May 1, 2026, 4:38 p.m. Eastern time

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Lauren-Pruitt/The New York Times Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits. Read more

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Three Great Documentaries to Stream In this month’s picks, a notorious senator gets grilled, a man changes his eye color and Russian journalists struggle to do their jobs under authoritarianism.

Stream These Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in May Dozens of titles leave the streaming service for U.S. subscribers every month. Here’s a roundup of the best ones leaving soon.

‘Widow’s Bay,’ and 6 More Things to Watch on TV This Week The Apple TV show starring Matthew Rhys premieres, and two true crime documentaries air.

Five Horror Movies to Stream Now This month’s terrors include a monkey gone mad, a boundary-pushing robot and a playground with a thirst for babysitter blood.

6 New Books We Love This Week Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Authorities Release Video of Suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner Attack The F.B.I. and prosecutors shared an annotated video showing the suspect sprinting through a checkpoint and raising a gun. A frame-by-frame analysis suggests that he may have fired.

Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down The low-fare airline, which has struggled for years, had been trying to secure a $500 million lifeline from the Trump administration.

Collins and Platner Face Off: 5 Takeaways From the Maine Senate Shake-Up The exit of Gov. Janet Mills kicked off the general election early in what is likely to be one of the most important, expensive and combative Senate races of 2026.

Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February.

Comey Indictment Shows Justice Dept. Got the Message From Bondi’s Firing In naming only an interim successor as acting attorney general, President Trump has established even greater incentives to execute his most extreme demands, current and former officials say.

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