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  1. Control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Uranium Stockpiles Were Sticking Points

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:20:25 -0000

    The U.S. had demanded that Iran immediately reopen the strait to all maritime traffic, but Iran said it would do so only after a final peace deal, according to Iranian officials.
  2. What Now? Vance Leaves Iran Talks Without a Deal.

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:47:05 -0000

    The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.
  3. Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:08:33 -0000

    On his way to Florida, President Trump said it did not matter to him if a deal with Iran was reached or not: “We win, regardless,” he said.
  4. Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:32:51 -0000

    The immigration judges’ abrupt dismissals marked the latest efforts by the Trump administration to reshape the country’s immigration courts.
  5. Postal Service, Under Pressure, Now Faces Trump’s Mail Ballot Order

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:40:11 -0000

    President Trump’s executive order, which has been challenged as unconstitutional, would limit the Postal Service to sending only the ballots of voters deemed eligible.
  6. USPS Is Running Out of Money. Here’s How It Could Affect Your Mail.

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:41:43 -0000

    Despite numerous attempts to reform the Postal Service, the agency’s business model has not changed significantly since 1970. Officials are proposing to decrease service and increase prices.
  7. Second Venezuelan Doctor Detained in South Texas by Immigration Agents

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:46:29 -0000

    An E.R. doctor was detained Saturday, just days after a family physician had been detained. Both were traveling when immigration agents took them into custody.
  8. Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Into Eric Swalwell After Sexual Assault Allegations

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:52:40 -0000

    The Manhattan district attorney’s office is examining a claim that Representative Eric Swalwell, a candidate for governor in California, assaulted a woman in New York City in 2024.
  9. Push to Expel Swalwell Could Touch Off Chain Reaction of House Removal Votes

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:05:21 -0000

    The House could move within days to consider expelling Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, in light of sexual assault allegations against him. There could be more to come for both parties.
  10. NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Reunite With Friends and Family After 10-Day Moon Mission

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:13:16 -0000

    The four astronauts made an emotional return to Houston a day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day lunar journey.
  11. Many Polls Say Orban Will Lose. But He Has an Edge Even Before Voting Begins.

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:01:32 -0000

    Over 16 years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party has repeatedly tweaked the electoral system to its advantage, making the vote free, but not entirely fair.
  12. What to Know as Hungary Votes in Elections Watched by the World

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:01:33 -0000

    With Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a standard-bearer for global populism, in political peril, the vote on Sunday could have far-reaching implications.
  13. Trump’s War With Iran Has Weakened America

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:08:54 -0000

    The president should at long last recognize the ineptitude of his impulsive, go-it-alone approach.
  14. Gaza’s Rubble Is the Grave of Its Future

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:54:52 -0000

    Six months after the cease-fire, ordinary Gazans contemplate their future while living with the wounds of war.
  15. Mass Stampede at Haitian Tourist Site Leaves Dozens Dead

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:21:44 -0000

    The tragedy took place at the Citadelle Laferrière, a historic fortress in northern Haiti and one of the country’s defining symbols.
  16. Officer Fatally Shoots Attacker at Grand Central After 3 Are Stabbed With Machete

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:28:22 -0000

    The victims, two older men and an older woman, were expected to survive after the subway platform attacks. The assailant was shot after he repeatedly refused to drop his weapon, the police said.
  17. In a Restaurant’s Name, a Message of Grief and Hope for Palestinians

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:12 -0000

    Hinds Hall near Columbia University is a place to find Palestinian cuisine and to remember a 5-year-old killed in Gaza.
  18. Takeaways From the First Big Gathering of Potential 2028 Democratic Candidates

    Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:42:40 -0000

    The National Action Network convention showcased similarities and some differences in a wide-open field of possible contenders.
  19. How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.
  20. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
  21. Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the planet gets warmer and the rains fall harder, the future of flood control is looking less like a wall and something more like a park.
  22. Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake.
  23. Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    From the first day of his Presidency, Trump has posed an emergency to both his country and the world.
  24. The Global Stakes of Hungary’s Pivotal Election

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What the fate of Viktor Orbán, a pioneer of strongman politics and a darling of right-wing movements across the world, might mean for Europe, Russia, MAGA, and beyond.
  25. What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The finding of a California jury represents the opening legal salvo in a fight against one of the central anxieties of our time.
  26. A U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Here, but Trump’s Stone Age Mentality Endures

    Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:57:48 -0000

    A temporary truce can’t erase the chaos of a war that the White House started and never fully understood.
  27. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  28. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:23 -0000

    Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
  29. How Donald Trump May Have Sabotaged His Chances for a Deal with Iran

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:38:52 -0000

    The Iranian regime has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, destabilizing global markets and leaving the U.S. with no good options.
  30. Why Israel Is Attacking Lebanon

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:12:57 -0000

    Hezbollah, Iran, and Israel helped fuel a disastrous political crisis in Lebanon. Now the Netanyahu government is using it to justify a larger conflict.
  31. An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
  32. The N.B.A.’s Race to the Bottom

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite the league’s many attempts to combat tanking, the incentive to lose remains strong for teams hoping to strategize for the future. Is there a fix?
  33. The Spectacle of War and the Struggle to Protest

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    On social media, images of destruction in Iran are giving way to commentary from talking heads, dulling the reality of war.
  34. Who Struck It Rich in the Markets When Trump Postponed Bombing Iran?

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A series of uncannily timed bets on the price of oil and stocks deserves a proper investigation. It’s far from clear that they’ll get one.
  35. Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on the rise of the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and how allegations of deceptive behavior continue to dog one of the most powerful figures in tech.
  36. Zohran Mamdani, Perpetual Student of the City

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Mayor, along with some teen-agers from Bronx Science, takes stock of his first hundred days.
  37. The Costs of Trump’s Iran-War Folly

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:09:59 -0000

    If this is “total and complete victory,” imagine what failure looks like.
  38. What Would a Ground Invasion of Iran Look Like?

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:48:39 -0000

    As a fragile ceasefire begins, Tehran is using lessons from the Iran-Iraq War to prepare for an American escalation.
  39. What Trump’s Reorganization of the Forest Service Means for Rural America

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The agency has been a force across rural America. The changes will make lots of room for lumber lobbyists, less for forest science.
  40. What Will the Artemis II Moon Mission Teach Us?

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:44:28 -0000

    Four astronauts are travelling deeper into space than anyone in history. NASA will never be the same.
  41. Trump’s Offshore-Drilling Dream Is a Recipe for Poisoning the Oceans

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump envisions a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends.
  42. This Easter, an American Pope Confronts an American War

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Last week, when asked if he had a message about the war in Iran for President Trump, Leo XIV said, “Hopefully, he’s looking for an off-ramp.”