10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence
Just two weeks ago, Democrats felt increasingly emboldened about taking control of the House in November after seeming to fight...
How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress
Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, formerly the No. 3 Democrat in the House, is certain he would never...
Taiwan’s Plastic Habit Collides With Shortages Caused by a Faraway War
Taiwan’s Plastic Habit Collides With Shortages Caused by a Faraway War Plastic producers in Taiwan have scrambled to secure new...
He Offered a Lawmaker’s Aide Quick Cash. Was He Spying for China?
When a man identifying himself as Chris Chen reached out this winter to an aide on a House committee focused...
Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran
Bright orange flashes and a roiling funnel of black smoke filled the air as Israeli fighter jets struck Iran’s naval...
Two Court Decisions Have Unleashed an Era of Perpetual Redistricting
A coast-to-coast sprint of partisan one-upmanship in which eight states have redrawn their congressional districts since last summer is likely...
How ‘The View’ Landed at the Center of a Free Speech Battle
President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to punish his perceived media critics has come for newspapers like The Wall Street Journal, The...
For Trump, Court Loss Is Latest Twist in Ever-Shifting Tariffs
Under President Trump, the tariffs keep on changing. The latest shift arrived this week after a federal trade court ruled...
When Mark Consuelos Wants to Escape New York, He Goes Here
Mark Consuelos’s sleep schedule is a little complicated. Depending on the production schedule, he wakes up at 6 a.m. several...
Courtney Barnett’s Lost in the Basement
Hours before the unofficial start of her tour, the lo-fi singer-songwriter and casual existentialist Courtney Barnett was comfortably lost in...
Taj Mahal’s Music Takes It All In: ‘My Sweep Is Global’
The modern bluesman Taj Mahal will turn 84 on May 17. He still plans to make a lot more music....
Man Dies in Subway Attack; Mamdani Orders Inquiry Into Suspect’s Release From Bellevue
A 76-year-old man died on Friday after being shoved down the stairs at the 18th Street subway station in Manhattan,...
Bartenders at a Cocktail Mecca Propose a New Concoction: a Micro-Union
One by one on Tuesday, some of the best bartenders in the country filed in through the unmarked front door...
China’s Exports and Imports Set Records in April Amid High Energy Costs
China’s exports and imports each set monthly records in April, further cementing the country as the world’s leading trading nation...
As Hungary Gets a New Leader, the ‘Trauma’ Sinks In for Orban Loyalists
The often vicious media machine built by Hungary’s longtime leader Viktor Orban last week took a small step toward accepting...
