years. But, after a controversial red card, they will be down their breakout star in the round of sixteen.
  42. Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:22:34 -0000

    For a moment, it looked like the forty-four-year-old would pull off another stunning comeback in the tournament she has won seven times. Then reality sank in.
  43. The Joyful Pointlessness of World Cup Sticker Books

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For a parent, finding a children’s activity that hasn’t been digitized, optimized, or turned into gambling feels like a balm.
  44. The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup

    Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.
  45. Why the Last Battle of the American Revolution Was Fought In India

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:03:07 -0000

    The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion was, in many ways, a sideshow to a far greater imperial drama.
  46. Behind the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Transgender Athletes

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:53:55 -0000

    The decision, unanimous on Title IX but split 6–3 on equal protection, upheld bans in twenty-seven states on transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams.
  47. The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship—but the Fight May Not Be Over

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:13:15 -0000

    The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close.
  48. The Supreme Court’s Check on Trump’s Power Was Too Close for Comfort

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:53:20 -0000

    Despite some rulings that limited the President’s authority, the Court made clear its commitment to a conservative agenda.
  49. Searching for Survivors After Venezuela’s Historic Earthquakes

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:49:13 -0000

    With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the wreckage.
  50. An Ecuadorian Fishing Boat Disappears Amid Trump’s Strikes in the Pacific

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President claims to be targeting vessels involved in drug trafficking. Were the fishermen who went missing with the Fiorella collateral damage?
  51. Donald Trump Has Officially Lost the Plot

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    His refusal to sign a bipartisan affordable-housing bill demonstrates his obliviousness to the economic concerns of voters.