‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P.
Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.
At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair
The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own record.President Trump campaigned Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas, for Ken Paxton, the state attorney general. Mr. Paxton is facing a tough Senate race in
5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate
In a top Senate battleground, Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, sparred with Josh Turek, her Democratic rival, on policy issues ranging from Medicaid to term limits.Polls show Representative Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek, a state representative, in a tight Senate race in Iowa.
A Forced Retreat for Trump and Hegseth, and What to Know About the Russia Plague Scare
Plus, the woman who helped make the moon landing possible.
For Mamdani, Oct. 7 Anniversary Sets Off Anger and Bitterness
Hours after some Jewish leaders denounced Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s remarks about the attacks on Israel, activists interrupted a vigil to call him a traitor to the Palestinian cause.When Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined a memorial vigil marking the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, he was confronted by pro-Palestin
Canadian Poet Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.Anne Carson at a reading in New York in 2008.
How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.David Milstein, a top official in the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, has been entrusted with much of the mission’s portf
Israel and U.K. Cut Last-Minute Deal to Avoid Full Closure of British Consulate in East Jerusalem
The diplomatic facility, in East Jerusalem, was under threat of being shut but will remain under a new name, the British foreign secretary said.The British Consulate in East Jerusalem on Thursday. The building will now be known as the U.K. Mission, Jerusalem.
For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat
Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.Jean-Luc Mélenchon at a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday. The protests have provided him with both opportunity and peril.
From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat
A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.The R.A.F. Fairford air base, from which a dozen American B-1 bombers were withdrawn last weekend, has been a mainstay of U.S.-British military cooperation since it
‘Absolute Nightmare’: Inside the Russian Warehouses Bombarded by Ukraine
Middle-of-the-night evacuations and fears about death have become the norm for workers at Russian e-commerce companies targeted by Ukraine.A warehouse for a Russian e-commerce company near St. Petersburg after it was hit by Ukrainian drones in July.
At Nearly $300,000, Some Recent Duke Graduates Out-Earned All Their Peers
Federal data show Duke math majors earning a bigger median income four years after graduation than any other majors from any school. It’s a small cohort.
Christa Pike, Confused After Failed Tennessee Execution, Is at Center of Legal Storm
Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.Christa Pike’s lawyers said she has a blood clot in one arm and pneumonia, and had not eaten — she was unable to swallow when her lawyers saw her.
Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.A memorial service in November 2009 for those killed at Fort Hood.
The Cornell Case Exposes What We Can’t Say
We are unable to recognize and critique bad behavior outside of a narrow definition of criminal sex.
America in Retreat
We look at how the war with Iran has constrained U.S. power.
Jimmy Kimmel Pans Trump’s Plan for a New Presidential Retreat
“What is with all these projects? Not one of them is finished,” Kimmel said in response to the possibility of a Camp David-style retreat in Florida.
6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season
It’s been several years since this part of the Gulf Coast was hit by a hurricane.Floodwaters in the Buccaneer Bay mobile home park in Lakeland, Fla. after Hurricane Milton in 2024.