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Israel Agrees to Cease-Fire in Lebanon
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April 6, 2026, 2:08 p.m. ET
Trump Says 0-Day Truce Is Set to Begin Tonight
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had agreed to pause Israel’s hostilities targeting Hezbollah to try to advance a peace accord with Lebanon.
White House Shrugs Off Shaky Economy as War Exceeds Trump’s Timeline
Stocks may be soaring again, but the war in Iran has started to pinch the finances of many Americans.
5 min read
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The Slow-Motion Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
Jesus Memes, Threats and a War in Iran: A Portrait of Trump Under Pressure
6 min read
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Democrats Assail Kennedy on Vaccines and Fraud in Budget Hearing
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged that deaths from a measles outbreak in Texas last year could have been prevented by vaccination.
A Powerful Health Task Force Is in Kennedy’s Cross Hairs
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On threats to health care system
House Ways and Means Committee, via Reuters
On Kennedy’s credentials
House Ways and Means Committee, via Reuters
‘Calm down, congressman’
House Ways and Means Committee, via Associated Press
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House Ways and Means Committee, via Reuters
On health care budget cuts
House Ways and Means Committee, via Associated Press
Ahead of 2028, Vance Collects Cash and Contacts
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Democrats Make Final Push to Delay Confirmation Hearing of Trump’s Fed Pick
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‘Woe to Those Who Manipulate Religion,’ Pope Says Amid Standoff With Trump
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Yale Report on University Problems Finds Culprit: Schools Just Like Yale
A 0-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
4 min read
A Football School Striving to Be More Keeps Dropping the Ball
Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
6 min read
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U.S. Immigration Crackdown
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ICE Agent Charged With Assault in Rare State Prosecution
Minnesota prosecutors have spent weeks investigating the conduct of immigration agents who took part in an immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
2 min read
Trump Deported Them. A Costa Rican Mountain Town Took Them In.
6 min read
Venezuelan Doctor in South Texas Is Released From Immigration Custody
2 min read
ICE Arrests 85-Year-Old French Widow Who Married Her G.I. Sweetheart
After her husband died, an inheritance battle exploded and his son used his influence to have her arrested, a probate judge said.
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Inside the Storage Units of Six New Yorkers
In a city of notoriously small apartments, many New Yorkers keep their meaningful mementos and quirky collections elsewhere.
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Justin Fairfax, Ex-Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Kills Wife and Self, Police Say
Mr. Fairfax and his wife, Cerina, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Annandale, Va., according to the county police.
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Parker Michels-Boyce for The New York Times
Trump’s Remaking of D.C.
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Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trump’s Ballroom
A federal judge wrote that an exception he made for work on security features did not cover most of the construction on the project Trump has proposed.
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How the Giant D.C. Arch Would Compare to Others Across the World
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Senate Votes to Allow Mining Near Minnesota Wilderness
The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests.
4 min read
Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii
4 min read
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The Great Read
Kendrick Lamar’s Protégé Baby Keem Tells the Whole Story, Warts and All
The 25-year-old rapper and producer knows he’s benefited from his cousin’s approval. But the path to his autobiographical album, “Casino,” was his alone.
7 min read
Clement Pascal for The New York Times
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Utah Becomes the New Center of U.S. Measles Cases
Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years.
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Xanax Maker Recalls One Batch of Common Anxiety Drug
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N.Y.C. to Spend $4 Billion From Pension Funds on Affordable Homes
The money could jump-start affordable housing projects across the metropolitan region.
4 min read
The Pied-à-Terre Tax Has Failed Before. Could This Year Be Different?
As the left calls to tax the rich, a tax proposal on multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City, backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, seems to have better odds.
5 min read
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A Star Reporter Left ESPN to Save His College Team. Not Everyone Is Sold.
Adrian Wojnarowski left a $7. million salary to make $75,000 at St. Bonaventure. It hasn’t been a seamless fit.
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‘The Pitt’ Perfectly Captures the Stress of 2026
Before the Season 2 finale, our critic realized this drama has been playing the same trick on him week after week.
If You Love ‘The Pitt,’ You’ll Love These Books
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Pat Gunther, Jeremy Rocklin, Alfredo Chiarappa, Daniele Sarti, Elyssa Dudley and Felice Leon
Luke Tennie Stirs the Pot
After a break out performance on “Shrinking,” the actor can now be seen on “Abbott Elementary” and “The Pitt.”
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I Almost Never Predict Supreme Court Outcomes. Trump Will Lose This Case.
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Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd
How the Supreme Court Defeated Trump
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The Opinions
Older Women Are in Demand by Younger Men
David French
We Are Gambling Away Our Future
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