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  1. Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:23:54 -0000

    The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
  2. RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:35:13 -0000

    The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
  3. RFK Jr. Overhauls Powerful Health Panel Whose Work He Has Blocked

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:15:09 -0000

    The selections suggest the Trump administration may be trying to move the United States Preventive Services Task Force in a direction that serves its political ideology.
  4. Republicans Face a Tough Path Ahead

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:53:51 -0000

    Also, Kennedy tells anti-vaccine group they have a friend in the White House. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  5. Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:10:26 -0000

    Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”
  6. Kennedy Center Closure Prompts Legal Fight Over Trump-Backed Renovation

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:31:28 -0000

    The federal judge denied a Democratic lawmaker’s request for an emergency hearing on the closure, which began on Tuesday.
  7. Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:26:05 -0000

    As part of a lawsuit, the workers have asked a federal court to stop any plans to engrave the building with President Trump’s name.
  8. G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad Criticizing the Immigration Crackdown

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:02:45 -0000

    Representative María Elvira Salazar, a three-term representative from Miami, won re-election by 20 percentage points in 2024. Her ad suggests worry among some Republicans about their standing with Hispanic voters.
  9. Montana Ballot Measure Would Strike at Political ‘Dark Money’

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:25:20 -0000

    A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot. Opponents say it violates a high court ruling.
  10. The Face of London in the 1960s Is Living Her Best Life

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:35:13 -0000

    The face of London in the 1960s is living her best life at the age of 77.
  11. Yemen War Intensifies as Houthi Militia Advances on Marib

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:44:03 -0000

    Clashes between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces have been reported near oil-rich Marib Province.
  12. U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report Says

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:14:36 -0000

    Mistakes that led to the deaths of more than a hundred children “went beyond negligence,” investigators said. They also cited a separate strike the same day that killed a reported 22 civilians.
  13. Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear Program

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:34:10 -0000

    The conflict underscored the distance between world powers over the United States’ pressure campaign on Iran.
  14. For a Border Tribe, Trump’s Wall Is a Betrayal: ‘They Want to Erase Us’

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:54:35 -0000

    An escalating confrontation on Native land southwest of Tucson threatens to upend decades of uneasy cooperation between the Tohono O’odham Nation and the United States.
  15. The Public Charge Rule: How Trump’s Green Card Policy Could Affect Immigrant Families

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:39:26 -0000

    The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits.
  16. C.J. Huff Rebuilt Joplin’s Devastated Schools. Then Came the Backlash.

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:28:26 -0000

    A former superintendent in Joplin, Mo., is trying to apply what he learned to other shattered districts — and reckoning with the toll of the disaster on his own life.
  17. Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:12:52 -0000

    Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.
  18. S.U.V. Driver Charged With Murder in Los Angeles Bus Crash

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:51:36 -0000

    Prosecutors said the driver was impaired by drugs and ran a red light before ramming a city bus on Tuesday. Two people died. Compounding the tragedy, a news helicopter also crashed.
  19. The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:29:25 -0000

    Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.
  20. This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:19:12 -0000

    The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.
  21. Watching Bigots Erupt

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:55:26 -0000

    This is what I see when I look at the picture Bo French hates.
  22. America and China Look at A.I. and See Very Different Problems

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:14:59 -0000

    Until the two countries can agree on what risks to worry about, cooperation is a distant dream.
  23. Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:40:49 -0000

    Alex Gibney’s “Musk” will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.
  24. Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:31:00 -0000

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner.
  25. The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why are we so obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again?
  26. Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
  27. She Made Me Do It

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A prominent dressage trainer shot a belligerent student—and now maintains that he’s the real victim.
  28. The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet?
  29. Mail-In Voting Survives

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:28:50 -0000

    In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda.
  30. How to Protect Democracy

    Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma.
  31. The U.S. Was Never Going to Win the “War on Terror”

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the twenty-five years since 9/11, the U.S. has waged several military campaigns against extremism around the world, resulting in the deaths of almost a million people. What has it accomplished?
  32. Troy Jackson Is Still Surprised That He’s Running for Senate

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:24:56 -0000

    The former state senator replaced Graham Platner as Maine’s Democratic nominee. But, as he reminded voters over Labor Day weekend, “it could have been anyone else.”
  33. How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings?
  34. Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:46:03 -0000

    After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
  35. Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:30:10 -0000

    The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run-up to October’s election.
  36. What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:19:00 -0000

    A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government.
  37. Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The tech world has long been run by iconoclasts whose ideas about right and wrong are self-consciously different from those of most people.
  38. Ben Shelton Comes Into Full Focus

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:42:36 -0000

    In a riveting U.S. Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, the twenty-three-year-old showed that his composure and problem-solving are as central to his game as his extraordinary athleticism.
  39. The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
  40. Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed?

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    So far, the proliferation of A.I. models such as Claude and ChatGPT hasn’t led to mass displacement of workers. But deployment is accelerating and economic pressures are rising.
  41. Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery.
  42. “The Journey,” a Five-Part Audio Investigation from The New Yorker

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? Examining a scandal that threatens to undermine the surrogacy industry.
  43. On Not Being a Homeowner

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Generational wealth shapes our futures and friendships, whether we talk about it or not.
  44. Colin Kaepernick Misses the Game

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    In his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” the former N.F.L. star recounts the backlash he faced from the league.
  45. Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke?

    Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The political operative Adam Jentleson once believed “the way for Democrats to win was to get your base really riled up.” He’s now trying to wrest the Party away from its far-left flank.
  46. Remembrance of September 11th

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It became immediately evident that this was terrorism on an unexampled scale. The twentieth century had ended, and the twenty-first had begun.
  47. The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:29:01 -0000

    New reporting from Haaretz shows that, before October 7th, the Israeli Prime Minister was told to expect an “earthquake” from Gaza—and didn’t inform his security chiefs.
  48. A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation

    Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention.