Two Weeks Before Midterms, Transgender People Feel Like ‘Pawns’
With elections near, many transgender people were unsurprised to come under attack by the Trump administration, which has rolled back L.B.G.T. rights.
The Library of Congress Lets You Stream Hundreds of Free Films
Viewers worldwide can now download or stream free movies from the library’s National Screening Room website.
Trump Is Not Going to Cut Middle-Class Taxes This Year, Despite What He Says
President Trump is promising a 10 percent tax cut before the midterms. Policy experts and lawmakers, who have had little to say on the subject, suggest that won’t happen.
Bolton Rejects Russian Entreaties to Stay in Nuclear Treaty
The national security adviser told a news conference in Moscow that the United States remained committed to quitting a Soviet-era nuclear pact despite Russian objections.
How the Illinois Governor’s Race Turned Into One of the Most Expensive in the Country
J.B. Pritzker, the billionaire Hyatt Hotel heir, has put in about $162 million of his own money to take on the incumbent, Bruce Rauner, a Republican multimillionaire.
Abroad in America: What Is True? What Is Noise? What the (Insert Extreme Word of Choice) Is Going to Happen?
Sarah talks to Amanda Cox, editor of The Times’s Upshot desk, to better understand what election polls can and cannot tell us.
The Sweet Spot: I’m a Closeted Teenager in a Conservative Town. Get Me Out of Here!
A high school student struggles to come out as her authentic self — even to like-minded peers. Where does she go from here?
Sandra Day O’Connor, First Female Supreme Court Justice, Says She Has Dementia
Justice O’Connor, 88, said she received the diagnosis “some time ago” and would withdraw from public life. She encouraged the next generation of leaders to promote civic engagement.
Critic’s Notebook: Fox News and Trump Reboot a Fearmongering TV Drama From 2014
In the last midterms, specious stories about immigration and terror were in heavy fall rotation. It looks like we’re experiencing a rerun.
California Today: Los Angeles Teachers Prepare to Strike
Tuesday: United Teachers Los Angeles negotiates with district officials, a tech-themed crossword, and In-N-Out Burger turns 70.
T: They Survived Mass Shootings. Now They Are Living With Bullets Inside Them.
Doctors routinely leave bullets or bullet fragments inside the bodies of those who survive gunshot wounds. We asked four survivors of mass shootings what that is like.
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