Fed Meeting Underscores Tough Task Ahead for Warsh
4/29/2026 3:06 PM Open Story
Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday announced he would stay on as a governor at the central bank as internal divisions sharpen about the policy path forward.
Powell Says He Will Stay On as Fed Governor After Term as Chair Ends
4/29/2026 4:07 PM Open Story
Jerome H. Powell cited lingering legal threats against him and the Federal Reserve in explaining his decision to remain at the central bank.
Supreme Court Grapples With Trump’s Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections
4/29/2026 12:52 PM Open Story
The case deals with Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians but could have implications for more than a million from troubled nations.
What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Mean for the Midterms
4/29/2026 3:34 PM Open Story
Democrats stand to lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, but the timing was unclear. Florida has approved a redder map, and Republicans in several other states are weighing new districts.
What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America
4/29/2026 4:12 PM Open Story
There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.
Melania Trump, Queen Camilla and the Look of the Special Relationship
4/29/2026 8:09 AM Open Story
Parsing a state visit told in photo ops, and style.
Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh With a Long-Lost Friend
4/29/2026 4:19 PM Open Story
On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.
Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics
4/29/2026 3:07 PM Open Story
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.
Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
4/29/2026 3:28 PM Open Story
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.
Lucinda Williams Explains What It Takes to Write a Great Song
4/29/2026 9:02 AM Open Story
The singer-songwriter talks about being self-taught, and reaching down into the deepest, darkest parts of herself to pull out a song.
How Taylor Swift Writes a Song, In Her Own Words
4/28/2026 1:14 AM Open Story
The artist shares stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge” and how life in the public eye informs the stories she tells in her songs.
Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding
4/29/2026 4:25 PM Open Story
In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman, had misled him. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
4/29/2026 3:53 PM Open Story
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
Meta Deal Reversal Deepens Split Between China and Silicon Valley
4/29/2026 2:08 PM Open Story
Beijing’s insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up escalates the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.
Congress Races to Renew Surveillance Law After House Approval
4/29/2026 3:46 PM Open Story
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push the measure through the House, but it faces changes in the Senate that could delay its final passage past a Friday expiration.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Planned Attack Weeks Before Gala, Prosecutors Say
4/29/2026 1:32 PM Open Story
A new prosecution memo details the preparations made in the days and weeks before the assault on the White House correspondents’ dinner.
They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.
4/29/2026 4:45 PM Open Story
A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.
Why Can’t Parkland Be Used as a Park? Ask the Judges Who Park There.
4/29/2026 9:40 AM Open Story
A decades-old fight over a parking lot reserved for judges in Brooklyn has picked up steam with a new generation of combatants.
Trump and Putin Call for a Brief Cease-Fire in Ukraine
4/29/2026 12:40 PM Open Story
Previous truces have broken down amid competing accusations of violations, and it is not clear that Ukraine will agree to Moscow’s terms.
‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats
4/29/2026 8:58 AM Open Story
With Israel increasingly unpopular and antisemitism on the rise, Jewish politicians find themselves more and more under attack.
The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales
4/29/2026 2:10 PM Open Story
Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
4/29/2026 4:39 PM Open Story
In the name of disentangling race from politics, the court has given white voters more power at the expense of racial minorities.
What Worries Me Most About ‘Abundance’
4/29/2026 2:37 PM Open Story
It’s been a big year for the abundance movement, but what has it really achieved? Ezra Klein talks with his “Abundance” co-author Derek Thompson and with Marc Dunkelman, the author of “Why Nothing Works.”
U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
4/29/2026 3:46 PM Open Story
Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong conspiracy to protect the powerful cartel.
Brown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, F.B.I. Says
4/29/2026 3:16 PM Open Story
Investigators said the man’s transient lifestyle and social isolation made his intentions hard to track before shootings that killed two Brown students and an M.I.T. professor.
Mississippi Middle School Students Avert Bus Crash After Driver Loses Control
4/29/2026 3:41 PM Open Story
Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway.
Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91
4/29/2026 4:15 PM Open Story
The musclebound character he developed as a toy designer for Mattel gave rise to the Masters of the Universe franchise and helped define the machismo of the 1980s.