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THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026

Oil Prices Surge After Trump Threatens to Escalate Attacks

In his address, President Trump also insisted that the military campaign was an overwhelming success but failed to offer a clear exit strategy.

House Takes No Action on Bill to End D.H.S. Shutdown

The Senate’s bipartisan bill to fund the agency is now formally back with the House, and the shutdown will continue at least through Monday, when the chamber will hold its next session.

How Bondi’s Missteps on the Epstein Files Jeopardized Her Job

Markets Recoil After Trump Threatens to Escalate Attacks Against Iran

In his address, President Trump also repeated his threats to hit Iranian infrastructure, including electrical plants, unless a deal was struck.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026

Trump Berates Allies While Signaling He Will Wind Down the War

President Trump said that he was considering leaving NATO over allies’ failure to support his Iran offensive, and suggested the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be a problem for others to solve.

Iran Maintains Nuclear Capacities Despite Trump’s Claim of U.S. Success

Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Challenge to Birthright Citizenship

President Trump said he planned to attend arguments in a case that tests whether he can limit the principle of automatic citizenship for nearly anyone born in the U.S.

Bomb Shelters and a Drone-Proof Roof: Trump Seeks to Justify Ballroom as Security Measure

President Trump spoke about his ballroom’s security as he argued against a judge’s orders to stop construction.

Trump Seeks Federal Control of Mail Voting as He Promotes False Claims

Election experts and Democratic officials called the order legally invalid, and Arizona and Oregon pledged to immediately challenge it in court.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026

After Month of War, Pete Hegseth Says Iran Retains Ability to Strike

The defense secretary conceded that the conflict had not thwarted Iran’s missile capabilities. He said only President Trump could decide when to end the war.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

President Trump wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. The risks are escalating.

Justices Reject Colorado Ban on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors

Colorado and 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under the age of 18.

Average Gasoline Price Hits $4 in U.S., a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump

A month since the first U.S.-Israeli attacks and Iran’s response effectively shut off Persian Gulf oil, drivers are paying significantly more to fill up.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026

New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows

The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in an attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound on Feb. 28, according to video examined by The Times and weapons experts.

Trump Claims Progress in Talks to End War, Then Again Threatens Attacks

President Trump warned that if a deal was not struck, the U.S. would respond by “completely obliterating” Iranian energy infrastructure targets.

Private-Credit Wobbles Could Prove Perilous for Trump

The Trump administration is poised to broaden access to risky investments that are showing signs of strain.

U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade

The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination today, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026

A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain.

A wave of strikes across the Middle East in recent days showed that Iran had not lost the capacity to retaliate.

Israel Strikes Tehran as Regional Diplomats Gather in Pakistan

Officials from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey were meeting in Pakistan in hopes of finding a way to end the war.

5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up

The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Senate candidates joined the crowds.

‘This Is One of the Ways We Can Say We’re Fed Up’

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THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2026

Wild Ultimatums and ‘Bombing Our Little Hearts Out’: A Portrait of Trump at War

President Trump has vacillated between boasting about U.S. military superiority and deep frustration that his war of choice is not always having the desired effects.

Iran-Backed Houthis Enter War With Missile Attack on Israel

The attack by the militant group in Yemen appeared to open another front in the spiraling war in the Middle East.

Strike on U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Injures 12 American Troops, Officials Say

House Vote Sets Up Clash With the Senate on D.H.S. Funding, Prolonging Shutdown

Republicans revolted over a Senate measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security, dimming the chances of a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.

With Cuba Under Pressure, the Castro Dynasty Is Making a Comeback

As Trump officials demand changes, Castro family members are suddenly popping up across Cuba’s political scene. Some even ask: Could one be the “Cuban Delcy?”

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026

Senate Votes to Fund Most of D.H.S. in Bid to End Airport Crisis

The bill excludes funding for ICE and the Border Patrol but restores it for federal airport security workers. The House could consider the package today.

Gulf States Crack Down on Videos of Iranian Attacks Posted Online

The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks.

Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy

A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

Trump’s Signature Is Going on U.S. Paper Currency. No President Has Done That.

His signature is set to start adorning new U.S. dollars later this year, a change that the Treasury Department said was in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY – MARCH 27, 2026 PREVIEW

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘Strategy Backfires’ – Can Trump undo the mess he’s made in the Gulf?

Brinkmanship, the ability to take countries to the edge of conflict, was a staple of cold war diplomacy. The remnants of that finely balanced standoff, bound by a rules-based order and spheres of influence, has given way to a world in freefall; to an ever-widening war in the Gulf where the aims are as unclear as the endpoint.

It is approaching a month since the US and Israel launched their attacks on Iran, arguing they were acting to remove the country’s nuclear threat, destroy its ballistic missile capability and free the populace of a tyrannical theocratic regime. Yet it seems it is these civilians and neighbouring Gulf countries who are bearing the brunt of the campaign while the Iranian regime’s willingness to escalate the war seems undimmed.

Spotlight | The ‘anyone but’ election
Pippa Crerar looks ahead to local elections in the UK, where voters seem more concerned with who they want to keep out of political office than who they vote in

Science | Not-so silent nights
Can a “vacuum cleaner turned the other way” become a popular solution to snoring disorders? Natasha May explores the rise of Cpap machines

Feature | Gamifying government
Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture, Elon Musk’s Doge team set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people, write Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian

Opinion | Collateral damage
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Benjamin Netanyahu, says Jonathan Freedland, they just hurt ordinary Jews

Culture | Rock return
“Validation was an insatiable monster”: Dave Grohl talks to Ben Beaumont-Thomas about Foo Fighters, life after his infidelity and grief for bandmate Taylor Hawkins

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2026

Israel Says It Killed Iranian Naval Commander as Trump Pressures Tehran

Israel said an airstrike killed a key player in Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump warned Iran to consider his peace proposal “before it is too late.”

War Will Push U.S. Inflation Above 4 Percent This Year, O.E.C.D. Says

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Children’s Online Safety

A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.

Snapchat Investigated in Europe Over Child Safety Policies

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – APRIL 9, 2026

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features geopolitical analyses of the Iran conflict by Fintan O’Toole and Pankaj Mishra, alongside cultural explorations of literature and art. Key contributions include discussions on the economic dualities of Shenzhen, China, and critiques of historical narratives regarding the Allied firebombing of Japan. 

A Bitter Education

In its quiescence to the West’s war on Iran, India is squandering a precious legacy.

Shenzhen Express

In Shenzhen, the successes and failures of China’s remarkable new economy are on full display.

Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang

House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou

Who Built France?

A new history explores France’s empire from the perspective of the indigenous and enslaved people who participated, willingly or not, in its creation.

By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire by Mélanie Lamotte

A Man-Made Disaster

There has never been a moral and historical reckoning with the horrors inflicted by the Allied firebombing of Japan during World War II.

Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell