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June 22, 2026 10 mins

Plus, the “Steven Spielberg of sitcoms.” 

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Live Updates on the U.S.-Iran Talks, by The New York Times

Three Men Are Key to Iran’s Approach to U.S. Talks, by Yeganeh Torbati

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained, by Minho Kim

Live Updates: Starmer Announces Resignation as Prime Minister, by The New York Times

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s...

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Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Rebecca F. Elliott and Erica L. Green

Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’, by David M. Halbfinger

ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them., by Hamed Aleaziz

Scores Fall Ill at Ai...

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Plus, the “Obamalisk” opens.

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Trump Defends Deal to End the War With Iran as Details Emerge, by Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson

Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift, by Carl Hulse

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects, by Brad Plumer

How A.I. Apps Teach Students How to Cheat, by Dana ...

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Plus, a counterclockwise mystery.

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The (Mostly) Unanswered Questions at the Heart of a U.S.-Iran Accord, by Richard Pérez-Peña

High Gas Costs May Linger After U.S.-Iran Deal, by Emmett Lindner

Six Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Epstein’s Death, by Charles Homans, Steve Eder, Jan Ransom and Michael Rothfeld

Newsom Says Trump’s Justice Department Is Investigating Him and...

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Plus, crafting the perfect grass for the World Cup.

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Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran, by David E. Sanger

U.F.C. Viewing Party Draws Thousands to White House Ellipse, by Clarence Williams

Kennedy Center Removes Trump’s Name From Facade, by Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Jacobs

Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer...

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SpaceX Is About to Be in Your 401(k) Whether You Like It or Not, by Mike Isaac and Maureen Farrell

U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe, by Christopher F. Schuetze and Eric Schmitt

Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands, by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti

Grass on the National Mall Is Van...

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Plus, “I’m busy, but you can talk to my A.I. twin.”

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Israel Halts Strikes After Trump Claims Progress Toward Nuclear Talks, Officials Say, by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ronen Bergman

A Challenge in the U.S.-Iran Talks: Both Sides Demand Victory, by Erika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi and Tyler Pager

Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight...

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Republicans Defeat Move to Bar Trump’s Payout Fund, by Annie Karni and Robert Jimison

Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing, by Nicholas Nehamas, Miriam Jordan, Coral Davenport, Hamed Aleaziz, Lydia DePillis and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at Scho...

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Plus, could streetlights be making your allergies worse? 

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House Votes to Rein In Trump on Iran War, in a Bipartisan Rebuke, by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

Trump Confirms He Called Netanyahu ‘Crazy,’ by Leo Sands

Amid War, Iran’s Soccer Leader Works to Get His Team to the World Cup, by Tariq Panja

SpaceX Sets Price for the World’s Largest I.P.O., by Ryan Mac

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Plus, how Marcia Lucas was "the heart" behind "Star Wars."

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Iran War Live Updates, by The New York Times

Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says, by Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer

Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence, by Maggie Haberman, Julian E. Barnes and Matthew Goldstein

Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Mo...

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Plus, the rocky, unpredictable race for California governor. 

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A Terrible Winter for Snow Heads Into a Bleak Summer of Drought, by Jack Healy, Reis Thebault and Scott Dance

Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash, by Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Annie Karni

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List, b...

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Plus, inside the hunt for cheap gas.

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Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students, by Clare Amari, Kristian Hernández and Asher Lehrer-Small

U.S. Strikes Military Sites in Iran for Second Time in 3 Days, by Eric Schmitt

Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits, by Glenn Thrush and Benjamin Weiser

Fired for Criticizing Charlie Ki...

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Plus, Iran begins lifting an internet blackout. 

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Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate, by Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein

Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

How a Funding Pause Derailed an Artificial Heart for Babies, by Simar Bajaj

Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Bla...

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Plus, will anyone want an electric Ferrari? 

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The Latest on the War in Iran, by The New York Times

Netanyahu Says Israel Plans to Intensify Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, by Ephrat Livni

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says, by Madeleine Ngo and Albert Sun

What to Know About the White House Shooting on Memorial Day Weekend, by Campbell Robertson and Che...

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