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  1. War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:54:31 -0000

    Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway. President Trump underestimated Iran’s ability to do so.
  2. Out of Time to Delay, House to Vote on Trump’s Power to Continue War in Iran

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:17:36 -0000

    A measure to direct the president to halt U.S. engagement in Iran had been on track to pass in late May, but Republican leaders postponed action. They have run out of time to delay the vote.
  3. Six Questions Out of Tuesday’s Big Primaries in California, Iowa and Elsewhere

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:38:26 -0000

    Who will run California? Can Democrats win Iowa? Here’s what happened, and what might be next.
  4. Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:08:47 -0000

    The administration has settled on a more legally and politically durable way to impose tariffs, but some say the focus on forced labor is merely a pretext for protectionism.
  5. New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte’s Housing Agenda in Doubt

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:02:54 -0000

    Mr. Pulte has had difficulty boosting the housing market as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Now he will also serve as acting intelligence director.
  6. Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:53:19 -0000

    The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order protecting the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout fund.
  7. For Knicks’ Owner James Dolan, a Title Might Finally Stop Some Boos

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:45:21 -0000

    James Dolan, the longtime owner of the N.B.A. team, has faced years of jeers. Could a championship change all that?
  8. Want Courtside Seats for the Knicks? Be Rich, Famous and a Die-Hard Fan.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:21 -0000

    Prime tickets on the floor for the N.B.A. Finals are coveted and very hard to get. The No. 1 requirement: You must love the Knicks.
  9. See the Clashes Between ICE and Protesters in New Jersey

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:45:01 -0000

    Demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center have at times turned violent, with the authorities deploying tear gas and wielding batons as protesters resisted calls to disperse.
  10. Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley’s ’60 Minutes’ Firing: ‘That’s the Path That He Chose’

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:29:14 -0000

    In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.
  11. A New Play, ‘Kenrex,’ Revisits the Story of a Bully’s Unsolved Murder

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:11:09 -0000

    A man was shot dead surrounded by witnesses in Skidmore, Mo., but no one was ever prosecuted. Now that act of vigilante justice has inspired the play “Kenrex.”
  12. Charleston’s Charm Hides Bloody History of Revolutionary War in South Carolina

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:01:13 -0000

    Some of the fiercest battles took place in South Carolina, but its part in the fight for independence is often overlooked. Our reporter found history, myths, beauty and contradiction across the Lowcountry landscapes.
  13. Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:55:58 -0000

    A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.
  14. How Taylor Swift Writes a Song, In Her Own Words

    Sat, 02 May 2026 02:17:07 -0000

    The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.
  15. This Man Should Not Be in Charge of National Intelligence

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:06 -0000

    Pulte’s one evident qualification is his eagerness to advance the president’s political revenge campaign.
  16. Feeling Nihilistic? You’re Not Alone.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:15:05 -0000

    A case for mourning the American dream.
  17. Painted Into a Corner

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:53:27 -0000

    We look at the state of the Iran war three months on.
  18. At Interlochen, Where Jeffrey Epstein’s Shadow Still Lingers

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:02:01 -0000

    The arts school and camp is still contending with the fallout from its former ties to Mr. Epstein, an alumnus and donor accused of preying on two girls he met there.
  19. How Pakistan Is Using the Iran War to Reinvent Itself

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:17:37 -0000

    The country’s emergence as an unlikely mediator between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic illustrates how diplomacy has become more personal and transactional under President Donald Trump.
  20. The World Cup According to Gianni Infantino

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    FIFA’s powerful president is remaking global soccer in his own image. Can the sport survive him?
  21. The Paperboy’s Secret

    Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket.
  22. Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “Flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading. Infectious fungi are emerging. Microbiomes may never be the same. Are we ready?
  23. How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is quietly reshaping the industry.
  24. The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants?
  25. The Knicks: The Only Game in Town

    Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Knicks have made the N.B.A. Finals again and, as another home team instructs the city, “Ya gotta believe.”
  26. Inside Lebanon’s Fraught Push to Disarm Hezbollah

    Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Can one of the world’s most heavily armed militias be curbed without ripping the country apart?
  27. What the Pope Said About A.I.

    Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Leo XIV’s new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” presents a remarkable case for placing moral concerns, and not profit, or competitive advantage, or efficiency, at the center of any discussion of artificial intelligence.
  28. Why Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump

    Mon, 25 May 2026 15:48:35 -0000

    Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict, Tehran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz and hold the global economy hostage has reinforced the power of regime hard-liners.
  29. The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The astronaut Reid Wiseman talks about going deeper into space than anyone in history, eating maple cookies in microgravity, and deciding how to spend his first day off after returning to Earth.
  30. The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere

    Tue, 19 May 2026 16:11:45 -0000

    More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm.
  31. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting.
  32. Can A.I. Produce Writing That We Actually Want to Read?

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    I recently created a simple test, which convinced me that the answer is no.
  33. This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and his wealthy supporters.
  34. Victor Wembanyama Towers Over the Thunder, and the Game of Basketball

    Sun, 31 May 2026 18:59:58 -0000

    San Antonio’s Game Seven victory against Oklahoma City announced the arrival of the N.B.A.’s most remarkable new superstar in years.
  35. Donald Trump Gets Even

    Fri, 29 May 2026 03:19:32 -0000

    What the “Anti-Weaponization” fund might mean for the President’s most ardent supporters—and why, for some, it might still fall short.
  36. Iowa Primary-Election Results: Trump-Backed Candidate Loses in the Race for Governor

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:28:42 -0000

    Zach Lahn defeated Randy Feenstra in the G.O.P. gubernatorial contest; Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson will face off in the race to replace the Republican senator Joni Ernst.
  37. California Primary-Election Map: Live Results

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Tight races in jungle primaries for governor and mayor of Los Angeles feature well-known Democrats, such as Xavier Becerra, Tom Steyer, and Karen Bass.
  38. Introducing Catalogues, a New Game for People Who Love Lists

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Every day, order a set of items based on a hidden theme.
  39. Taking Children from Their Parents Without a Court Order

    Thu, 28 May 2026 18:40:02 -0000

    A class-action lawsuit is challenging the emergency-removal practices of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services.
  40. Ken Paxton Wins the Senate Republican Primary Runoff in Texas

    Wed, 27 May 2026 01:30:20 -0000

    The state attorney general, endorsed by Donald Trump, defeated the incumbent John Cornyn, and will face off against the Democrat James Talarico, in November.
  41. The Epic Disaster of Operation Epic Fury

    Tue, 26 May 2026 19:38:06 -0000

    Trump says that a deal to end the war with Iran is imminent. On key issues, it’s back to square one—or worse.
  42. The Despair of the Professor in the Age of A.I.

    Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough?”
  43. How a Small-Town Clerk’s Misdeeds Upturned the Murdaugh Verdict

    Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Becky Hill, a court employee possibly trying to maximize sales of her book, pressured jurors to convict the South Carolina lawyer for the murders of his wife and son. Was she acting alone?