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  1. FEMA Delays Under Kristi Noem Angered Republicans

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:17:49 -0000

    Long delays in FEMA assistance brought bipartisan complaints, especially in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene in 2024.
  2. As Noem Speaks in Nashville, Senate Swarms Mullin

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:33:51 -0000

    The remarkable split-screen underscored how abruptly Kristi Noem’s ouster as homeland security secretary had unfolded, even by the standards of President Trump’s fast-paced Washington.
  3. Senator Blumenthal Pushes to Investigate Kristi Noem for Perjury

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:29:08 -0000

    Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
  4. Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:25:54 -0000

    The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.
  5. House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:59:42 -0000

    A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.
  6. Iran delays naming a new leader out of security concerns, officials say.

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:04:16 -0000

    Mojtaba Khamenei, center, the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, in 2019.
  7. How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:39:42 -0000

    Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.
  8. Steve Daines’s Switcheroo Starts New Fight in Montana Senate Race

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:03:44 -0000

    Minutes before the Senate filing deadline, Senator Steve Daines withdrew his re-election bid and an ally jumped in. Even some fellow Republicans criticized the 11th-hour switch.
  9. House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Election Campaign

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:46:41 -0000

    The call came a day after the Texas congressman admitted to an extramarital affair with an aide, and as he faced a runoff to keep his seat.
  10. Lev Parnas Running for Congress as a Democrat in Florida

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:22:24 -0000

    Mr. Parnas, who once tried to help find damaging information on Hunter Biden, said his background had turned him into “an advocate for speaking truth to power.”
  11. An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:43:00 -0000

    Liberal justices accused their colleagues of expanding use of the emergency docket again in two orders issued this week.
  12. A Judge’s ‘Battle Royale’ With Trump and the Supreme Court

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:47:00 -0000

    After repeated but cryptic rebukes from the justices, Judge Brian Murphy last week again ruled against one of the administration’s signature immigration programs.
  13. How Jonathan Groff of ‘Just in Time’ Became Broadway’s Leading Man

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:51:12 -0000

    By transmitting his love of live performance, the “Just in Time” actor has completed his ascendance to full musical stardom.
  14. Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:47:25 -0000

    The actions of Ms. Halligan, who as a U.S. attorney brought criminal cases against President Trump’s enemies, are under review by the organization that licensed her to practice law.
  15. Not Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:38:00 -0000

    Venezuela is home to large reserves of rare earths, gold and other valuable minerals that the Trump administration wants to exert more control over.
  16. Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk’

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:23:35 -0000

    Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
  17. Pokémon Company Objects to White House’s Political Memes

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:45:39 -0000

    “No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.
  18. After Apalachee High School Shooting, a Hunger for Accountability

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:37:58 -0000

    The country is casting an ever wider net in its search for accountability after mass shootings. Charging parents is an emerging tactic.
  19. Senator Tim Sheehy Helps Officers Forcibly Remove Protesting Veteran From Hearing

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:44:21 -0000

    The physical struggle, involving Senator Tim Sheehy of Montana, was captured on video. The protester, Brian McGinnis, said on social media that his arm was broken.
  20. A Killing Spree in Utah Rattles a Region and Puzzles Officials

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:15:22 -0000

    Three women were slain in two locations, officials said on Thursday. A frantic manhunt involving four states led to an arrest, but a motive was still unclear.
  21. How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:13:39 -0000

    Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.
  22. Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:48:53 -0000

    A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.
  23. Should New York City Burn Its Parks? This Scientist Thinks So.

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:43:41 -0000

    An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.
  24. Feeling the Effects of 260,000 Federal Jobs Lost

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:50:05 -0000

    One year in, assessing budget cuts to federal climate and science jobs.
  25. Fewer Pregnant Women Received Acetaminophen in E.R.s After White House Warnings

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:31:25 -0000

    A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetaminophen for pregnant women fell for weeks after the federal warning.
  26. The Boys in Trueblood Came to Rock

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:01:07 -0000

    The four teenage brothers mostly play the oldies. (To them, the oldies are Coldplay and Maroon 5.)
  27. What Kristi Noem Should Do After President Trump Fired Her

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:35:07 -0000

    It’s hard out there for a MAGA woman.
  28. Politicians Are Trying to Control the News

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:55:32 -0000

    The rising global attacks on the free press reveal increasingly desperate regimes attempting to snuff out attempts to find the truth.
  29. Trump Fires His Homeland Security Secretary

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:00:56 -0000

    Also, child care costs are rising fast. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  30. Superfood Fuels Mating Frenzy for Critically Endangered Kakapo

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:43:43 -0000

    Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.
  31. Racist, Antisemitic Slurs Surface in Florida GOP Group Chat

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:46:41 -0000

    After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people.
  32. Ronnie Eldridge, NY Politician and Aide to RFK and Lindsay, Dies at 95

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:52:35 -0000

    She was an adviser to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Mayor John V. Lindsay and Representative Bella S. Abzug before serving on the New York City Council from 1989 to 2001.
  33. Ex-Executive at Blood Filter Start-Up Is Charged With Covering Up Deaths

    Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:04:04 -0000

    ExThera attracted cancer patients to Antigua with the promise that its devices could cure them. Its former chief regulatory officer faces up to three years in prison.
  34. The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:17:01 -0000

    As the region spasms, the clash between Israel and Hezbollah is gathering force.
  35. The Tree House and the Oil Pipeline

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the fight against climate change, sometimes you have to go out on a limb.
  36. Why Your Next Flight Is Likelier to Hit Turbulence

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    With climate change, the skies are becoming bumpier. Can today’s planes still keep us safe?
  37. The Man Who Broke Into Jail

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In Nashville, a criminal-justice activist commits a baffling crime.
  38. Scandal, Protest, Goofiness, and Grandeur at the U.S. Bicentennial

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    This year marks the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the nation’s founding. The two hundredth wasn’t exactly smooth sailing.
  39. The End of Limits on a President’s Wars

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:13:15 -0000

    Past conflicts eroded Congress’s ability to decide when to go to war. Donald Trump’s attack on Iran destroyed it.
  40. In the Texas Primaries, a Good Night for James Talarico, and a Bad One for John Cornyn

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:28:32 -0000

    Democrats have not won a statewide race in Texas in more than thirty years, but on Tuesday night they seemed to have found an interesting prospect.
  41. Do U.S. Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?

    Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:20:19 -0000

    On paper, declaring war is reserved for Congress. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution turned a constitutional requirement into a legislative habit of looking away.
  42. The Republicans Are Messing with Texas

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:23:58 -0000

    Amid the controversy over redrawn district maps, a bitter senatorial primary race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, and growing dissatisfaction with Donald Trump, has the Party overreached?
  43. Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump’s War with Iran

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:17:13 -0000

    Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.
  44. Trump’s Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran

    Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:36:54 -0000

    And the risks Democrats face if they fail to strongly oppose his war.
  45. Trump Is Still Deporting People Wherever He Wants

    Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:14:14 -0000

    How the Administration is overwhelming federal courts and getting away with third-country removals.
  46. The Growing Rift Between Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E.

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    What this shocking split might mean for the future of the Middle East.
  47. The No-Explanation War

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has decided that it need not make a case for military action. In the current media environment, that approach makes a disturbing kind of sense.
  48. Can A.I. Be Pro-Worker?

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As fears of mass unemployment grow, three leading economists advocate some policies to shift the focus from job displacement to job enhancement.
  49. The Detroit Pistons Fight Back to the Top

    Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Two years ago, the team set records for losing. Now they have the best winning percentage in the N.B.A. They’re doing it their own way.
  50. Jesse Jackson’s Timeless Economic Platform

    Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    He ran for President twice on the concerns that still define American political life—inequality, affordability, and vanishing jobs.
  51. Zohran Mamdani and the Art of the Ask

    Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The new mayor’s plans require funding. How will he get it?
  52. Texas Primary Election Results: James Talarico Wins as Republican Senate Candidates Head to a Runoff

    Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:40:50 -0000

    In a tightly contested Democratic Senate race, the state representative defeated Jasmine Crockett. Republican Senator John Cornyn and state attorney general Ken Paxton face a prolonged contest.
  53. North Carolina Primary Live Election Results: Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley Win Senate Nominations

    Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The state’s primaries on March 3rd will determine candidates for House and Senate races in November, with major implications for the balance of power in Congress.
  54. Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It?

    Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:36:41 -0000

    So far, explanations are few and the goals—from regime change to ending a nuclear program the President already claimed to have “obliterated”—are many.
  55. What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next

    Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:22:54 -0000

    The Supreme Leader, who ruled the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades, has been killed by Israel and the United States. Can the regime survive without him?
  56. Has Trump Thought Through the Endgame in Iran?

    Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:13:26 -0000

    The country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes, but the conflict is far from over, and has convulsed the Middle East in a spasm of interstate violence.
  57. What Mehdi Mahmoudian Saw Inside the Iranian Prison System

    Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The activist and Oscar-nominated co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident” speaks about the abuses he’s witnessed and endured, war between the U.S. and Iran, and the true stories behind the film.
  58. Can the Democrats Get It Together?

    Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The fight over the 2028 primary calendar is one of several proxies for a broader battle about the future of the Party—and the search for the best nominee.