September 2026
Kristof Doubles Downs on Widely Debunked Claim That Israelis Train Dogs to Rape Palestinians
Kristof defended the allegation under questioning at Harvard, even as an audience member challenged his reasoning and sourcing.
GOP Senator Roils Colleagues with Call to Investigate Trump Jr.
A freshman Republican senator blindsided his colleagues this week with a call to investigate Donald Trump Jr. after a Russian oligarch paid for his lavish wedding celebration.
DOJ Finds UC San Francisco Racially Discriminates in Medical School Admissions
The University of California, San Francisco medical school violated federal law by discriminating based on race when admitting its 2023-2025 classes, the DOJ said.
Iranian President Defies Trump Threats in Fiery U.N. Speech: ‘We Will Never Bow’
Partway through Pezeshkian’s speech, the lone U.S. delegate stood and walked out of the room.
How NYC Public Schools Failed Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter
Hannah-Jones’s essay reveals a remarkable incuriosity about the factors behind the failure of her daughter’s school.
Trump Administration Removes 760,000 ACA Enrollees, Citing Fraud and Improper Enrollment
Vice President JD Vance and the White House’s anti-fraud task force canceled Affordable Care Act policies covering more than 760,000 people, the administration announced Tuesday, citing suspected improper and fraudulent enrollments.
Trump Repeats Iran ‘Annihilation’ Threat — in Front of Tehran’s Rep at the U.N.
He added, “Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”
The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town
A massive AI data center planned for Piketon, Ohio, could replace lost jobs while testing whether employment, dedicated power, closed-loop cooling, and community engagement can overcome growing public concerns about data center development.
Two Major Health-Care Systems Reach Agreement with DOJ to End ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors
NYU Langone and UPMC agreed to end gender-transition treatments for minors and pay a combined $9.45 million, according to the Justice Department.
Republicans’ Midterm Choice: Embrace AI and Trump — or Bow to the Polling
Lawmakers are going home to face AI-skeptical constituents as the GOP puts the industry’s biggest booster front and center in midterm messaging.