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  1. As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:34 -0000

    A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts nationwide. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion.
  2. Paxton’s Senate Bid Raises the Stakes in His War on Latino Voting Groups

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:25 -0000

    The Texas attorney general has mounted an all-out effort to prove Democratic Hispanic groups have been corrupting elections. Now he could be the beneficiary of his own attacks.
  3. ICE Says Detainees Are ‘Worst of the Worst.’ Government Data Disagrees.

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:54 -0000

    Federal officials said they are removing killers and rapists from the streets. Data obtained by The New York Times indicates most detainees at a Newark facility haven’t been convicted of crimes.
  4. Newark Mayor to Scale Back Police Presence at Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:40:51 -0000

    The mayor, Ras Baraka, said the city would not spend taxpayer money to safeguard Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark run by a private prison company.
  5. Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor Race

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:16:44 -0000

    Mr. Becerra was long dismissed in the contest until the abrupt departure of Eric Swalwell created a surprise path for an experienced Democrat.
  6. Amid Mounting Democratic Concern, Platner Says His Past Is Being ‘Weaponized’

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:12:58 -0000

    The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied.
  7. Deluged With Mail Ballots, California Takes Its Time Counting Votes Again

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:02:24 -0000

    Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.
  8. What Are Democrats’ Best Senate Pickup Opportunities?

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:11:16 -0000

    We’ve grouped six battleground states by some of the factors that shape how likely it is for the party to flip each Senate seat.
  9. Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:22:36 -0000

    The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region.
  10. What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:06 -0000

    Videos collected by The Times shows how the Israeli military has deployed a munition that can be extremely harmful over populated areas in Lebanon.
  11. Trump Greets Farmers in Wisconsin, but Says He Could Be Home Watching TV

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:34:52 -0000

    President Trump was in Wisconsin to reassure farmers who have been stung by his tariff policies and rising fuel prices from the war in Iran.
  12. Trump Administration Investigating Gender Treatments at Mount Sinai

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:35:22 -0000

    A grand jury subpoenaed the health system for information about adolescent patients who had received gender-related care, Mount Sinai said on Friday.
  13. Trump Says Bill Pulte, His New Intelligence Director, Should Slash Staff

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:08:37 -0000

    The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
  14. Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:32:50 -0000

    Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public.
  15. As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:01:43 -0000

    China is well positioned to help stop the deadly virus, and could move into a gap left by U.S. retreat.
  16. The World Has Learned From the Last Ebola Outbreak, but Gaps Remain

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:20 -0000

    The vaccine development process and coordination between health organizations have improved since a devastating 2014-2016 outbreak.
  17. Raphael Warnock Says the Supreme Court Has Done ‘Violence’ to Democracy

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:15:07 -0000

    The Democrat from Georgia on what he sees as the moral issues of our time.
  18. The White House’s Latest Provocation Is Way More Than Just a Troll

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:32:07 -0000

    What’s the matter, can’t you take a joke?
  19. The Betrayal of Black Voters Threatens Our Democracy

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:32:42 -0000

    The sweeping effort to dismantle Black-majority congressional districts in the South will have far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and for our democracy.
  20. Balancing Act

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:05:50 -0000

    The tension between sticking to what we know and seeking out new experiences is one of comfort versus novelty. How can we have both?
  21. ‘60 Minutes’ Is a ‘Cage Full of Tigers.’ Can Nick Bilton Lead It?

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:02:01 -0000

    The tech journalist and filmmaker was a surprise choice to lead a famously combative newsroom. His first week was chaos.
  22. How the War in Iran Is Transforming the Global Economy

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The green-energy industry, and China, may be the biggest beneficiaries.
  23. The World Cup According to Gianni Infantino

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    FIFA’s powerful president is remaking global soccer in his own image. Can the sport survive him?
  24. The Paperboy’s Secret

    Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket.
  25. How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is quietly reshaping the industry.
  26. Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes

    Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “Flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading. Infectious fungi are emerging. Microbiomes may never be the same. Are we ready?
  27. The Changing Face of “Authenticity” in Politics

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What Graham Platner’s scandal-plagued Senate run says about a tired cliché.
  28. The Iran War and the End of the “Middle East”

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:45:30 -0000

    Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are reshaping the region—just not as they imagined.
  29. Peru’s Politics Are a Disaster, but Does It Matter?

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A runoff election, on June 7th, will decide which of two candidates—down from thirty-six, in the first round of voting—becomes the next Peruvian President. The economy may not notice.
  30. How Pakistan Is Using the Iran War to Reinvent Itself

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:17:37 -0000

    The country’s emergence as an unlikely mediator between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic illustrates how diplomacy has become more personal and transactional under President Donald Trump.
  31. Jack Schlossberg Makes His Case

    Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The Kennedy scion explains his winding path to electoral politics, his relationship to his family legacy, and why he thinks he should represent New York’s Twelfth Congressional District.
  32. Why Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump

    Mon, 25 May 2026 15:48:35 -0000

    Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict, Tehran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz and hold the global economy hostage has reinforced the power of regime hard-liners.
  33. The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck

    Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The astronaut Reid Wiseman talks about going deeper into space than anyone in history, eating maple cookies in microgravity, and deciding how to spend his first day off after returning to Earth.
  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. The Knicks Steal Game 1 from the Spurs: A Post-Game Conversation

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:45:12 -0000

    On Jalen Brunson’s heroics, Victor Wembanyama’s struggles, and how the Knicks managed to come back in the second half to defeat the Spurs.
  36. Can A.I. Produce Writing That We Actually Want to Read?

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    I recently created a simple test, which convinced me that the answer is no.
  37. This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and his wealthy supporters.
  38. Victor Wembanyama Towers Over the Thunder, and the Game of Basketball

    Sun, 31 May 2026 18:59:58 -0000

    San Antonio’s Game Seven victory against Oklahoma City announced the arrival of the N.B.A.’s most remarkable new superstar in years.
  39. California Primary-Election Results: Xavier Becerra Advances

    Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:15:42 -0000

    The former federal health official and state attorney general will be one of two gubernatorial candidates in November. In the Los Angeles mayoral primary, the incumbent Karen Bass moves on to the general election as well.
  40. Iowa Primary-Election Results: Trump-Backed Candidate Loses in the Race for Governor

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:28:42 -0000

    Zach Lahn defeated Randy Feenstra in the G.O.P. gubernatorial contest; Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson will face off in the race to replace the Republican senator Joni Ernst.
  41. Introducing Catalogues, a New Game for People Who Love Lists

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Every day, order a set of items based on a hidden theme.
  42. The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants?
  43. Inside Lebanon’s Fraught Push to Disarm Hezbollah

    Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Can one of the world’s most heavily armed militias be curbed without ripping the country apart?
  44. Donald Trump Gets Even

    Fri, 29 May 2026 03:19:32 -0000

    What the “Anti-Weaponization” fund might mean for the President’s most ardent supporters—and why, for some, it might still fall short.
  45. Taking Children from Their Parents Without a Court Order

    Thu, 28 May 2026 18:40:02 -0000

    A class-action lawsuit is challenging the emergency-removal practices of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services.
  46. What the Pope Said About A.I.

    Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Leo XIV’s new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” presents a remarkable case for placing moral concerns, and not profit, or competitive advantage, or efficiency, at the center of any discussion of artificial intelligence.