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  1. In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:38:47 -0000

    The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.
  2. Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:10:18 -0000

    President Trump pressed his personal brand of diplomacy as President Xi Jinping of China made his first trip to the White House in more than a decade.
  3. As Trump Hosts State Dinner Honoring Xi, See the Menu

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:41:26 -0000

    The White House said that the three-course menu, including sea bass and bok choy, featured American ingredients with a “subtle Chinese influence.”
  4. Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:40:57 -0000

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also reserved some of his ire for the mayor of the city hosting him, Zohran Mamdani.
  5. Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of Spreading ‘Baseless Lies’ After U.N. Speech

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:57:28 -0000

    The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. The mayor has become a political foil for the prime minister.
  6. About 100 Are Arrested in Protests Against Netanyahu

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:03:00 -0000

    Large groups gathered in Midtown Manhattan to demonstrate as the Israeli prime minister spoke to the General Assembly.
  7. Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:27:17 -0000

    Under the offer, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and nuclear talks would be revived.
  8. Senate Defeats Bid to Direct Trump to End Iran War or Seek Approval

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:44:21 -0000

    The vote came as a growing number of Republicans have broken from President Trump on the conflict, reflecting voters’ concerns ahead of midterm elections.
  9. France to Send Soldiers to Saudi Arabia to Help Secure Energy Sites

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:59:36 -0000

    Attacks on Saudi cities on the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen have added to pressure on global oil supplies.
  10. Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s Lt. Governor, Violated Workplace Policies, Report Finds

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:39:40 -0000

    Investigators found that New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, sought a promotion for his girlfriend and made a sexually charged comment to a staff member.
  11. Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:04:49 -0000

    Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated.
  12. In Alaska, Rowdy Members of Congress Are a Tradition

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:55:30 -0000

    Revelations about the conduct of former Representative Mary Peltola may not faze voters who have long elected abrasive and sometimes violent figures to represent them.
  13. Mary Peltola’s Campaign in Alaska Senate Race Is Rocked by Tumult, With Angry Outbursts and Slurs

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:24:57 -0000

    Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.
  14. Republicans in Red-State Races Are Starting to Break From Trump

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:49:16 -0000

    Our national political correspondent, Shane Goldmacher, explains how a growing number of Republican candidates in key battleground states are making calculated decisions to distance themselves from President Trump and his policies.
  15. Florida Charges 20 People with Voter Fraud

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:08:43 -0000

    Most cases involved noncitizens who registered to vote, attesting that they were U.S. citizens, state officials said.
  16. Hurricane Nolo Takes Aim at Hawaii

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:28:27 -0000

    Though likely to avoid a direct hit, parts of the state could receive nearly three feet of rain, forecasters warned.
  17. Nor’easter Could Bring Heavy Rain, Winds, and Flooding to East Coast

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:36:52 -0000

    Rain, flooding and gusty winds are all in the forecast for the Northeast this weekend, but just how much is still a little uncertain.
  18. ‘America’s Bishop’ Was Beatified. 50,000 Catholics Showed Up.

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:09:43 -0000

    Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who was the country’s most visible Roman Catholic clergyman of the 20th century, is one step closer to sainthood after a ceremony in St. Louis.
  19. Leo XIV, Trying to Be Everyone’s Pope, Heads to Secular France

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:28:54 -0000

    After touring Africa, Pope Leo’s four-day visit to France shows how he is seeking to appeal to Roman Catholicism’s original heartlands as well as to the church’s newest strongholds.
  20. Bob Pettit, N.B.A. Great for the Hawks, Dies at 93

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:36:01 -0000

    A prolific scorer and rebounder, in 1958 he delivered one of the most remarkable performances in playoff history.
  21. Trump the Destroyer

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:45:13 -0000

    The president has an edifice complex.
  22. Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:46:33 -0000

    The professor became a flashpoint in debates over diversity efforts in higher education.
  23. The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:25:21 -0000

    The President’s party, facing a midterm reckoning, is begging for a way out of his Iran-war doom loop.
  24. Is A.I. Above the Law?

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.
  25. What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In her new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.
  26. The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Students and faculty across the country were punished for their reactions to the conservative activist’s murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech’s law school is still trying to clear her name.
  27. Israel’s Qatargate Scandal

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?
  28. There Is No A.I. “Race”

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    We’re constantly told that Chinese advances would have catastrophic consequences. But the first to innovate is rarely the one who wins.
  29. What China’s Vibe-Coding Capital Can Tell Us About the A.I. Boom

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:25:32 -0000

    Tech workers have flocked to Liangzhu, a small town outside Hangzhou, looking to escape China’s corporate culture and build their future with A.I.
  30. Is Trump’s Latest Press Attack Just Another Distraction?

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:29:05 -0000

    After CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were barred from the White House, the entire TV press pool announced a boycott of the President.
  31. The Lost Descendants of Thomas Jefferson

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:08:19 -0000

    Scientists have new proof that the President had children with his enslaved chambermaid Sally Hemings—and that their bloodline endures across the country.
  32. What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
  33. Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation?
  34. How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings?
  35. Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:46:03 -0000

    After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
  36. How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check.
  37. Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The tech world has long been run by iconoclasts whose ideas about right and wrong are self-consciously different from those of most people.
  38. Ben Shelton Comes Into Full Focus

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:42:36 -0000

    In a riveting U.S. Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, the twenty-three-year-old showed that his composure and problem-solving are as central to his game as his extraordinary athleticism.
  39. The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
  40. The Worlds That Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Want

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the President stages a gala welcome for the Chinese leader, it appears that, in curious ways, the two men mirror each other.
  41. A Populist Revival in Iowa

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.
  42. Our A.I. Problem

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why can’t the people who produced the technology, which has already shown that a different world is possible, just do the things that would prevent extinction?
  43. Why the Houthis Are Saudi Arabia’s Problem

    Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea.
  44. Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The New Yorker staff writer examines America’s unique problem with gun violence, and why he thinks under-policing is at the root of our problem.
  45. The New Lucy Letby Report Misses the Point

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:04:34 -0000

    The Thirlwall Inquiry looked at why the nurse wasn’t prevented from murdering babies. But it didn’t address the question of whether she had actually done so.
  46. The Sheep That Stop Wildfires

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms.
  47. Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:31:00 -0000

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner.