Trump’s media war just got a $10 billion twist
President Donald Trump is using the courts to punish media outlets for publishing stories he doesn’t like.The latest example is ...
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How Trump is making America hungrier
One of the most far-reaching cuts to federal programs in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a provision that ...
Superman is a socialist
In a recent interview with The Times, Superman director James Gunn said that his new blockbuster tells the story of ...
What it would take to escape the two-party system
Earlier this month, Elon Musk said he wanted to form a new political party. He’d been teasing the idea ever ...
What Trump and Netanyahu want from each other
President Donald Trump sounded confident on Sunday when he told a reporter that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas ...
Trump cut the National Weather Service. Did that impact Texas flood warnings?
In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, my colleague Noel King, who cohosts the Today, Explained podcast spoke with ...
The bizarre true story of Disney’s failed US history theme park
How we tell the story of the United States — and who’s included in it and how — has been ...
What the rise of “buy now, pay later” services tells us about the economy
You’ve probably noticed it by now: You’re shopping online for some makeup or a new pair of running shoes or ...
What happens to DOGE without Elon Musk?
Elon Musk may be gone from the Trump administration — and his friendship status with President Donald Trump may be ...
The crisis in American air travel, explained by Newark airport
Air travel is such a common part of modern life that it’s easy to forget all the miraculous technology and ...
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