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Pulitzer Prizes: 2026 Winners List
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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes
The Washington Post won the award for public service, considered the most prestigious of the Pulitzers, for its coverage of the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies.
New York Times Top StoriesPulitzer Prizes 2026: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists
“We the People,” by Jill Lepore, won the history prize, and Daniel Kraus received the fiction prize for “Angel Down.”
New York Times Top StoriesA Portfolio of Work From The Times’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer
The photographer Saher Alghorra reported on the Gaza conflict while enduring the dire conditions his images portrayed.
New York Times Top StoriesWhite House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released
The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Shot Down Iranian Missiles and Drones Aimed at American Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, Admiral Says
An exchange of fire threatened to shatter a fragile cease-fire as President Trump seeks to break Iran’s effective blockade of the waterway.
New York Times Top StoriesDo Spinning Wind Turbines Really Mess With Radar Systems?
As Pentagon officials delay approval of wind farms, scientific studies show that they can distort radar systems, but the problem is manageable, researchers say.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Questions Why Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Was Placed on Suicide Watch
A federal magistrate ordered that the D.C. Department of Corrections explain why it had placed Cole Tomas Allen in especially restrictive conditions.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Than 150 Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews
The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Orders Rapid End to Hunting Regulations on Federal Lands
Internal Interior Department documents show parks are imposing sweeping changes like expanding areas where firearms can by used and allowing game to be cleaned in restrooms.
New York Times Top StoriesMifepristone, the Abortion Pill, Returns to the Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know.
The Louisiana lawsuit, which seeks to block telehealth prescribing and mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, has major implications for abortion access nationwide.
New York Times Top StoriesModi’s B.J.P. Wins West Bengal State Election for the First Time
The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took control of West Bengal for the first time and made gains around the country. Its defeated opponents accused it of cheating.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies
China told its independent refineries to disregard U.S. sanctions over their purchases of Iranian crude.
New York Times Top StoriesDoris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94
The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Sues Minnesota to Block Climate Lawsuit
The Justice Department is seeking to block a lawsuit filed against major players in the fossil fuel industry over their role in climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesBritney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving After D.U.I. Charge
As part of a plea deal, the pop star will serve 12 months probation, complete a three-month substance abuse program and pay a modest fine.
New York Times Top StoriesBroadway’s Belters: Michele on Streisand, Hudson on Holliday and More
Ten insiders (and five Times writers) testify to the thrill of the big Broadway sound of songs like “Defying Gravity,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Wheels of a Dream.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Return for These Investors Isn’t Money, It’s More Affordable Housing
Local governments are trying to create housing that is permanently affordable by investing directly in construction. They are rewriting how housing programs have traditionally operated.
New York Times Top StoriesMark Carney Pulls Canada Closer to Europe as Both Struggle With Trump
At a summit of European leaders, the Canadian prime minister was a special guest offering deals and friendship to jittery allies.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
A lower-court ruling had reinstated a Food and Drug Administration requirement that patients visit a health care provider in person to obtain mifepristone.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval
A stalwart on defense spending, Poland is training its citizens in civil defense while balancing their jobs and families.
New York Times Top StoriesBison Have Grazed These Lands for Centuries. Trump Wants to Evict Them.
The Trump administration is evicting bison herds from federal grasslands in Montana, siding with ranchers and Republican leaders over environmentalists and tribal leaders.
New York Times Top StoriesGermans Are Not Panicking Over Trump’s Troop Threats
Top leaders believe losing 5,000 U.S. troops will not hurt German security. But analysts fear an economic hit, especially in military communities.
New York Times Top StoriesConfusion in Strait of Hormuz Leaves Shipping Firms Guessing
The United States vowed to help tankers navigate the perilous conditions that have kept them stranded in the Persian Gulf, but it remained unclear if companies would try to get out.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Sterling, the Yankees’ Most Enduring Announcer, Dies at 87
He called over 5,600 games, more than any other Yankees announcer, and was known for his personalized, slightly wacky home run calls.
New York Times Top StoriesAsked and Answered
We dig into reader questions.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio to Visit Rome, Officials Say, After Trump’s Feud With Pope and Meloni
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s trip will come after President Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV and then turned on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for defending the pontiff.
New York Times Top StoriesGameStop Proposes Acquiring eBay for $55 Billion
Analysts question the feasibility of this long-shot bid by the video game retailer to acquire the much larger online marketplace.
New York Times Top StoriesDrone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade
Air defenses in the Russian capital were breached as Ukraine expands long-range strikes.
New York Times Top StoriesCourt Ruling Upends Abortion Access in the U.S., and Trump’s New Plan for the Strait of Hormuz
Plus, the complicated legacy of Spirit Airlines.