Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks

The talks in Paris brokered by the United States were the latest effort to reduce tensions between the two longstanding foes, and came after Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian capital last month.Read More
What Russia Is Doing to Grab Ukrainian Land While It Still Can

As negotiations over the war carry on, President Vladimir V. Putin is pushing hard with tactics that have evolved over three and a half years.Read More
N.S.A.’s Acting Director Tried to Save Top Scientist From Purge

Vinh Nguyen, an expert in artificial intelligence and advanced mathematics, was among the current and former officials whose security clearances were revoked by the president.Read More
Preparations for a Move on Gaza City Have Started, Israel’s Military Says

Troops have reached the city’s outskirts, an Israeli official said, adding that more reservists are being asked to report for duty to cover for other soldiers who will be involved in going into Gaza City.Read More
Trump’s Tactics Mean Many International Students Won’t Make It to Campus

Students from some countries won’t make it to class this fall because of President Trump’s travel ban. Others can’t get visa appointments. Some are simply scared. Universities are panicking.Read More
Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine

President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir Putin of Russia. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, takes us inside how Trump has been engaging […]
The Democratic Party Is Hemorrhaging Voters, and a New White-Only Community in Arkansas

Plus, censoring prestige TV.Read More
5 Takeaways From the Times Analysis of Democratic Decline in Voter Registration

Thirty states, as well as Washington, D.C., allow voters to register with a political party. Here’s what the data shows.Read More
Where Democrats Lost on Voter Registration

If you want to understand the health of a political party, take a look at their voter registration numbers. And for the Democrats, it’s not looking good.Read More
The Democratic Party’s Voter Registration Crisis

The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.Read More