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Is Anyone Actually in Charge of the Democratic Party? And Does It Matter?
Is Anyone Actually in Charge of the Democratic Party? And Does It Matter? This year’s midterm elections are a test of whether a party can be a success and a failure at the same time. Credit...Photo illustration by Chantal Jahchan Oct. 16, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET It’s hard to think of a worse recent year for the Democratic establishment. It’s also hard to think of a better one.
Did 9/11 Really Change Everything?
Did 9/11 Really Change Everything? Were the terrorist attacks that day the end of an idyllic era? The beginning of our current dystopia? Or just a middle chapter? Credit...Photo illustration by Chantal Jahchan Sept. 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET One of the best firsthand accounts of the Sept. 11 attacks I’ve read is a short essay titled “Diary of Disaster” by Nicholas Spangler, at the time a 25-year-old journalism-school student and today a reporter for Newsday on Long Island.
The Stunning Rise of the Democratic Socialists of America
The DailySubscribe: The Stunning Rise of the Democratic Socialists of America Democratic socialists are capturing more votes than ever before — even as they run up against the limits of their appeal. Back to The Daily Previous More episodes ofThe Daily August 25, 2026 • 37:02Canada Is Done With Trump August 24, 2026 • 24:28Natalie Harp’s Devotion to Trump August 19, 2026 • 25:11El Niño Is Back. And Worse Than Ever. August 18, 2026 • 30:36What Went Wrong on the U.S.S. Lincoln?
Inside the D.S.A.’s Audacious Quest for Power in the Democratic Party
It was the Democratic Party’s “Summer of Socialism,” as an email from the Republican National Committee cheerfully called it that morning, and Ashik Siddique, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, was standing on a chair outside a bar, rallying the comrades. “Zohran’s race is a big proof of concept,” Siddique told the crowd, which had gathered in Chicago on the last day of July for a D.S.A. organizing summit.
Voters Think All Politicians Are a Little Corrupt, but Trump Might Be Pushing It Original
How much is the American presidency worth? You could start the bidding at $2.2 billion: the minimum amount that President Trump is thought to have earned during his first year back in office. That figure is three and a half times what his family businesses earned in 2024, the last full year before he resumed the presidency. Most of it comes from cryptocurrency ventures.
The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Original
The DailySubscribe: The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death The official account of how the sex trafficker died in prison generated suspicions inflamed by the release of tens of thousands of documents from investigations into his death.
6 conclusiones de la investigación del Times sobre la muerte de Epstein
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. 6 conclusiones de la investigación del Times sobre la muerte de Epstein Analizamos todas las teorías plausibles sobre su muerte, tanto las oficiales como las alternativas, en busca de los argumentos y las pruebas más convincentes.
How Our Reporters Got at the Truth of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
How Our Reporters Got at the Truth of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Four Times journalists talk about their investigation into Epstein’s final weeks in jail and the unanswered questions that their reporting tackles. An evidence photo of Epstein’s cell after he died shows heaps of sheets he was not supposed to have and multiple nooses and strips of fabric.Credit...EFTA Files, Department of Justice June 16, 2026, 8:55 a.m. ET Did Jeffrey Epstein kill himself in jail or was he murdered?
Six Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Epstein’s Death Original
Six Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Epstein’s Death We considered every plausible theory of his death, both official and otherwise, seeking out the most persuasive arguments and evidence for each. The Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan, where Jeffrey Epstein arrived on the evening of July 6, 2019, and died 35 days later.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Jailhouse Writings
Jeffrey Epstein’s Jailhouse Writings By Steve Eder, Charles Homans, Jan Ransom and Michael Rothfeld June 16, 2026 For all the theories about Jeffrey Epstein’s death, little has been known from him, in his own words, about his time in confinement in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan in the summer of 2019.
The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
By Charles Homans, Steve Eder, Jan Ransom and Michael Rothfeld Visual analysis and graphics by Helmuth Rosales, Aric Toler and Katherine Chui. Photographs by Andrew Moore and Cait Oppermann June 19, 2026 Late in the afternoon of July 6, 2019, about a dozen F.B.I. agents and New York Police Department officers gathered at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, waiting out of view of the tarmac so as not to spook their quarry.
The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
Late in the afternoon of July 6, 2019, about a dozen F.B.I. agents and New York Police Department officers gathered at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, waiting out of view of the tarmac so as not to spook their quarry. The day before, they received an email informing them that a private jet would be arriving at 5:20 p.m. Attached to the email was an arrest warrant for its lone passenger, Jeffrey Epstein.
Six Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Epstein's Death
Jeffrey Epstein's death in federal custody in August 2019, which was ruled a suicide by New York City's medical examiner, has been the subject of suspicion and intrigue for nearly seven years. The belief that Epstein was killed, perhaps by someone with an interest in keeping him quiet, is widely held.
America Is Used to Hiding Its Wars. Trump Is Doing the Opposite.
On April 1, 32 days after abruptly launching a wave of airstrikes on Iran, President Trump made his first formal White House address to the American people about the war. He offered no new information or clarity on his strategy or goals. It was mostly just Trump, talking. But amid the familiar superlatives and tangents, there was a curiously specific digression. “It’s very important that we keep this conflict in perspective,” Trump said.
Guntuber salta de YouTube a la política
Dos jóvenes estaban parados en la pradera azotada por el viento del norte de Colorado. Uno de ellos, Brandon Herrera, era un fabricante de armas e influencer de 26 años cuyo canal de YouTube tiene varios millones de seguidores. El otro, Kyle Rittenhouse, era conocido principalmente por haber baleado a tres personas, dos de ellas de forma fatal, en una protesta callejera en Wisconsin dos años antes. Se habían reunido para pasar un día disparando armas automáticas desde un helicóptero.
In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouTube and Into Politics Original
Two young men stood on the windswept prairie of Northern Colorado. One of them, Brandon Herrera, was a 26-year-old gun maker and influencer whose YouTube channel has several million followers. The other, Kyle Rittenhouse, was best known for shooting three people, two of them fatally, at a street protest in Wisconsin two years earlier. They were meeting up for a day of firing automatic weapons from a helicopter.
In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouTube and Into Politics
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How the ICE Raids Turned Minnesota Politics Upside Down
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Matt Little had been trailing the Immigration Customs Enforcement agents’ vehicles for a quarter of an hour, careening through traffic across the Minneapolis suburb of Lakeville, when he suddenly realized where they were going. He called Bob Groven, his campaign manager. “I think they’re headed to my house,” he said. Mr. Groven laughed.
How the ICE Raids Turned Minnesota Politics Upside Down
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Exponen hoy los videos la verdad y también la nublan Original
Exponen hoy los videos la verdad y también la nublan 02 MIN 00 SEG Charles Homans / NYT News Service Nueva York, Estados Unidos (21 febrero 2026) .-05:00 hrs La evidencia documental aún puede asestar algunos golpes, aún cuando nuevas tecnologías amenazan su credibilidad como nunca antes. Crédito: Rauiri Robinson ¿Acaso aún se puede ver para creer? Con base en la evidencia de la semana pasada, es difícil decirlo.
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too. In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too. Original
Is seeing still believing? Based on the evidence of the past week, it is hard to say. Consider Exhibit A: Rauiri Robinson, an Irish filmmaker and visual effects artist in Los Angeles, posted two short A.I.-generated videos on X, a hyper-realistic action-movie sequence depicting Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting on a rooftop while arguing about Jeffrey Epstein.
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
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or How the Black Panthers’ Playbook Helped Minneapolis Activists Fight Trump Original
In the months leading up to the 2024 election, Jill Garvey, an organizer in Chicago for liberal advocacy groups, gathered with some like-minded colleagues and, she recalled, “did some scenario planning.” “Our sense,” she said, was that “authoritarian movements had coalesced, had singular goals, and were advancing them.” Since then, the organization that Ms. Garvey founded shortly before Election Day, States at the Core, has hosted regular Zoom trainings in how to track and document the...
The Difference That ICE Watchers Are Making in Minnesota
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Minnesota's ICE Watchers: How Tactics of 1960s Radicals Went Mainstream
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In Minneapolis, Trump Administrations ICE Crackdown Shows the U.S. Unraveling
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On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE
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Jan. 21, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET Anna Foley and Caitlin O’KeefeNina Feldman and Lynsea Garrison and Patricia WillensDevon TaylorMJ Davis Lin and Elisheba IttoopMarion LozanoDan Powell and For weeks, protests around Minneapolis have caught nationwide attention as the city shows open defiance to a federal immigration crackdown. But behind the scenes, a quieter organized resistance has taken shape.
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La lucha de Trump con Minnesota va más allá de la migración
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Agentes federales detienen a un manifestante en el sur de Mineápolis el martes.
Analysis | Trump's fight with Minnesota is about more than immigration
Federal agents arrest a protester during an active immigration enforcement operation in a Minneapolis neighborhood on Jan. 13. For over half a century, Minnesota has embodied the civic ideal that President Donald Trump seems intent on overturning.
Trump's Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration
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Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Federal agents arresting a protester in South Minneapolis on Tuesday. Credit...David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Listen to this article · 14:22 min Learn more Jan.
Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer
Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. kAmQ$:?46 2 3F?49 @7 J@F 92G6 DE2CE65 E@ DFDA64E D@>6E9:?8[ xV== 4FE E@ E96 492D6[Q $2DD6[ db[ HC@E6 :? 2 962CE76=E[ ?62C=J f__\H@C5\=@?8 >6DD286 @?
Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy.
Lanae Erickson, a senior vice president of the center-left think tank Third Way, has studied the politics of transgender rights for four years. But it was only this past December that she had cause to utter the phrase “genital check” in the presence of a Democratic representative. “Now I’ve done it many times,” she said, and with many lawmakers.
Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy.
Lanae Erickson, a senior vice president of the center-left think tank Third Way, has studied the politics of transgender rights for four years. But it was only this past December that she had cause to utter the phrase “genital check” in the presence of a Democratic representative. “Now I’ve done it many times,” she said, and with many lawmakers.
Video: How the Democrats Lost on Transgender Issues
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Democrats Lost Voters on Transgender Rights. Winning Them Back Won’t Be Easy.
We asked Grok 4 about immigration and conflict in the Middle East. Unprompted, it turned to Elon Musk for answers. Grok 4 seems to know who's boss. The latest version of the AI chatbot has a favorite source on some hot-topic issues, citing creator Elon Musk's views when asked about immigration and conflict in the Middle East. Business Insider was able to replicate responses shared by X users in which Grok 4's …
The Lessons of Trump’s Fight With Los Angeles Over Immigration
On June 7, Cruz was walking to buy tamales with her sister in San Bernardino, Calif., when she saw a truck full of landscapers being detained by what appeared to be law-enforcement officers in unmarked uniforms. Cruz, a 28-year-old nurse’s assistant, is a first-generation Mexican American who was born in California, but her husband is an undocumented immigrant who worked on a similar landscaping crew.
On Minnesota's Iron Range, Trump's Tariffs Could Be Boom or Bust Original
A region near the Canadian border, whose mines provide most of the new ore used in producing domestic steel - and cars - has a lot at stake as trade wars intensify. President Trump's tariffs on imported steel should in theory benefit Minnesota's Iron Range. But chaos in domestic auto manufacturing could change that. A region near the Canadian border, whose mines provide most of the new ore used in producing domestic steel - and cars - has a lot at stake as trade wars intensify.
Vivek Ramaswamy opens run for Ohio governor
Mr Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who briefly aided President Donald Trump’s government-restructuring efforts, announced his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Feb 24, vowing to place the state at the forefront of a “second industrial revolution” in the United States.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who briefly aided President Trump's cost-cutting efforts, is expected to announce his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday afternoon in Cincinnati, his hometown. Mr. Ramaswamy, 39, who rose to prominence as a conservative critic of liberal corporate governance, was a long-shot but high-profile candidate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
At CPAC, Trump Revels in Political Payback Original
President Trump made a triumphant return to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, gleefully recounting his acts of retribution against the Biden administration to a crowd of loyal supporters that included people he had pardoned for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. "We have escorted the radical-left bureaucrats out of the building and have locked the doors behind them," Mr. Trump said.
At CPAC, Leaders of the Global Right See a New World, Led by Trump
8 hours ago Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first female officer to rise to the Navy’s top job of chief of naval operations, and would be looking for her replacement. The announcement came in a statement emailed to reporters Friday night, shortly after …
At CPAC, Leaders of the Global Right See a New World, Led by Trump Original
To longstanding American allies in Europe, remarks by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance about Ukraine and Germany this month represented one of the gravest tests of the postwar order in decades.
Echoing Musk, Bannon salute draws sharp criticism, including from French right
A raised-arm salute by Steve Bannon that to many resembled a Nazi one incited an outcry Friday not just from liberal critics of President Donald Trump and his allies but also from a leader of the European right. It came a month after Elon Musk made a similar salute and at a combustible moment when the administration of Trump, who has long been dogged by charges of encouraging far-right extremism, appears to be leaning more aggressively into far-right alliances around the world.
Mirroring Musk, Bannon salute draws sharp criticism, including from French right
OXON HILL, Md. — A raised-arm salute by Steve Bannon that to many resembled a Nazi one incited an outcry Friday not just from liberal critics of President Donald Trump and his allies but also from a leader of the European right. It came a month after Elon Musk made a similar salute and at a combustible moment when the administration of Trump, who has long been dogged by charges of encouraging far-right extremism, appears to be leaning more aggressively into far-right alliances around the world.
Musk and the Right Co-Opt the Left’s Critique of U.S. Power
In his podcast studio, Joe Rogan sat for three hours, cigar smoldering and brow furrowed, as his guest held forth about the dark history of America’s influence abroad. The highlights were familiar to any left-wing critic of American power: The U.S. Agency for International Development’s involvement in the Southeast Asian heroin trade in the 1970s. The Central Intelligence Agency’s infiltration of the American left.
In his podcast studio, Joe Rogan sat for three hours, cigar smoldering and brow furrowed, as his guest held forth about the dark history of America's influence abroad. The highlights were familiar to any left-wing critic of American power: The U.S. Agency for International Development's involvement in the Southeast Asian heroin trade in the 1970s. The Central Intelligence Agency's infiltration of the American left.
Ramaswamy's Celebrity and Trump Ties Give Him a Jump in Ohio Governor's Race
On Monday morning, as Vivek Ramaswamy was soft-launching his campaign for governor of Ohio, Dan Merenoff sat at a coffee-shop counter in Delaware, a suburb of Columbus, weighing the prospect of Mr. Ramaswamy, a political celebrity but a governing novice, running the state. "I'd still like to read a little bit more, because he was backed by Trump for a little bit, and then all of a sudden that changed gears," he said.
Donald Trump’s Mata Hari-to-be and her unreal twists with destiny
Gabbard grew up in a secretive offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement and has made a dizzying journey from conservative to liberal darling to Trump ally Elizabeth Williamson, CHARLES HOMANS Published 29.01.25, 06:40 AM Tulsi Gabbard. File Photo. It was a moment of triumph. At a rally in Honolulu in 2002, Tulsi Gabbard wore an orchid lei as she celebrated her victory as the youngest-ever member of the Hawaii State Legislature.
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