Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?
In a debate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Iowa this month, one of the moderators, Erin Murphy, asked the candidates, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, both state legislators, a reasonable, if...
Boots Riley, Marx Brother
On a cool, drizzly day in Oakland, California, the film director Boots Riley often seemed less like a person than like a landmark—clockable from a distance. In part, this was because Riley, who is...
The Fastball Has Never Been Faster
There have been power pitchers throughout the game’s history, of course: Bob Feller, Bob Gibson, Walter Johnson. Randy Johnson once accidentally exploded a bird with his fastball. Nolan Ryan threw a hundred miles per...
Maldives Suspends Search For 4 Italians In Underwater Cave After Military Diver Dies
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldivian authorities on Saturday suspended the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave, after a military diver died during a...
Trump Says Islamic State Group Leader Was Killed In A Joint U.S.-Nigerian Mission
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said.Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s...
Louisiana Primary-Election Map: Live Results
Louisiana Senate Primary ElectionBill Cassidy, Louisiana’s incumbent Republican senator, has been in Donald Trump’s crosshairs since Cassidy voted to convict during the President’s impeachment trial in the wake of the January 6th attack on...
The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China
When it was Trump’s turn, he touted the C.E.O.s he had brought with him and praised the pageantry as “an honor like few have ever seen before.” After another handful of sentences, the press...
Iran’s Top Diplomat Says A Lack Of Trust Is Impeding Talks To End War With The U.S.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Iran ’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to...
Search For Italian Divers Killed In Maldives Cave Dive Suspended Due To Bad Weather
MALE, Maldives (AP) — A high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers from deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives was suspended on Friday after rough seas repeatedly hampered efforts.Speaking...
What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028
Nate Cohn is the chief political analyst at the New York Times, where he also oversees the newspaper’s polling operation. I wanted to speak with him this week about another subject he writes about,...