Maureen Dowd

Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents

Putting talking heads in charge — not the best idea.

David French

MAGA Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Jeffrey Epstein

What happens when Trump becomes the “deep state”?

Esau McCaulley

The Christian Backlash Taking Hold

The irreconcilable difference between Trumpian politics and Christianity.

Zeynep Tufekci

As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent

The National Weather Service put out good forecasts. But a vital employee was missing.

Jason Zengerle

The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller

The most powerful man in the West Wing is getting what he wants. Is Trump?

Biden Says He Made the Clemency Decisions That Were Recorded With Autopen

Donald J. Trump and his allies have begun investigations to support their claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. was incapacitated and his staff conspired to take presidential actions in his name.

A Peacock’s-Eye View of the Waldorf Remade

Waldorf Astoria New York, one of the city’s grandest hotels, closed for renovations in 2017. After almost eight years and billions of dollars, it returns, reborn for the 21st century.

Opinion | I’m Watching the Sacrifice of College’s Soul

The highest ideals of higher ed are under mortal threat.

Plan to Indefinitely Displace Palestinians Threatens to Derail Gaza Truce

An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.

Opinion | Europe’s Leaders Are Doing Something Disastrous

Caving to a right-wing chorus, they are reining in their green agenda.

How the Deep Sea Cables That Power the World Are Made

The conduits, which are spooled in big stacks on a boat before being buried in an underwater trench, are a crucial part of the grid as demand for electricity increases.

A Beloved Canadian Chocolate Bar Disappears From the Market

Neilson Jersey Milk may be the latest victim of multinational food companies’ strategy of promoting their global brands over domestic ones.

Violence Threatens Syria’s Fragile Peace, Leaving More Than 50 Dead

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.