Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba
12/13/2025 12:08 AM Open Story
Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.
Behind the Venezuelan Opposition Leader’s Daring Escape to Oslo
12/12/2025 4:55 PM Open Story
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.
For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela
12/12/2025 3:30 PM Open Story
President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.
In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
12/12/2025 1:02 PM Open Story
Thursday demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system.
Judge’s Order Complicates Justice Dept. Plans to Again Charge Comey
12/12/2025 7:59 PM Open Story
Justice Department officials have been considering whether to bring new charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after a different judge dismissed the original case against him.
Amid Fractures on the Right, Tucker Carlson Continues His Attacks
12/12/2025 7:02 PM Open Story
On Theo Von’s show this week, Mr. Carlson lashed out at a major supporter of the president, the F.B.I. and “unimpressive, dumb, totally noncreative people” leading the nation.
Colorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier
12/13/2025 2:02 AM Open Story
The president’s stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump’s pardon powers.
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
12/13/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library.
Eric Adams Swaggered Into City Hall, and Now He’s Swaggering Out
12/13/2025 3:52 AM Open Story
Interviewed as he prepares to leave office, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him.
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.
12/13/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.
The Reasonable Majority Is No Longer Silent
12/13/2025 4:00 AM Open Story
Donald Trump is confronting a backlash of the reasonable.
Baby Steps
12/13/2025 4:16 AM Open Story
The antidote to our increasingly disembodied lives may lie in letting go of our inhibitions and dancing like kids do.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
12/12/2025 4:55 PM Open Story
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
Can Trump’s Grand Plans for Gaza Get Off the Drawing Board?
12/13/2025 2:14 AM Open Story
The next steps for the president’s 20-point Gaza peace plan have been mired in uncertainty and a lack of detail, but that may be set to change. Here’s what to know.
A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic
12/13/2025 2:02 AM Open Story
In South Carolina, parents struggle to deal with infections that have brought quarantines and remote learning. Health care workers are bracing for an increase in cases.
Record Flooding Swamps Western Washington
12/12/2025 4:07 PM Open Story
Gov. Bob Ferguson and other state officials cautioned that more rainfall was expected after rivers hit record flood levels across the region, while residents worried about the long-term future.