‘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
Israel had threatened to close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, a center of outreach to Palestinians for decades. A last-minute agreement means a smaller diplomatic service will remain.The British Consulate in East Jerusalem on Thursday. The building will now be known as the U.K. Mission, Je
France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis, a Warning to the World
French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.France’s fiscal turmoil highlights the risks facing heavily indebted governments as borrowing costs rise and public spending on health care, pensions and defense grows.
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.
Blasts Rattle Riyadh as Saudi Arabia Hit by Deadliest Houthi Attacks So Far
Saudi-led forces in Yemen said they intercepted two missiles targeting Riyadh. The kingdom is on edge after the authorities said strikes killed three people on Wednesday.A highway in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in February. The Houthis have escalated their targeting of the city in recent days.
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
Oil Prices Jump on Outburst of Violence in the Middle East
Attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz have continued as a war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia intensified.
‘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.
Escalating Assaults on Ukrainian Cities Are Producing an Enormous Toll
At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.A handout photo shows firefighters in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, where a bus was struck by projectiles on Thursday
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.
Newsom Mulls Sparing Lives of All 563 Prisoners on Death Row in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up talks after a botched execution in Tennessee.Gov. Gavin Newsom is discussing whether to commute death sentences for 563 inmates and allow them to spend the rest of their lives in prison instead.
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.