The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.
8/16/2026 6:41 AM Open Story
The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.
Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.
8/16/2026 9:05 AM Open Story
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa
8/16/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time.
Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment?
8/16/2026 9:21 AM Open Story
A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.
How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer
8/16/2026 8:57 AM Open Story
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.
Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?
8/16/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.
AIPAC Targets Progressive Democrat in Race to Replace Swalwell
8/16/2026 5:27 AM Open Story
Two Democrats are in a runoff to replace Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress in April. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is spending heavily against a progressive candidate.
As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones
8/16/2026 8:31 AM Open Story
The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.
How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington
8/16/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.
It’s a Crowded Place With Some of the City’s Trickiest Traffic
8/16/2026 9:26 AM Open Story
A fatal accident has drawn attention to New York Harbor, a popular destination where not everyone necessarily knows the rules — or follows them.
As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past
8/16/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.
This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun
8/16/2026 12:56 AM Open Story
Come join the fun.
What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All
8/14/2026 2:42 PM Open Story
Is Kansas just the beginning?
Bot Meets Bot
8/16/2026 4:31 AM Open Story
Are we ready for a world where machines are mostly talking to each other?
A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network
8/16/2026 5:50 AM Open Story
A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.