Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution
3/2/2026 5:26 PM Open Story
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq offered a stark lesson in the limits of military force. The Iran attacks suggest an era of postwar wariness is over.
‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
3/2/2026 9:05 PM Open Story
Many residents of Tehran managed to get out of town when the U.S. and Israel attack began, but others who could not described living under bombardment.
U.S. Sends More Troops to the Mideast as Iran War Expands
3/2/2026 6:40 PM Open Story
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged the possibility of an extended campaign, as the military announced that six U.S. service members had been killed so far.
Texas Senate Candidates Make Final Arguments Before Primary Elections
3/2/2026 5:49 PM Open Story
The Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton — and the Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico — are battling in bitter and expensive races.
In Republican Win, Supreme Court Retains G.O.P. District in New York
3/2/2026 8:30 PM Open Story
In an emergency ruling, the justices preserved the district of a Republican congresswoman, despite a lower-court ruling that it illegally diluted the power of minority voters.
Can These Democrats Make Combative Centrism Happen for 2028 Election?
3/2/2026 5:34 PM Open Story
Third Way, the moderate Democratic advocacy group and think tank, has an expansive and expensive plan to shape the 2028 presidential campaign.
Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms
3/2/2026 5:01 PM Open Story
The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.
OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon
3/2/2026 7:57 PM Open Story
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
What Is Trump’s Neck Rash? His Doctor Declines to Explain.
3/2/2026 2:55 PM Open Story
President Trump’s physician did not explain what the skin condition was or what medication he was using to treat it.
Trump Says He Will End Boycott of White House Correspondents’ Dinner
3/2/2026 5:33 PM Open Story
The mentalist Oz Pearlman is this year’s speaker. “Hopefully, it will be something very Special,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Blocking California’s Trans Student Policy
3/2/2026 6:17 PM Open Story
Christian teachers and parents challenged the state’s policies, which they say require schools to hide students’ transgender status from their parents.
N.Y. Attorney General Orders Hospital to Resume Youth Transgender Care
3/2/2026 2:55 PM Open Story
NYU Langone Health had stopped providing puberty-blocking medication and hormone treatments after the federal government threatened to pull its funding.
As Kennedy Turns From Vaccines, MAHA Allies See a ‘Betrayal’
3/2/2026 1:30 PM Open Story
As the midterm elections approach, the health secretary is focusing on “real food.” Anger is rising among some of his supporters.
States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment
3/2/2026 8:57 AM Open Story
Citing rising costs and shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs.
America’s Billionaires Continue to Flock to Wyoming
3/2/2026 2:04 PM Open Story
Jackson, Wyo., has long been a refuge for the rich. But the last five years saw a boom in wealth of a kind never before seen. Across the country, the 2017 tax cuts minted hundreds of new billionaires.
Seven Takeaways From the Clintons’ Epstein Depositions
3/2/2026 8:06 PM Open Story
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was defiant. Former President Bill Clinton spoke of President Trump’s ties to Epstein. A Republican raised a conspiracy theory.
As Trump Scrambles the World Order, Can Germany Learn the Language of Hard Power?
3/2/2026 10:00 PM Open Story
In the wake of the U.S. bombing of Iran and its dismissal of European allies, an anxious continent’s best chance at security runs through its largest economy.
When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion
3/2/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Washington, long planned, is now likely to be dominated by discussions of the attack, which Europeans did not take part in.
Under Pressure from Trump, Cuban Leader Calls for ‘Urgent’ Economic Change
3/2/2026 7:39 PM Open Story
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the private sector needed more autonomy, as the island confronts a U.S. oil blockade that has deepened a humanitarian crisis.
When ‘Anora’ Becomes ‘Anorak’: The Art of Wrong Movie Titles
3/2/2026 2:01 AM Open Story
Staffers at Film at Lincoln Center keep a list of the incorrect movie titles they’ve heard from patrons. That list is very, very long.
The Coming Iranian Revolution
3/2/2026 11:30 PM Open Story
Ayatollah Khomeini’s bait-and-switch game in the early years of the Islamic regime turned many of the people against it. They’ve been fighting the revolution since.
Americans Need to Know More About The Iran Attacks
3/2/2026 1:36 PM Open Story
The American public has received too little information to effectively judge the goals and objectives of the largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in a generation.
U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Rwanda, Saying It Sabotaged Trump Peace Deal
3/2/2026 3:24 PM Open Story
Rwanda’s government responded by claiming the sanctions unjustly targeted only one party to the conflict and misrepresented the facts.
Your Closest Forest Gets Lit Up by a Hidden Purple Glow
3/2/2026 2:11 PM Open Story
Research shows that a phenomenon called St. Elmo’s Fire, which occurs during thunderstorms, may be much more common than previously understood.
Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse 2026: Time and Visibility Guide
3/2/2026 12:45 PM Open Story
Earth’s shadow will temporarily drape the moon in a copper hue before sunrise on Tuesday.
Half of Colorectal Cancer Cases Now Occur in Those Under 65, Study Shows
3/2/2026 4:00 AM Open Story
It isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.