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  1. A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:18:31 -0000

    Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
  2. In Texas’ Senate Race, Paxton and Talarico Converge on Key Battleground

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:32:41 -0000

    In Tarrant County, a fight over polling places has energized Democrats as Republicans seek to defend their grip on a longtime stronghold.
  3. Trump Announces Plans to Spend Another $100 Million by Election Day

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:56:19 -0000

    Also, a new N.B.A. season begins. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
  4. Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:59:43 -0000

    President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.
  5. Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:39:58 -0000

    Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.
  6. Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release an American Jailed in Russia

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:47:51 -0000

    The president called for the return of Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan teacher seized from his home in Ukraine months after Russia invaded that country.
  7. Houdini Died on Halloween 100 Years Ago. Some Still Question How.

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:03:48 -0000

    A urologist’s inquiry into the magician’s final days is the latest effort to grapple with outstanding questions about his demise.
  8. Student Protesters in France Have a Strange New Slogan. What Does It Mean?

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:21:15 -0000

    “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” has appeared on signs at recent demonstrations. It doesn’t make much sense (it means, “In the name of God, it’s the darkness”) but is seen as shorthand for a generational divide.
  9. Art Basel Paris Preview Draws Interest Despite Protests

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:15:23 -0000

    The Avant-Première preview of the Art Basel Paris fair attracted major collectors despite an escalation of anti-government protests, riots and looting across French cities.
  10. Netflix Is Great at Making Money. Its Problem Is Keeping Viewers Hooked.

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:39:40 -0000

    The streaming service reported a 12 percent increase in quarterly revenue, but acknowledged that stagnant viewership, particularly in the U.S. and Canada, was a major concern.
  11. As Alberta Rejects Canada Separatism, Carney Gets Much of the Credit

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:24:59 -0000

    Prime Minister Mark Carney won over Canada’s most conservative province by promising a pipeline and campaigning hard, defeating its efforts to secede.
  12. As Private Equity Scales Up Small Restaurants, Customers Push Back

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:22:35 -0000

    Deep-pocketed investment groups are giving mom-and-pop food businesses a shot at big success. But many of their regulars are speaking out against those deals.
  13. N.B.A. Tunnel Walk: LeBron James, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and More

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:47:53 -0000

    Playing for a new team, he sent a message that he was taking this season seriously.
  14. Christina Applegate Says Her MS Was Misdiagnosed

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:12:10 -0000

    The actress, who was given a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2021, was told by a doctor that she doesn’t have it after all.
  15. Canada Said No, Again

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:04:38 -0000

    The country has never been more united.
  16. Trumpism Is Backfiring

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:11:05 -0000

    Chrystia Freeland, a former Canadian deputy prime minister, explains why her country chose to fight back against Trump.
  17. U.S. Begins Disclosing C.I.A. Interview Reports From Scrutiny of Post-9/11 Torture

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:36 -0000

    The rolling release of long-secret files could add detail to the history of a legally disputed Bush-era counterterrorism program.
  18. “An Unprecedented Case of Child Abuse”

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In an L.A. criminal court, new details emerge about the mysterious couple who collected more than twenty babies through surrogacy.
  19. The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.
  20. The New Age of Reading

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand.
  21. Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry.
  22. How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning.
  23. How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the President’s support among Latinos.
  24. Anthony Scaramucci Says the Universe Did Katie Zacharia a Favor

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:00:22 -0000

    The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.
  25. Facing the Death Penalty

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan show how vanishingly fine the line is between a routine execution and an unbearable one.
  26. Kimberly Who?

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:27:00 -0000

    In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.
  27. Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:18:47 -0000

    Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election.
  28. Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:38:26 -0000

    The Modi government has removed more than a hundred million people from voter rolls and is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement.
  29. Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:16:05 -0000

    Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
  30. 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.
  31. Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:45:50 -0000

    No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?
  32. What Is the Jameis Winston Experience, Really?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The New York Giants quarterback has spent more than a decade wowing crowds with his daring and charisma—when he isn’t baffling them.
  33. The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:05:07 -0000

    A report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America.
  34. The Soccer Club Fighting Against the Premium Experience

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the global game gets entwined with global capital, some fans are finding relief in the ninth tier of English football.
  35. Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:00:11 -0000

    Rich Baris, a pollster supportive of the MAGA “big tent,” talks about how the President lost control of his movement, and why that spells disaster for Republicans.
  36. The Death of a Young Haitian’s American Dream

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pierre Damas Bel was a twenty-year-old college student planning for his future. His family says that ICE monitoring made him lose hope.
  37. The Doxing of Jane Doe

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:06:43 -0000

    The alleged perpetrators in the “Cornell Seven” case were doxed. But so was the victim. And the person who doxed her. And people with no connection to the case at all.
  38. What a Public Execution Looks Like

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Dexter Filkins on Pete Hegseth’s planned public execution of Nidal Hasan and his memory of a public execution by the Taliban in Kabul.
  39. Marco Rubio’s Wild, Wild West

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In Greece, the Secretary of State cast the West as a civilization defined by its warriors and conquerors, not by its democracies.
  40. An Unlikely Taylor Swift Fan Gets Out of Prison, in “Daylight”

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Joe Garcia, who wrote about finding Swift’s music after a murder conviction, searches for redemption in a new short film by Jon Kasbe.
  41. Pity the Poor Passport

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Americans’ most valued official document is the latest national treasure to get a Trump makeover.
  42. Who Won the Redistricting War?

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.