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  1. GOP Pulls Measure on Trump’s War Powers in Iran, Lacking Votes to Defeat It

    Thu, 21 May 2026 23:22:38 -0000

    House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences.
  2. Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund

    Thu, 21 May 2026 22:13:35 -0000

    Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.
  3. Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind

    Fri, 22 May 2026 00:54:53 -0000

    Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.
  4. Republicans Delay Budget Votes as They Balk at Trump’s Fund

    Thu, 21 May 2026 22:56:00 -0000

    The G.O.P. abandoned its plan to quickly pass a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as senators revolted over his plan to pay people who claim government persecution.
  5. Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

    Fri, 22 May 2026 01:52:56 -0000

    The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.
  6. Thousands of Miles From the Iran War, Asia’s Currencies Feel the Strain

    Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:14 -0000

    Soaring oil prices and a surging dollar are testing Asia’s foreign-exchange reserves, which were built up after the 1997 crisis.
  7. San Diego Mosque Shooter So Alarmed Police, They Seized Father’s Guns

    Fri, 22 May 2026 02:45:21 -0000

    In 2025, Caleb Vazquez’s obsession with mass shooters and Nazism prompted reports to the authorities. His father surrendered dozens of firearms.
  8. In San Diego, a Final Prayer Before Laying Heroes to Rest

    Fri, 22 May 2026 02:11:29 -0000

    Thousands of mourners filled a San Diego park to recite a funeral prayer for the three men killed by gunmen at a mosque on Monday.
  9. Outside Colbert’s Final Show, Fans From Near and Far Line Up for a Farewell

    Thu, 21 May 2026 23:42:32 -0000

    Hundreds of people, including a pope, staked out the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, hoping to get in, or just get a glimpse.
  10. Cuba Celebrates Raúl Castro After the U.S. Accuses Him of Murder

    Fri, 22 May 2026 02:46:11 -0000

    Cuban officials closed ranks around Mr. Castro, their embattled former president, who was indicted on murder charges in the downing of two civilian planes 30 years ago.
  11. Cuban Pilot in Florida Is a Defendant in Raúl Castro Indictment

    Thu, 21 May 2026 23:35:50 -0000

    The pilot, Luis González-Pardo, was one of the defendants in the indictment that included former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
  12. D.N.C. 2024 Election Autopsy Reopens Wounds of Harris Loss

    Fri, 22 May 2026 02:08:29 -0000

    The report partly blamed aides to Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris for her defeat. But it was widely seen as a poorly executed examination, bringing fresh scrutiny to Democrats.
  13. 5 Notable Moments From Candace Owens’s Warm Interview With Hunter Biden

    Fri, 22 May 2026 02:14:40 -0000

    In a nearly two-hour conversation, Mr. Biden discussed his addiction to drugs and alcohol, and Ms. Owens apologized for her past remarks about him.
  14. Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’

    Fri, 22 May 2026 00:22:27 -0000

    Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.
  15. Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:45:05 -0000

    People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.
  16. A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

    Thu, 21 May 2026 17:36:19 -0000

    The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
  17. NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Sees Fewer Storms, but There’s a Catch

    Thu, 21 May 2026 17:54:29 -0000

    El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.
  18. Publishing’s Latest Piracy Problem: Audiobooks on YouTube

    Fri, 22 May 2026 00:14:11 -0000

    Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform.
  19. Audible Opens a Bookless Bookstore

    Wed, 20 May 2026 19:05:37 -0000

    Booksellers are trying to figure out how to market audiobooks in person. At a new pop-up, the Amazon-owned company is betting on listening rooms, branded merch and “story tenders.”
  20. Pope Leo’s A.I. Encyclical Signals a New Course for the Church

    Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:04 -0000

    The document will address A.I. and its impact on humanity. He’s also staying the course on Catholic social teaching.
  21. Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:06 -0000

    The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.
  22. Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son Don Jr.’s Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:22:14 -0000

    President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.
  23. Elim Chan Becomes First Female Music Director of San Francisco Symphony

    Thu, 21 May 2026 16:48:03 -0000

    Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.
  24. A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died

    Thu, 21 May 2026 18:37:36 -0000

    The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.
  25. Alberta Separation: What to Know Ahead of Oct. 19 Vote on Staying in Canada

    Fri, 22 May 2026 00:47:50 -0000

    Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede.
  26. Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority Leader’s path to victory harder than ever.
  27. The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The annual draft is watched by millions, and analyzed by a set of professional and amateur prognosticators. Still, it comes down to a crapshoot.
  28. The Human-Trafficking Victim Next Door

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude.
  29. Boots Riley, Marx Brother

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics.
  30. Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American.
  31. What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence

    Mon, 18 May 2026 22:55:46 -0000

    Why has a Republican contest in Kentucky become the most expensive House primary of all time?
  32. Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home

    Mon, 18 May 2026 18:51:36 -0000

    The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions.
  33. Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan?
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:42 -0000

    Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus.
  37. The Chaotic New Era of British Politics

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:55 -0000

    Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory.
  38. The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It?

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition.
  39. Where Are the Tariff Refunds for American Consumers?

    Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies that paid its import duties. So far, most of their customers are still waiting to see much benefit.
  40. The Fastball Has Never Been Faster

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pitchers like Jacob Misiorowski are throwing harder than ever, a result of modern baseball’s pitching development. But what does that kind of velocity do to the human arm?
  41. Loving the Timberwolves When They’re Good (or Bad)

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:39:19 -0000

    Rooting for a hapless team for nearly two decades teaches you to find pleasures beyond victory.
  42. The Missing Bride of Anqoun

    Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A family’s desperate search after the deadliest day of the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
  43. Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost

    Wed, 20 May 2026 19:03:03 -0000

    The cases of Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried at least offered a pleasant sense of comeuppance. But in Musk v. Altman, to root against Tweedledum was effectively to root for Tweedledee.
  44. A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:59:54 -0000

    Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit.
  45. The New Yorker’s Ava Kofman Wins a 2026 National Magazine Award

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:51:15 -0000

    The prize, for a Profile of the far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin, follows recent recognition for the magazine’s celebrity photography by Gillian Laub.
  46. Kentucky Primary-Election Results: Thomas Massie Loses

    Wed, 20 May 2026 00:27:06 -0000

    The outspoken critic of President Trump fails to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District.
  47. Georgia Primary-Elections Map: Live Results

    Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The G.O.P. picks a challenger to face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate election; and a Trump-backed lieutenant governor tries to hold off a billionaire challenger in the Republican primary for governor.
  48. Louisiana Primary-Election Results: Bill Cassidy Loses

    Sun, 17 May 2026 14:31:07 -0000

    The Republican senator, who voted to convict President Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial, failed to advance to a runoff election next month.
  49. The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China

    Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran.