In El Paso, Migrants With Nowhere to Go Strain a Welcoming City
The pressure felt in one Texas city reflects an increasingly untenable situation all along the border with Mexico.
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Judge Denies Trump’s Request That She Recuse Herself in Election Case
Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected arguments from the former president’s legal team that she could not fairly conduct his trial on federal charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
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‘Germany 1923’: When Democracy Held Nazism at Bay
In his latest book, the German historian Volker Ullrich describes a nation buffeted by poverty, hyperinflation and political extremism, but managing — for the moment — to thwart Hitler’s ascent.
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Wes Anderson Finally Found a Way Into His New Roald Dahl Sinema
For years, the director puzzled over an adaptation of “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Then he let the characters say things they weren’t meant to.
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A Stunningly Sudden End to a Long, Bloody Conflict in the Caucasus
Tens of thousands died fighting for and against it, destroying the careers of two presidents — one Armenian, one Azerbaijani — and tormenting a generation of American, Russian and European diplomats pushing stillborn peace plans. It outlasted six U.S …
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TV and Movie Writers to Begin Returning to Work on Wednesday
The leadership of the Writers Guild of America voted to end a 148-day strike. Members will start voting on the deal’s ratification next week.
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Wednesday Briefing: South China Sea Tensions Cross a Line
Plus presidential portraits, this time for Africa.
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Travis Kelce Was a Star. Taylor Swift Put Him in Another Orbit.
Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, has won two Super Bowls and hosted “Saturday Night Live.” But nothing compares to his brush with the Swift aura.
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Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Alabama Voting Map Dispute
For the second time in recent months, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama lawmakers and their proposed congressional district map.
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JPMorgan Settles Epstein Suits With U.S. Virgin Islands and James Staley
The bank agreed to pay $75 million to settle with the U.S. Virgin Islands and also reached a confidential settlement with a former top banker who pushed to keep the disgraced financier as a client.
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