Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back
9/15/2026 6:20 PM Open Story
The president’s posts about artificial intelligence on the social media platform he founded were met with an unusual volume of criticism.
Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown
9/15/2026 5:19 PM Open Story
On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms
9/15/2026 3:17 PM Open Story
At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.
Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order
9/15/2026 4:08 PM Open Story
The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.
Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites
9/15/2026 12:58 PM Open Story
Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
9/15/2026 1:06 PM Open Story
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
9/15/2026 4:47 PM Open Story
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
Supreme Court Stands Up to Trump on Mail Voting and a Few Key Issues
9/15/2026 10:56 AM Open Story
The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.
Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail-In Voting Ruling
9/15/2026 7:01 AM Open Story
In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices.
Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting
9/15/2026 6:09 PM Open Story
The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval
9/15/2026 7:38 PM Open Story
It was the fifth time that a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has voted to rein in President Trump’s war powers as discontent with the conflict grows among voters.
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs
9/15/2026 5:12 PM Open Story
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War
9/15/2026 7:27 PM Open Story
Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundreds of military facilities were destroyed, according to a new report.
Scrutiny of Jury May Complicate Future of Lindsay Clancy Case
9/15/2026 4:21 PM Open Story
The intense public focus on the jurors whose deadlock led to a mistrial could complicate any attempt to retry the case, and to seat jurors in other high-profile cases.
Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World
9/15/2026 8:03 AM Open Story
From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.
How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia
9/15/2026 1:30 PM Open Story
Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips.
Trump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans
9/15/2026 5:10 PM Open Story
His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party’s candidates.
House Kills Bid to Impeach Trump as Democrats Split
9/15/2026 2:03 PM Open Story
Dozens of Democrats declined to register a position on articles of impeachment by one of their own members, Representative Al Green, that cited President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Jamie Beaton Could Be the World’s Most Educated Person
9/15/2026 7:00 AM Open Story
Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with more on the way. Why? How?
It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat
9/15/2026 3:15 PM Open Story
China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.
Trump May Not Be Entirely Wrong About A.I.
9/15/2026 4:30 PM Open Story
Has A.I. become death, destroyer of worlds?
Do You Have Questions About A.I.? We Want to Answer Them.
9/14/2026 2:46 PM Open Story
The New York Times is soliciting readers’ questions about the dangers — and benefits — posed by artificial intelligence.
A T. Rex Walked Here: Teacher Finds Rare Footprints in North Dakota
9/15/2026 2:19 PM Open Story
Kent Hups, a high school science teacher in Colorado, discovered a 23-foot trackway of fossilized dinosaur footprints, which offer a glimpse of how the apex predator moved 66 million years ago.