How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar
7/11/2026 5:20 AM Open Story
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
7/11/2026 8:56 AM Open Story
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
7/11/2026 8:20 AM Open Story
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
Whistle-Blowers Accuse Kennedy Center of Contracting Flaws Under Trump
7/11/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
Documents submitted to Congress detailed concerns about competitive bidding processes and a White House order to tear up new bathroom tile because of its color.
Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women
7/11/2026 2:02 AM Open Story
The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine after a rape allegation renewed attention to a movement built by Senator Bernie Sanders that some say is too forgiving of male misconduct.
How The Times Reported on Graham Platner
7/11/2026 2:03 AM Open Story
Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed.
An American Politician is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank
7/11/2026 3:41 AM Open Story
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.
Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.
7/11/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices.
Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target?
7/11/2026 6:26 AM Open Story
During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy.
Iran’s Top Diplomat Is in Oman for Talks on Strait as Ayatollah Vows Revenge
7/11/2026 7:40 AM Open Story
The visit comes after heavy clashes this week between the U.S. and Iran. The country’s supreme leader pledged to avenge his father’s killing, trading threats with President Trump.
Buckling Manhattan High Rise Becomes Focus of Criminal Investigation
7/10/2026 4:20 PM Open Story
The inquiry, being conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation and the Manhattan district attorney’s office, was in an early stage, and its focus was unclear.
Developer of Troubled Midtown High-Rise Had Tried to Avoid the Spotlight
7/11/2026 12:00 AM Open Story
Nathan Berman has shied away from the showy ways necessary to succeed in New York real estate. Now, his largest project is in limbo.
Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show
7/11/2026 5:08 AM Open Story
The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.
We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.
7/11/2026 7:36 AM Open Story
With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.
The Population Forecasts Are Grim. They’re Still Too Optimistic.
7/11/2026 4:00 AM Open Story
America is not prepared for population decline.
Gravitational Pull
7/11/2026 3:06 AM Open Story
We think and dream and fuss and project entire worlds into existence. Meanwhile, the earth’s orbit continues and the sun goes on shining.
Non-Disclosure: In Roswell, New U.F.O. Docs Are a Declassified Bummer
7/11/2026 2:00 AM Open Story
Roswell’s annual U.F.O. festival was supposed to be full of triumphant “told you so’s” after the Trump administration declassified its alien files. Instead, apparently, the coverup continues.