Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
8/1/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
8/1/2026 7:29 AM Open Story
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
8/1/2026 7:46 AM Open Story
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear
8/1/2026 7:46 AM Open Story
With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians
7/31/2026 8:40 PM Open Story
The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.
Kuwait Says It Downed Iranian Drones as Mideast Braces for Possible Escalation
8/1/2026 5:44 AM Open Story
The wave of strikes came as President Trump threatened to intensify the American campaign against Iran. U.S. embassies in the region warned of the “potential for unforeseen escalation.”
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More
8/1/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.
She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.
8/1/2026 8:24 AM Open Story
Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election.
Why Mitch McConnell Isn’t Giving Up His Senate Seat
7/31/2026 1:23 PM Open Story
Democrats are demanding that the Kentucky Republican resign. Others who were sidelined for far longer faced no such calls, but times are changing.
How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer
8/1/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself.
The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped.
8/1/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.
Russian Missiles Kill 9 in Kyiv After Trump Backs Off Air-Defense Pledge
8/1/2026 6:49 AM Open Story
Ukraine’s supply of Patriot missile interceptors is dwindling, and on Friday, President Trump backed away from his promise to let Ukraine make them itself.
How 50,000 Migrants Surged Into Ceuta, a Spanish Exclave Near Morocco
7/31/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
On Thursday, tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbors Morocco. By Friday evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.
Spain Installs Floating Barrier in Ceuta After Influx of Migrants
8/1/2026 5:48 AM Open Story
Most of those who came to the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities said.
Anthony Bourdain’s Wild Summers Still Echo in Provincetown
7/31/2026 9:17 AM Open Story
As a new film evokes his coming-of-age in this bohemian Cape Cod town, Pete Wells goes looking for the people and restaurants that shaped him.
To Find Happiness, I Stopped Talking. It Helped.
8/1/2026 4:00 AM Open Story
I had no idea what would help with my problems, but I knew what wouldn’t: talking about them. Which is why a silent retreat turned out to be exactly what I needed.
The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump
8/1/2026 7:12 AM Open Story
Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem.
Making Rounds
8/1/2026 3:18 AM Open Story
Errands get us out of our homes and into the world, on missions providing both serendipity and satisfaction.
Nirmal Purja, Renowned Mountaineer, Is Found Dead After Pakistan Avalanche
8/1/2026 7:34 AM Open Story
The British-Nepali mountaineer was one of 10 climbers who were struck by an avalanche on Thursday on Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains.