Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a way forward.

09 Feb 2026 10:00 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.

11 Feb 2026 04:15 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The Maine Republican is one of her party’s most vulnerable senators, and her seat is crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the chamber.

10 Feb 2026 20:19 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The court pointed to recent rulings by the Supreme Court as precedent to allow the protections for migrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua to expire.

10 Feb 2026 04:10 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and surveillance.

09 Feb 2026 23:06 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

If we are going to be competitive with China, we have to get our economic house in order.

10 Feb 2026 20:25 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Republican politicians and strategists in Texas are amping up anti-Muslim rhetoric as a way to energize Republican voters after several elections when the border was the animating force.

10 Feb 2026 10:02 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES