NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - This Megafactory Is a Test Case for the U.S.-China Tech Race
Chinese firms have some of the world’s most advanced technology. But U.S. officials say relying on it could come with a downside.
NYTIMES (Don Clark) - China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. For First Time Since 2017
A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.
NYTIMES (Pooja Salhotra and Jennifer Schuessler) - The Dispute Over Events for America’s 250th Birthday, Explained
Two national groups, including one backed by President Trump, have planned an array of activities to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial. States are also hosting many events.
NYTIMES (Anatoly Kurmanaev) - Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s President, Struggles to Uphold Trump’s Narrative of Success
President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuelans, and anger seems to be mounting.
NYTIMES (Mara Hvistendahl and Steven Erlanger) - How Mark Rutte of NATO Manages an Unpredictable Trump
Secretary General Mark Rutte is headed to Washington. His style has at times frustrated the very European leaders who need him to hold the alliance together.
NYTIMES (Jane Kamensky) - Looking Back on the U.S.A.’s Many Founders, 250 Years In
In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all?
NYTIMES (Christine Zhang and Nicholas Fandos) - In New York City, Early Voting Saw Major Changes From 2025
Turnout was low and the electorate was much older than it was last year when the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo fueled heavy early voting.
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Major Supreme Court Decisions Testing Trump’s Policies Remain
Over the next two weeks, the justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes.
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Can Andy Burnham Succeed in a Disgruntled Britain Where Starmer Failed?
The likely successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer will inherit the same challenges of economic stagnation and ascendant populism. Will a divided nation be prepared to give him time?