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| Mideast Live Updates: Strains Quickly Emerge on First Day of U.S.-Iran Talks - Iranian negotiators insisted on an end to the war in Lebanon as a condition for further talks, state media reported. And President Trump renewed threats against Iran, even as Vice President JD Vance was hailing progress. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:24:55 +0000 |
| Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left - The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:20:05 +0000 |
| Uncertainty Remains Over the Strait of Hormuz - The United States and Iranian militaries have offered conflicting accounts over whether the crucial waterway is open. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:55:08 +0000 |
| Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say - Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:03:52 +0000 |
| Keir Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts - An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.” Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:23:36 +0000 |
| Israel Directs Its Military to Limit Its Actions in Lebanon, but Tensions Persist - It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:56:40 +0000 |
| Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say - A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.” Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:49:27 +0000 |
| For Heirs of Custer and Sitting Bull, a 150-Year-Old Battle Is Personal - As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:29:23 +0000 |
| Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained - The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:11:48 +0000 |
| Sweet or Salty? - We catch up with The Times’s restaurant critics. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:09:38 +0000 |
| Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow - A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:48:42 +0000 |
| You Can’t Be a Superpower Without Allies - Even the most powerful state in the world is not all that powerful when it decides to go it alone. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:17 +0000 |
| A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall - In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:46 +0000 |
| Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency - Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:08 +0000 |
| JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration - I asked the vice president what is Christian about this White House. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:17:59 +0000 |
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