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Russian state media releases video footage of the Brittney Griner prisoner swap.
Russia’s state media on Thursday released video footage of the prisoner exchange of Brittney Griner, the American W.N.B.A. star, and Viktor Bout, the convicted Russian arms dealer known as “the Merchant of Death,” at an airport in the United Arab ...
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The Team Each and Every American Should Root For
THREE RIVERS, Mich. — “We didn’t forget your sign!” This friendly assurance from Maddy, my favorite bartender at Rooster’s Wing Shack — the best bar in this town, in case you’re wondering — was a reference not to astrology (I doubt Maddy knows, or ...
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A Look at What California Has Done So Far About Reparations
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2020 to create a statewide panel to study reparations for Black Californians.
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New York’s Best Weed? The Winner Is …
A new competition showcases small craft growers in New York who are hoping to come up with the next big strain in weed.
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Warnock’s Victory Forges Democrats’ Path Through the New Battlegrounds
Forget about Florida and Ohio: Georgia and Arizona are poised to be the next kingmakers of presidential politics.
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Police in Germany Arrest Dozens Suspected of Planning a Coup
Many of those detained had military training and were believed to belong to a recently formed group that operated on the conviction that the country was ruled by the so-called deep state.
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Donald Trump’s family company has been found guilty of tax fraud, a blow to the firm and the former president.
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China’s Xi to Visit Saudi Arabia for Regional Summits
Xi Jinping is expected to sign a flurry of contracts with the Saudis and other Gulf States, highlighting Beijing’s growing clout in the region when Washington has pulled away.
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Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang
Late last month, in a stunning display of frustration, people in multiple cities across China took to the streets to protest “zero Covid” policies. The calls to “jiefeng” — release the lockdown — evolved quickly into something more like calls for ...
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There’s Been a Massive Change in Where American Policy Gets Made
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ Since 2021, Democrats have controlled the House, the Senate and the presidency, and they’ve used that power to pass consequential legislation, from the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act. That state ...