The Justice Department’s Unusual Election-Year Activity
10/30/2026 7:03 AM Open Story
Federal prosecutors have targeted President Trump’s political opponents and sued states over election administration just before the midterms. Devlin Barrett, a reporter for The New York Times, explains how this activity is compared with the Justice Department’s usual election-year behavior.
How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary
10/30/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.
Polymarket and Kalshi Face a Major Accuracy Test: The Midterms
10/30/2026 9:35 AM Open Story
Studies have shown that the betting sites can predict races correctly, but their ability to forecast U.S. midterm elections is an important proving ground.
Tech Stocks Tumble, Putting Pressure on Broader Market
10/30/2026 10:53 AM Open Story
The S&P 500 is set for a small loss in October, despite a deeper slide in some of the A.I. stocks that exert a heavy influence on the index.
Why the Markets Don’t Care About the Midterms
10/30/2026 10:13 AM Open Story
Factors like inflation, interest rates, A.I. and the war with Iran are far more important, our columnist says.
Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era
10/30/2026 10:47 AM Open Story
The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.
Binance Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know.
10/30/2026 9:32 AM Open Story
Hackers made off with around $6 billion in digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history. Binance said it will cover the losses.
U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan, Despite Risk of Persecution
10/30/2026 11:18 AM Open Story
The Trump administration plans to fly the Afghan immigrants from Louisiana to Pakistan, where they are expected to be expelled over the border to Afghanistan.
Here’s Where Rain Could Dampen Your Spirits This Halloween
10/30/2026 9:16 AM Open Story
Use our tool to look up your trick-or-treat forecast.
I Covered the Tiananmen Square Massacre. It Still Weighs on Me.
10/30/2026 10:07 AM Open Story
The day that changed modern China also taught me how to recognize true courage.
High Prices Haunt Trump and the GOP on Eve of the Midterms
10/30/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing.
U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War
10/30/2026 3:35 AM Open Story
That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.
Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution
10/30/2026 6:00 AM Open Story
Convicted of a 1995 murder, Ms. Pike released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.
Another Toll of the Violent Unrest in France: The Political Center
10/30/2026 7:00 AM Open Story
Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate from the centrist bloc, has eroded, while his far-right and far-left rivals benefit.
The Result of Dissatisfaction Is Endless Political Deadlock
10/30/2026 6:17 AM Open Story
From France to Brazil, voters are railing against the status quo, even as the politics of disenchantment make lasting change nearly impossible.
Ukrainians Are Fighting Russians Inside Underground Gas Pipes. I Went in One.
10/30/2026 6:33 AM Open Story
I experienced war’s subterranean future as drones dominate the skies. I didn’t like it.
Rare Evacuation Announced by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky
10/30/2026 9:35 AM Open Story
Many of the people left in Oleshky, where bombardment is constant, have run out of food. A truce that began Tuesday is supposed to allow aid in and civilians out.
Russian News Outlet That Defied Kremlin Will Shut Down: ‘They Killed Us’
10/30/2026 10:19 AM Open Story
Journalists at the fiercely independent Novaya Gazeta, whose co-founder received the Nobel Peace Prize, said the government had orchestrated its demise.
Patrick Stewart Was Regal, Stately and Quite Hilarious
10/30/2026 8:18 AM Open Story
The actor used his booming voice and Shakespearean pedigree in the service of absurd (and often lewd) comedy.
As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists
10/30/2026 8:55 AM Open Story
Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.
I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s My Side of the Story.
10/30/2026 8:32 AM Open Story
I’m in ‘You Can See Everything.’ Here’s my side of the story.
The Trouble With This Popular Progressive Idea
10/30/2026 8:19 AM Open Story
Forget California’s billionaire wealth tax. The economist Natasha Sarin believes there are better ways to make billionaires pay up.
Mosquito Lasers
10/30/2026 7:21 AM Open Story
China has come up with an innovative way to kill the insects.
Traffic Control Errors Caused Spain’s Deadly Train Crash, Official Says
10/30/2026 11:06 AM Open Story
The transport minister said a judge would investigate controllers’ actions, including authorizing a train to proceed at high speed though another was stalled in front of it.