GOP Pulls Measure on Trump’s War Powers in Iran, Lacking Votes to Defeat It
5/21/2026 4:22 PM Open Story
House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences.
Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund
5/21/2026 3:13 PM Open Story
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.
Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind
5/21/2026 5:54 PM Open Story
Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.
Republicans Delay Budget Votes as They Balk at Trump’s Fund
5/21/2026 3:56 PM Open Story
The G.O.P. abandoned its plan to quickly pass a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as senators revolted over his plan to pay people who claim government persecution.
Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System
5/21/2026 6:52 PM Open Story
The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.
San Diego Mosque Shooter So Alarmed Police, They Seized Father’s Guns
5/21/2026 7:45 PM Open Story
In 2025, Caleb Vazquez’s obsession with mass shooters and Nazism prompted reports to the authorities. His father surrendered dozens of firearms.
In San Diego, a Final Prayer Before Laying Heroes to Rest
5/21/2026 7:11 PM Open Story
Thousands of mourners filled a San Diego park to recite a funeral prayer for the three men killed by gunmen at a mosque on Monday.
Outside Colbert’s Final Show, Fans From Near and Far Line Up for a Farewell
5/21/2026 4:42 PM Open Story
Hundreds of people, including a pope, staked out the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, hoping to get in, or just get a glimpse.
Stephen Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ Marks the End of an Era
5/21/2026 4:07 AM Open Story
Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” satirized politics. Then his “Late Show” confronted a moment when politics became self-satirizing.
Cuba Celebrates Raúl Castro After the U.S. Accuses Him of Murder
5/21/2026 7:46 PM Open Story
Cuban officials closed ranks around Mr. Castro, their embattled former president, who was indicted on murder charges in the downing of two civilian planes 30 years ago.
Cuban Pilot in Florida Is a Defendant in Raúl Castro Indictment
5/21/2026 4:35 PM Open Story
The pilot, Luis González-Pardo, was one of the defendants in the indictment that included former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
D.N.C. 2024 Election Autopsy Reopens Wounds of Harris Loss
5/21/2026 7:08 PM Open Story
The report partly blamed aides to Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris for her defeat. But it was widely seen as a poorly executed examination, bringing fresh scrutiny to Democrats.
5 Notable Moments From Candace Owens’s Warm Interview With Hunter Biden
5/21/2026 7:14 PM Open Story
In a nearly two-hour conversation, Mr. Biden discussed his addiction to drugs and alcohol, and Ms. Owens apologized for her past remarks about him.
Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’
5/21/2026 5:22 PM Open Story
Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.
Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss
5/21/2026 3:45 AM Open Story
People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.
He Sued the N.Y.P.D. He Advised ‘Homeland.’ Now He’s Mamdani’s Lawyer.
5/21/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
Ramzi Kassem is accustomed to challenging authority. As the chief counsel to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City, he finds himself on the other side.
A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
5/21/2026 10:36 AM Open Story
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Sees Fewer Storms, but There’s a Catch
5/21/2026 10:54 AM Open Story
El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.
Publishing’s Latest Piracy Problem: Audiobooks on YouTube
5/21/2026 5:14 PM Open Story
Illegal, synthetically narrated copies of “The Hunger Games,” hit self-help books and everything in between are increasingly common on the platform.
Audible Opens a Bookless Bookstore
5/20/2026 12:05 PM Open Story
Booksellers are trying to figure out how to market audiobooks in person. At a new pop-up, the Amazon-owned company is betting on listening rooms, branded merch and “story tenders.”
Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.
5/21/2026 2:00 PM Open Story
The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.
Washington Is Still Trying to Rewrite Cuban History
5/21/2026 7:24 PM Open Story
How can Cubans move forward if they aren’t ready to reckon with their past?
Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son Don Jr.’s Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’
5/21/2026 2:22 PM Open Story
President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.
Elim Chan Becomes First Female Music Director of San Francisco Symphony
5/21/2026 9:48 AM Open Story
Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.
A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died
5/21/2026 11:37 AM Open Story
The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.
Alberta Separation: What to Know Ahead of Oct. 19 Vote on Staying in Canada
5/21/2026 5:47 PM Open Story
Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede.