M.L.B.’s New Rules Have Baseball in Overdrive
Nearly two months into baseball’s pitch-clock era, you sometimes wonder how the sport ever got so slow. Why did we endure standstill traffic on a ride that could have been…
This Is What ‘Productive’ Looks Like in Washington as Default Deadline Looms
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said this week that he did not believe Republicans and Democrats were anywhere close to a deal on raising the debt ceiling. President Biden said little…
Why It’s Far Too Soon to Say DeSantis Is Done
Is the Ron DeSantis campaign already over? After the last few months, it’s hard not to wonder. His poll numbers have plummeted. Would-be donors seem skeptical. Pundits have questioned whether…
DeSantis Allies’ $200 Million Plan for Beating Trump
A key political group supporting Ron DeSantis’s presidential run is preparing a $100 million voter-outreach push so big it plans to knock on the door of every possible DeSantis voter…
McCarthy, Bracing for Defections, Eyes a Fraught Path to a Debt Limit Deal
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is attempting a difficult balancing act as he tries to extract spending concessions from President Biden in exchange for raising the debt ceiling: cobbling together a deal…
DeSantis Set to Announce 2024 Run on Twitter With Elon Musk
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is planning to announce the start of his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday in a live audio conversation on Twitter with Elon Musk, the platform’s…
An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets
Fake news, real market drop For a few minutes on Monday, an ominous image of black smoke billowing from what appeared to be a government building near the Pentagon set…
After the Warhol Decision, Another Major Copyright Case Looms
For years, Andy Warhol and Richard Prince have been known as two of the art world’s most famous copiers, boundary-pushing appropriators whose use of other people’s images in their work…
Kick Off Summer With These 5 Breezy Make-Ahead Salads
It may be spring, but summer — and all its abundance — is on the horizon, ready to encourage breezy communal dining under the glow of the sun and the…
E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages From Trump for Comments on CNN
E. Jean Carroll, who this month won $5 million in damages from former President Donald J. Trump, is now seeking a “very substantial” additional amount in response to his insults…