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life after warming

After Two Years, Extinction Rebellion Returns

“No one should be holding back. Because we have everything to lose.” By Casey Quackenbush

politics

Let Dianne Feinstein Leave the Senate on Her Own Terms

By Ed Kilgore Public fretting about the 88-year-old’s mental fitness seems designed to push her to resign. It should take more than gossip to overrule voters.

the national interest

If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed

By Jonathan Chait Trump gives the game away on Hannity.

THE FEED

J.D. Vance’s Rivals Scrambled to Stop Trump From Endorsing Him

Other Republican candidates were looking for ways to sabotage what could be a decisive endorsement in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race. It didn’t work.

J.D. Vance and Donald Trump Were Meant to Be

Trump endorsed Vance on Friday. The two have more in common than it might have seemed.

ukraine invasion

ukraine invasion

This May Be Russia’s Most Embarrassing Loss Yet

By Benjamin Hart

The battleship that menaced Snake Island sunk on Thursday. A day later, the Pentagon confirmed that it had been struck by Ukrainian missiles.

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Rick Scott’s Ultra-MAGA Agenda Gives Democrats a Midterm Lifeline

Democrats are eager to campaign against a party that, according to Scott, wants to raise taxes and sunset Medicare and Social Security.

The COVID Breathalyzers Are Coming

The FDA has approved a breath test for COVID that gives results in less than three minutes.

Let Dianne Feinstein Leave the Senate on Her Own Terms

Public fretting about the 88-year-old’s mental fitness seems designed to push her to resign. It should take more than gossip to overrule voters.

life after warming

life after warming

After Two Years, Extinction Rebellion Returns

By Casey Quackenbush

“No one should be holding back. Because we have everything to lose.”

Presidential Debates As We Know Them May Be Over

Republicans are cutting ties with the nonpartisan group that’s been running the events since 1987.

The Woke Corporation Is Dead. Good.

Workers are showing that a benevolent dictator is still a dictator.

Fox News Surprised to Learn It’s on Trump’s Truth Social

By Margaret Hartmann

Some major brands with an official-looking Truth Social presence never set up accounts on Trump’s ironically named Twitter rival.

games people play

games people play

Elon Musk Trolls the Internet

By Jen Wieczner

The long con is just for fun.

Letitia James Is Going After Gas-Price Gougers

By Kevin T. Dugan

The state attorney general is probing oil-industry practices, as companies like Exxon rake in big bucks while consumers pay more.

the national interest

the national interest

If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed Right Now

By Jonathan Chait

Trump gives the game away on Hannity.

Why Republicans Are Turning an Easy Election Into a Culture War

Republicans are complicating an election they’re already likely to win because the base wants a fight and Trumpism tells them to never retreat.

brooklyn subway shooting

brooklyn subway shooting

‘From Now On, I’m Super-Aware’

Sunset Park neighbors speak about yesterday’s shootings.

the sports section

the sports section

Kershaw’s Perfect-Game Hook Isn’t What’s Wrong With Baseball

By Joe DeLessio

It’s too bad the Dodgers ace couldn’t finish what he started, but let’s not go overboard.

You’re Not Supposed to Register to Vote in Two States, Mark Meadows

The former Trump chief of staff, who takes a hard line on election fraud, played pretty fast and loose with his own voting behavior.

What We Know About the Brooklyn Subway Shooting

By Justin Miller, Matt Stieb, and Kevin T. Dugan

Frank James, the accused gunman, was arrested in the East Village thanks to tipsters.

How the Alleged Brooklyn Subway Shooter Was Caught

Detective work and tipsters nabbed Frank James, who has been hit with federal terrorism charges.

Congressman Is Too Busy Being Your Pilot to Show Up in Washington

By Benjamin Hart

Representative Kai Kahele has barely shown up in Washington recently, but he has made time for his side gig as a Hawaiian Airlines pilot.

the inside game

the inside game

‘I Mean, We Need More Money’: An Exit Interview With the COVID Czar

By Gabriel Debenedetti

Jeff Zients on funding gaps, misinformation, and the future of the virus.

the national interest

the national interest

Christopher Rufo Foments a School-Rape Panic

By Jonathan Chait

The right’s boy wonder finds a new cause.

As Speaker, Kevin McCarthy May Let GOP Extremists Run the House

When Andrew Clyde tried to kill an honor for a pioneering Black judge, McCarthy went right along. It’s a bad sign for how he would run the House.

Locked Down in Shanghai

By Dan Wang and Silvia Lindtner

Two residents describe a city coming apart at the seams.

the city politic

the city politic

The Trials of Alvin Bragg

The Manhattan DA was meant to reform New York’s justice system and bring down Donald Trump. Three months into his tenure, both prospects look shaky.