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  1. Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China

    Wed, 13 May 2026 08:21:05 -0000

    The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.
  2. The Lecturer and Philosopher King: Xi Jinping Behind Closed Doors

    Wed, 13 May 2026 08:10:03 -0000

    Encounters with other world leaders reveal a side of China’s leader that the public rarely sees, and offer clues to how he will approach President Trump in Beijing.
  3. How China Could Wield Its Control of Rare Earths Against Trump

    Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:16 -0000

    A central question hanging over the summit this week is whether China will agree to extend a temporary postponement of even tougher rare-earth export controls.
  4. U.S. Intelligence Undercuts Trump’s War Claims, and the Cost of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:03:09 -0000

    Plus, the controversy engulfing Eurovision.
  5. U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities

    Tue, 12 May 2026 23:01:56 -0000

    Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
  6. What You Need to Know About the Federal Gas Tax

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:03:51 -0000

    President Trump said he would like to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon tax, but it’s a move that may save drivers only a few dollars a month.
  7. Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’

    Wed, 13 May 2026 12:37:54 -0000

    The drops in U.S. scores go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.
  8. Cindy Burbank Wins Senate Primary in Nebraska, but Plans to Drop Out to Help Dan Osborn

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:36:59 -0000

    Democrats in Nebraska appear headed toward the Senate matchup they want, while their primary for a key House district was too close to call.
  9. The South Carolina Republican Who Defied Trump on Redistricting

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:33:06 -0000

    Politicians are fighting viciously for power, said Shane Massey, leader of the State Senate. “To what end?” he asked, warning of eroding fundamental American values. “I’m voting no.”
  10. As Becerra Rises in Polls, He Draws Fire for Trying to Direct Interview

    Wed, 13 May 2026 06:02:02 -0000

    “This is not a ‘gotcha’ piece, right?” the leading Democratic candidate for California governor asked a television reporter before an interview.
  11. A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:19:39 -0000

    The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.
  12. Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies

    Wed, 13 May 2026 04:01:06 -0000

    Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.
  13. As Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign, Some Make Comparisons to President Biden

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:01:10 -0000

    In Britain, some argue that Prime Minister Keir Starmer, by rejecting calls to step aside, risks repeating the mistakes of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
  14. King’s Speech Comes at an Awkward Time for Starmer

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:51:21 -0000

    King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.
  15. Catherine, Princess of Wales, to Make First Official Trip Abroad Since Cancer Diagnosis

    Wed, 13 May 2026 11:40:52 -0000

    Catherine is visiting Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.
  16. Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.

    Wed, 13 May 2026 01:02:07 -0000

    One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.
  17. Kash Patel Denies Lying and Excessive Drinking in Heated Exchanges With Democrats

    Tue, 12 May 2026 23:15:23 -0000

    The remarks, at a hearing ostensibly about the coming budget for law enforcement agencies, veered from sedate exchanges about operational matters to ugly personal confrontations.
  18. Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Plan Could Cost $1.2 Trillion

    Wed, 13 May 2026 02:12:33 -0000

    A report from the Congressional Budget Office said that space-based interceptors, which do not currently exist, would probably consume 60 percent of the total cost.
  19. Trump Administration to Tap Longtime ICE Official to Lead Agency

    Wed, 13 May 2026 00:09:56 -0000

    David Venturella’s appointment is in line with a push by Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, to keep his department under the radar and out of headlines.
  20. Andreessen Horowitz Is Playing Politics Like No Other

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:05 -0000

    “If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.
  21. Silicon Valley’s A.I. Lobbying Blitz Reaches a Fever Pitch

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:14:36 -0000

    OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers.
  22. Corpus Christi Faces Water Crisis as Drought and Industrial Growth Strain Supply

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:18 -0000

    Rising demand, municipal dysfunction and drought have pushed Corpus Christi to the edge of a water emergency, offering a cautionary tale for the rest of the country.
  23. Affordable N.Y.C. Homes Stay Empty for Months. That May Soon Change.

    Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:19 -0000

    With affordable housing in extremely high demand, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is announcing plans to reduce red tape and get people into those apartments faster.
  24. Mamdani’s Opponents Raise More Than $1 Million to Fight His Agenda

    Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:10 -0000

    The new group, which will be led by Jim Walden, a lawyer who ran for mayor last year, will run attack ads and be prepared to sue the Mamdani administration.
  25. A Bronx Neighborhood Loses Its ‘Monarch’ to Arson

    Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:15 -0000

    The police charged a 45-year-old man with three counts of homicide and one count of arson in a bodega fire that spread upstairs and killed a beloved resident.
  26. Jason Collins, First Active N.B.A. Player to Come Out as Gay, Dies at 47

    Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:08 -0000

    His achievements on the court were eclipsed by an essay he wrote in Sports Illustrated in 2013 in which he declared: “I’m a 34-year-old N.B.A. center. I’m Black and I’m gay.”
  27. Where Did All the AK-47s Go?

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:11 -0000

    A family of guns that was once ubiquitous in the U.S. firearms marketplace has started to vanish for a variety of reasons.
  28. How a Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Is Spending His Quarantine in Nebraska

    Wed, 13 May 2026 00:15:09 -0000

    Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer from Boston, is one of 15 passengers from the virus-stricken cruise ship who are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska.
  29. Should You Worry About Hantavirus?

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:38:18 -0000

    Here’s what to know about the virus, how it spreads and the risk to the general public.
  30. Hantavirus Outbreak Is Resurrecting Covid-Era Misinformation Tactics

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:03:43 -0000

    Experts say A.I. tools have made it even easier for influencers and others to spread false messages online.
  31. How Our Personal Stories Became the New Soap Opera

    Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:34 -0000

    Even though only four original soap operas remain on the air, our appetite for high drama has never been more insatiable.
  32. NATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.

    Wed, 13 May 2026 00:39:16 -0000

    NATO should overcome its distaste for President Trump and sends its navies to help open up the Strait of Hormuz.
  33. Trump in China

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:48:09 -0000

    We preview the Trump-Xi summit.
  34. Jordan Klepper Wants the President to Get More Sleep

    Wed, 13 May 2026 06:15:29 -0000

    “Well, well, well, looks like the Sleepy Joe-er has become the sleepy Joe-ee,” Klepper said after President Trump was seen with his eyes closed during an event in the Oval Office.
  35. Israeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:29:05 -0000

    A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
  36. U.S. and Mexican Officials Deny C.I.A. Had Lethal Role in Mexico Operation

    Wed, 13 May 2026 01:56:21 -0000

    The denials came after a CNN report claimed the C.I.A. had been involved in the assassination of a cartel member inside Mexico earlier this year.
  37. Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start.
  38. The Life and Times of an American Tween

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.
  39. The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.”
  40. Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it?
  41. How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849.
  42. The Art of the Ceasefire

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo.
  43. The Fate of Twenty-one Los Angeles Siblings

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly two dozen kids were found at risk of abuse and neglect. Will their parents be held accountable?
  44. Is Los Angeles Finally Ready to Take the Subway?

    Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along the city’s most congested boulevard.
  45. For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have marked one of the worst stretches for Vladimir Putin since the start of the war in Ukraine.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will its solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse?
  49. Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran

    Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:50:31 -0000

    How the President’s insistence on Tehran’s unconditional surrender made it impossible to make a deal.
  50. 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.
  51. Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere.
  52. Why Spirit Airlines Failed While European Budget Carriers Thrive

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Loved for its cheap seats and derided for its extremely low-frills flights, the American company was arguably a victim of its own success.
  53. The Knicks Have Finally Hit the Gas

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

    A change in New York’s post-season offense has made the team more precise, more urgent, and much harder to stop as it pushes toward the Eastern Conference Finals.
  54. A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise

    Tue, 12 May 2026 17:57:37 -0000

    He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.”
  55. Writing the Trump Years Into History

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How do you bring an American-history textbook up to date when the country’s past has become a political battleground?
  56. Can Zohran Mamdani’s New Correction Commissioner Solve the Problem of Rikers?

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Stanley Richards brings faith in reform and his own experience of incarceration to an ongoing crisis.
  57. Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now?

    Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In his first substantial conversation with a foreign journalist since being elected, the new Prime Minister promised, “We don’t want to build a power machine.”
  58. The Reign of David Attenborough

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. And he’s not done yet.
  59. The Pope’s First Anniversary Is Marked by More Sparring from the White House

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Who would have thought that Leo XIV would make so much history so fast?
  60. All the President’s Contractors

    Thu, 07 May 2026 22:04:15 -0000

    Urged by advisers to focus on the domestic agenda, Trump trains his gaze on construction projects around the capital.
  61. The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under new leadership, the agency has reduced the role of field offices across the country and centralized its operations, making it harder for millions of Americans to get help with their benefits.