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  1. How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:38 -0000

    The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.
  2. Trump and GOP Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:05:21 -0000

    Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.
  3. Beware of Election Night Mirages

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:01:58 -0000

    Early race counts on election night can sometimes differ sharply from the final outcome. Christine Zhang, our election data reporter, explains the reasons behind red and blue “mirages.”
  4. Why Haley Stevens Can’t Stop Talking About Abdul El-Sayed

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:06:08 -0000

    In a frank interview, she described her disappointment and also said she was considering converting to Judaism. Her fiancé had thoughts, too.
  5. Pete Ricketts Leads Dan Osborn in Nebraska Senate Race, Poll Finds

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:05:31 -0000

    Voters see Dan Osborn, the independent seeking to unseat Senator Pete Ricketts, as more like a Democrat than an independent, a Times/Siena poll found.
  6. Talarico Makes Final Election Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:05:34 -0000

    The Democratic candidate for Senate has led in polls. But because it’s Texas, he remains the underdog.
  7. Obamacare Policies Hit Again With Steep Premium Increases for 2027

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:42:10 -0000

    Premiums will increase an average 13 percent next year for millions of Americans, on top of an earlier steep increase. It adds to the problems facing the program, which the Trump administration has weakened.
  8. Iran Braces for More War, No Matter the Outcome of the U.S. and Israeli Elections

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:05:41 -0000

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jockeying to stay in power, and President Trump is in a tough midterm fight, yet Iran’s leaders do not expect a major shift in Israeli or U.S. policy.
  9. Plan for More Protests, This Time on Halloween, Causes Jitters in France

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:05:46 -0000

    Thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, are expected on the streets on Saturday, prompting the authorities to prepare another vast security response.
  10. How Locals and Shopkeepers Tried to Save One Paris Street From Rioters

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:05:39 -0000

    As arson, looting and destruction overwhelmed Rue Beaurepaire, some residents pleaded with rioters to stop. Others hid out of fear. Many dread a repeat.
  11. Alina Habba’s Husband Ignited Drama in Trump’s Circle. Now He’s Under Scrutiny.

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:01:53 -0000

    Turhan Mildon, who married Alina Habba this summer, presents himself as a 29-year-old billionaire with ties to global leaders. His story has inconsistencies.
  12. Martin McDonagh Says Art Can Change the World. Just Not as Much as Murder.

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:15:07 -0000

    The writer-director, known for his dark and bleak work, believes in film’s power to change our lives.
  13. Shoes, Fees, Competition: Why the NYC Marathon Is Out of Reach for Many

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 07:00:21 -0000

    Running has long been celebrated as a cheap and accessible sport. But the culture of racing, especially in New York, is often anything but.
  14. Democrats Are the Populist Party Now

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:19 -0000

    It’s become screamingly obvious who represents billionaires and unchecked plutocratic power.
  15. What We’re Watching For on Election Night

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:11 -0000

    Democratic sweep or not, politics are about to change.
  16. Stage Fright

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:58:16 -0000

    Halloween presents an endless parade of ghouls and goblins. Most aren’t actually scary, but can illuminate some things about the nature of fear.
  17. Pick Another Protein? Americans Still Want Beef, Despite the Price.

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:02:43 -0000

    After chicken, consumers are buying more beef, while pork, turkey and soy products remain flat.
  18. Inside India’s Cockroach Protests

    Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The youth movement that has roiled the country prepares its next move.
  19. Did an Alternative-Medicine Guru Accidentally Kill Patients?

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In Switzerland, Thomas Rau offers treatments that many conventional doctors would question. Now he’s accused of lethally negligent care.
  20. How Jim Morrison Surmounted Tragedy and Skied Down Everest

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The mountaineer and his partner, Hilaree Nelson, planned a first-ever descent. After her death, he pushed on.
  21. Charles Kushner and the MAGA Ambassador’s Playbook

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Since taking up his post in Paris, Kushner has become known for lobbing provocations onto France’s domestic scene at sensitive moments. As he put it, “Nobody has the courage to say what I say.”
  22. The State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President

    Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide. Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way.
  23. The Real Stakes of the Ilhan Omar Case

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In seeking to revoke the citizenship of a sitting congresswoman, the Trump Administration has sent a chilling message about dissent, loyalty, and who gets to be an American.
  24. How a Kansas Megachurch Pastor Might Determine Who Wins the Senate

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Adam Hamilton’s campaign tests whether Democrats can find religion.
  25. James Talarico’s Final Sprint

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Texas Democrat has stretched his closing message to encompass Beyoncé, the Biblical David, and “Friday Night Lights.” Is that what it takes to flip the state?
  26. Uncertainty in Israel After Election Results

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:13:24 -0000

    A majority of Israelis rejected the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but forming a coalition could require breaking taboos.
  27. Jamie Raskin Is Not Afraid to Impeach Trump Again

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The Maryland congressman talks about how the Democratic Party is fighting the President’s “gangster state.”
  28. The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regrets

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:16:25 -0000

    As the President and his party launch a wave of bigoted attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, Bishara Bahbah reflects on what, exactly, Trump has delivered in his second term.
  29. How Macron Destabilized France

    Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:44:14 -0000

    Widespread protests against his policies were followed by violent riots across the country. Does this mean Marine Le Pen is all but certain to be the next President of France?
  30. Gina Hinojosa Thinks Texas Is Different This Time

    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:04:47 -0000

    The Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues that crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a blue wave to the state.
  31. Obama’s Great Skewering of Trump

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:10:06 -0000

    The former President’s riff on Saddam Hussein, the Cheesecake Factory, and our gold-besotted leader was not only funny but politically brilliant.
  32. The World Series No One Wanted

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:44:14 -0000

    A matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays was considered a “nightmare,” a bloodbath of small-ball hermeneutics. But the two old-school, thrifty teams have turned the Fall Classic into a showcase for what money can’t buy.
  33. Trump’s Repudiation Is at Hand, Right?

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:59:24 -0000

    As Democrats’ midterm expectations soar, history advises only a lowercase, cautious optimism.
  34. Kimi Antonelli Has Always Been (Really) Fast

    Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “I don’t like giving compliments to myself,” the Italian driver says, but he may soon become Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion.
  35. The Final Electric Days of Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Campaign

    Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The candidate fears that high-profile attacks have compromised his safety—but he also argues that they’ve given him “one of the biggest and best platforms.”
  36. The Humans Are Coming for A.I.’s Jobs in “We Were Here”

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In India, a group of uncles plan to subvert the A.I. that is replacing them, in a mockumentary that celebrates the weirdness of regular intelligence.
  37. A Long View of the French Protests

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A visual tour of the Place de la République, a site of protests and political conflict in Paris for the past hundred and fifty years.
  38. A Global Anti-Right Backlash

    Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:08:09 -0000

    After Brazil’s election, and ahead of the U.S. midterms, progressives and liberals around the world find cause to celebrate.
  39. Texas Democrats Venture Into “No Man’s Land”

    Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:41:38 -0000

    Democrats around the country dream of a blue wave in Texas. Organizers and voters say they need more of an irrigation system. Can the Party leaders build it?
  40. Can Democrats Win Back Labor?

    Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Two years ago, Sherrod Brown, who built his career as an avatar of blue-collar frustration, lost his Senate seat in Ohio as working-class voters defected to Trump. Now he and his party are looking to make up lost ground.
  41. An Anxious Season for Muslims in Texas

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:38:50 -0000

    Facing severe political attacks and threats, Muslim civil-liberties activists in Texas are urging their communities to vote.
  42. Love, Sex, and Existential Dread for a Gay Vampire in “Time to Go”

    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Renzo Cozza’s short film gives a classic monster a moral dilemma.