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How the G.O.P. and Democrats Are Talking About the Surge in Gas Prices
Republicans have largely been on defense against Democratic criticism. Here are five arguments advanced by figures in both parties.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFor ‘Buffy’ Fans, Nicholas Brendon’s Xander Was a Complicated Everyman
The actor, who died on Friday, was a fan favorite on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” even as his character mixed quiet heroism with hostility toward the show’s women.
New York Times Top StoriesHeat Wave in California and Other Western States Wilts a More Air-Conditioned U.S.
In recent years, more homes have added air-conditioning, something that may come in handy this week as some areas are expected to see temperatures 40 degrees above normal.
New York Times Top StoriesTaylor Frankie Paul and the Downfall of the ‘Bachelor’ Empire
As competing dating shows flaunt modern norms, the ABC franchise finds itself mired in scandals and stymied by its traditional approach to love.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael’s Missile Defense Under Scrutiny After Iranian Attack
Two missiles landed hours apart, wreaking havoc in two towns near a heavily guarded nuclear site in the Negev Desert.
New York Times Top StoriesFrench Local Elections Are Yardstick for Far Right. Initial Results Are Mixed.
France’s municipal elections ended on Sunday evening. Full results were not expected for hours, but the first projections suggested the far right may not have made major gains.
New York Times Top StoriesMeteorite Crashes Through Roof of House Near Houston
No one was injured, but a woman was startled on Saturday when a meteorite pierced the roof of her home, ricocheted off the floor and struck a bedroom ceiling.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He Is the ‘Least Racist’ President. But His Term Echoes a Grim Past.
Woodrow Wilson’s presidency has taken on new resonance among historians and critics of President Trump, particularly when it comes to race.
New York Times Top StoriesJ. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90
He helped discover cancer-causing genes. Later, as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, he led a major expansion.
New York Times Top StoriesChristopher Columbus Statue Is Installed on White House Grounds
The statue of the explorer, a replica of one that protesters toppled in 2020, was placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.
President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy More U.S. Officials Should Go to China
Seeing China firsthand can sharpen U.S. policy, reveal Chinese strengths and weaknesses and reduce costly miscalculations.
New York Times Top StoriesAnti-Muslim Comments by G.O.P. Congressman Reflect a Rising Trend
On Capitol Hill and in Nashville, comments by Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee have sown division and underscored a growing tolerance on the right for Islamophobia.
New York Times Top StoriesThe ‘Hunger Games,’ Hamptons-Style: Hiring a Private Chef for Summer
On New York’s eastern shore, the wealthy are already competing to secure a chef for the season.
New York Times Top StoriesAttack on a Sudan Hospital Kills Dozens, Head of W.H.O. Says
The group’s director general said 13 children were among those killed in the latest violence in the Darfur region, and he decried the targeting of health care facilities in the civil war.
New York Times Top StoriesA Meteor Exploded Over Ohio. Then the Hunt for Meteorites Began.
After a seven-ton fireball exploded above the Cleveland area, a group of meteorite hunters descended too, in the name of science — and possibly cash.
New York Times Top StoriesICE to Help TSA at Airports Amid Partial Shutdown, Trump’s Border Czar Says
Tom Homan, President Trump’s chief border official, said plans were being drawn up to send immigration and customs agents to U.S. airports.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon
Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed troops to destroy more bridges and buildings in southern Lebanon, stoking worries that Israel could expand a military-controlled buffer zone there.
New York Times Top StoriesIntroducing the Robot Umpire
We explain a technological change that’s about to transform baseball.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Odesa, Dressing Up Is Living
In Odesa, the older generation continues to dress up, showing people’s determination to carry on despite the blows of history.
New York Times Top StoriesGas Prices Have Risen More Than 30% in Some States in Weeks Since Iran War Began
Across the South and Southwest, where price hikes have been the most severe, drivers have lamented how the increased costs have cut into their budgets.
New York Times Top StoriesThey Want to Stop Paying Taxes as a Protest. There Are Consequences.
Some tax resisters withhold a symbolic amount, but those who willfully refuse to file or pay could face civil or criminal penalties.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Supreme Court Could Change Voting by Mail
The Supreme Court is ruling on whether ballots received after Election Day should be disqualified. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how a Supreme Court ruling could affect hundreds of thousands of Americans in rural and urban areas.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Supreme Court Could Make it Harder to Vote by Mail in the Midterms
The Republican National Committee wants to toss ballots arriving after Election Day. Critics say thousands of votes — a majority cast by Democrats — are at stake.
New York Times Top StoriesDon Lemon on Trump, Minnesota and Streaming on YouTube
A Minnesota church protest made the former anchor a star again — and a target for the Trump administration.
New York Times Top StoriesThe End of the Free-Range ‘Stand by Me’ Childhood
What a 40-year-old movie told me about childhood today.
New York Times Top StoriesWhims. Impulse. Memes. Lies. America Shouldn’t Fight a War Like This.
America shouldn’t fight a war like this.
New York Times Top StoriesAs War Disrupts India’s Gulf Ties, Economy Faces ‘New Broadside’
Generations of Indian workers and businesses have turned the Arab side of the Gulf into a vital appendage of their own country.
New York Times Top StoriesElection in Slovenia Will Test Europe’s Political Mood
The center-left government is being challenged by a right-wing populist accused of launching a smear campaign in the final days of a close race.
New York Times Top StoriesFrance Is Voting for Thousands of New Mayors. Here’s Why It Matters.
The far-right party had first-round successes in several cities, but so did the far left. Sunday’s second round may clarify who has real momentum.