How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass
10/24/2026 5:28 AM Open Story
The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters
10/24/2026 5:50 AM Open Story
Chemical plants and other industrial facilities had been required to curb their toxic emissions. A New York Times investigation shows how they got out of it.
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges
10/24/2026 6:20 AM Open Story
Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses
10/23/2026 7:15 PM Open Story
The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious
10/23/2026 4:22 PM Open Story
No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters
10/23/2026 11:21 PM Open Story
Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”
How Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ruthless Ad in Ohio Divided Republicans
10/24/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.
Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say
10/24/2026 7:11 AM Open Story
The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.
Looting Left Damage and Fear on Paradise Street in Marseille
10/24/2026 2:04 AM Open Story
Looters ravaged a storied commercial avenue in France’s second-largest city. Its merchants fear that more unrest could follow.
They Were Accused of Illegal Fishing. They Ended Up in ICE Detention.
10/24/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
In states like Florida, officers who hand out fishing citations and inspect produce have been deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, expanding the reach of President Trump’s deportation campaign.
What This Democrat’s Surge in Texas Says About the Midterms
10/24/2026 5:51 AM Open Story
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, on her appeal to MAGA voters and her refusal to engage in the “culture wars.”
The Eyes of Elizabeth Holmes
10/24/2026 7:02 AM Open Story
Look into that unblinking gaze and see the abyss.
The Sorry State of the G.O.P. Candidate
10/24/2026 8:35 AM Open Story
Republicans are crude, craven, cruel. It’s not working anymore.
Outside Chance
10/24/2026 2:22 AM Open Story
We’ve plunged fully into fall, complete with cozy scarves and puffy vests. Why not venture into the woods?
New York Archdiocese Close to Settling Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million
10/23/2026 9:12 PM Open Story
The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.