| Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
- Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:01:16 +0000
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| How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival
- A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:01:10 +0000
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| As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence
- After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:01:09 +0000
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| Book Review: ‘Unfettered,’ by John Fetterman
- The senator from Pennsylvania chronicles his stroke, unlikely election victory and battle with depression. Just don’t expect him to try to win you over.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:01:04 +0000
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| For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown
- President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:30:47 +0000
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| Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government Amid Democratic Rift
- The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:18:47 +0000
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| Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
- Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to health care fraud and distributing a misbranded drug. His wife, Diana Harshbarger, is a member of Congress.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:56:30 +0000
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| Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
- The Kennan Institute, which researches Russia and the surrounding region, has re-emerged in a form that is smaller but more impervious to government control.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:36:40 +0000
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| Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Could Trim Prison Sentence With Drug Rehab Program
- A spokesman for the fallen music mogul, who is serving a four-year sentence for prostitution-related offenses at the Fort Dix prison complex in New Jersey, said he has been accepted to the program.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:45:59 +0000
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| Shutdown Deal Revives Democratic Infighting
- The agreement prompted a backlash within the party, not only against the Democratic defectors who supported it, but against Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader who did not.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:36:39 +0000
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| Alex Karp Went From Biden Donor to Trump Enabler. Why?
- A tech billionaire professes to hate identity politics, but they seem in some ways to consume him.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:10:18 +0000
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| Congress Moves Closer to Ending the Shutdown
- Also, the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to same-sex marriage. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:07:49 +0000
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| Mobile Lounge Crashes at Dulles Airport, Causing Injuries and Damage
- More than a dozen people were hospitalized after a bus-like vehicle for passengers crashed into a dock at the Washington airport.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:28:51 +0000
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| Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case
- The president said the assertions behind a judgment that he sexually abused and defamed the writer were “implausible” and “unsubstantiated.”
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:16:31 +0000
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| What Were Democrats Thinking?
- This is how the shutdown ends?
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:59:30 +0000
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| Syria’s President Meets Trump at White House for First Time
- The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:52:53 +0000
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| 2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’
- The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:31:02 +0000
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| Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges
- The Supreme Court chose not to revisit a case involving same-sex marriage. The number of married same-sex couples has doubled in the last 10 years.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:03:32 +0000
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| Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades
- The British public service broadcaster apologized on Monday for a misleadingly edited documentary about President Trump. But the scandal had already claimed two of its top executives.
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:02:42 +0000
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| How Syria’s President Transformed His Image
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’s meeting with President Trump in Washington signifies a new turn for al-Shara, a former Islamist rebel leader who was once designated by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. Our reporter Christina Goldbaum describes the meeting.
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:22:03 +0000
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