Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further
President Trump is reversing the Biden plan to increase tax revenue through more enforcement.
April 8, 2025
10-Minute Challenge: ‘The Seasons’ by Lee Krasner
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
April 7, 2025
For Republicans, Tariffs Pose a Risk Like No Other
Trump’s political strength is built on the economy. If it sinks, he could drag his party down with him.
April 6, 2025
The Unlikely Republicans Who Could Save Medicaid
If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind. Margot Sanger-Katz, a reporter for The New York Times who covers health care policy and public health, describes how the Republican senators from those states could become an unlikely part of the firewall against big cuts to Medicaid.
April 6, 2025
The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid
States that were once reluctant to expand Medicaid now have their state budgets tied to the fate of the program by constitutional amendments.
April 6, 2025
The Hidden Decisions Behind Trump’s Tariff Formula
Small changes in the math can mean big differences: Switzerland’s tariffs could be much lower. Bermuda’s could be way higher. And Australia could have no tariffs at all.
April 5, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, April 5, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
April 4, 2025
Democrats Have Problems. Turning Out for Special Elections Isn’t One of Them.
They have come out in strong numbers in smaller races so far this year, and in the early voting for today’s elections.
April 1, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 29, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 28, 2025
On Trump, Democrats and a New Era of Politics: A Look at the Year Ahead
Special elections are already pointing to a familiar pattern.
March 28, 2025
In a Shift, More Republicans Want Government Investment in Children
The evolution reflects a growing bipartisan agreement that American families are struggling and something has to change.
March 24, 2025
The Online Casinos That Can Operate as Long as They Say They Aren’t Actually Casinos
Policing loopholes in gambling law can be challenging, and most states have been slow to adapt.
March 23, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 22, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 21, 2025
The Budget Trick the G.O.P. Might Use to Make a $4 Trillion Tax Cut Look Free
A maneuver so wonky that it might be best explained with sports cars and anime streaming.
March 17, 2025
The Women Most Affected by Abortion Bans
After the Dobbs decision, births rose in states with bans, but more for some women than others.
March 17, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 15, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 14, 2025
See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims
The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.
March 13, 2025
Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead
Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college.
March 13, 2025
What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
A short-term spending bill, a 10-year budget plan and Musk’s cost-cutting team are all progressing at once.
March 11, 2025
15 Lessons Scientists Learned About Us When the World Stood Still
The pandemic gave researchers a rare opportunity to study human behavior. Their work offers lessons about loneliness, remote work, high heels and more.
March 11, 2025
30 Charts That Show How Covid Changed Everything in March 2020
It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.
March 10, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 8, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 7, 2025
To Stop Tariffs, Trump Demands Opioid Data That Doesn’t Yet Exist
A top administration official said that, without new declines in overdose deaths, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were appropriate. But the kind of real-time data he demanded doesn’t exist.
March 5, 2025
The Big Government Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Touched
By not targeting major sources of spending like defense, the group has had a minimal impact on the federal budget so far but a big effect on many small companies.
March 4, 2025
10-Minute Challenge: A ‘Decisive Moment’ in Street Photography
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
March 3, 2025
What Republican Men Think About Trump and Masculinity
The election seemed to mark a backlash to changing gender roles. But Trump-voting men say that’s not necessarily what they want, a survey and interviews suggest.
March 1, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 1, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 28, 2025
What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
The math of the G.O.P.’s goals makes the move almost unavoidable.
February 26, 2025
Trump Returns to a Favorite Issue: Health Care Price Transparency
The president signed an executive order in another push to make the prices of medical services more transparent. Efforts to do so in his first term were largely ignored.
February 25, 2025
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
February 25, 2025
The Red Card Fighting Trump’s Deportation Agenda
The “red card” lists practical tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. It has received nine million orders since Donald Trump was elected. Miriam Jordan, a national immigration correspondent for The New York Times, describes this “extraordinary moment” of anxiety for immigrants and what the card has meant to immigrants, rights groups and the Trump administration.
February 23, 2025
DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes
The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.
February 22, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 22, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 21, 2025
The House Wants to Pass Trump’s Agenda in One Big Bill. Here’s What’s in It.
The G.O.P. bill would extend tax cuts and almost certainly make big reductions to programs serving the poor. Passing it may be hard, though.
February 21, 2025
Is That Legal? A Guide to Trump’s Big Moves So Far.
Examining the legality of 38 major actions the president has taken in his first month.
February 20, 2025
Nearly One in 10 U.S. Adults Identifies as L.G.B.T.Q., Survey Finds
New data shows a rapid increase in recent years, driven by the young. The Trump administration has recently been rolling back L.G.B.T.Q. initiatives.
February 20, 2025
So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?
President Trump’s plan to eliminate the penny could save the government money, but there’s no guarantee.
February 19, 2025
Trump Says Medicaid Won’t Be ‘Touched.’ House Republicans Want It Cut by Hundreds of Billions.
The president’s record shows a consistent openness to Medicaid cuts, which would seem required for his big goal of extending tax cuts.
February 19, 2025
Millions of Dead People on Social Security? The Agency’s Own Data Says Otherwise.
The database includes millions of Americans who are probably dead but who have no death records. But they generally don’t collect checks, as Musk and Trump suggest.
February 19, 2025
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team included a big error.
February 19, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 15, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 14, 2025
How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.
February 14, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 8, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 7, 2025
How Many Federal Worker Resignations Would Be a Lot?
Sixty-five thousand have submitted resignations as part of Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” offer. But 150,000 voluntarily leave every year anyway.
February 7, 2025
Have You Seen Changes to Federal Buildings? Send Us Photos.
We’re documenting how federal buildings are changing during the transition to the new government.
February 5, 2025
The U.S. Is Having Its Mildest Covid Winter Yet
But there have been plenty of other illnesses to go around.
February 4, 2025
10-Minute Challenge: Bruegel’s ‘Hunters in the Snow’
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
February 2, 2025
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
February 2, 2025
Why Banks May Be Hoping You’re Not Paying Attention
They have no fiduciary duty in many cases and can profit from customers’ confusion. But where’s the line between unsavory and illegal?
February 2, 2025
Trump Raises New Threat to Sanctuary Cities: Blocking Transportation Dollars
A new order revives an old battle about how much an administration is allowed to coerce cities and states by withholding money.
January 31, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 1, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 31, 2025
Office of Management and Budget Spreadsheet of 2,600 Federal Programs Under Review
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent this document to government agencies listing about 2,600 programs that were under review.
January 29, 2025
Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
January 29, 2025
Cutting Medicaid, Taxing Scholarships and Killing Invasive Plants: A Guide to the G.O.P. Wishlist
208 policies that could become part of the congressional agenda this year.
January 28, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 25, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 24, 2025
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
Rebuilding can be a chance to rethink things.
January 24, 2025
The One Thing Americans Remember About Biden
A survey of more than 2,000 people offers an early look at his legacy.
January 19, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 18, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 17, 2025
What Happened to Enrollment at Top Colleges After Affirmative Action Ended
Three findings from the first class to enter college without race-conscious admissions.
January 15, 2025
Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr.
The declines began with the pandemic, well before routine vaccines became part of the national political conversation.
January 13, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 11, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 10, 2025
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 4, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 3, 2025
Week 18 N.F.L. Playoff Picture: Mapping the Paths for Each Team
With a week to go in the N.F.L. season, these detailed trees and scenarios explain every contender’s paths to the playoffs — and to better seeding.
December 31, 2024
11 Data Points and Discoveries That Surprised Us in 2024
Upshot staff members share a selection of their favorite charts, documents, queries and calculations from the past year.
December 31, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 28, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 27, 2024
Week 17 N.F.L. Playoff Picture: A Team-by-Team Guide
With two weeks to go in the N.F.L. season, these detailed tables and scenarios explain every team’s paths to the playoffs — and to better seeding.
December 25, 2024
Trump’s Re-election Defines a New Era of American Politics
The Obama-Romney race in 2012 was the last in a familiar pattern in U.S. politics, which has since become defined by Donald Trump’s conservative populism.
December 25, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 21, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 20, 2024
How Drug Overdose Deaths Have Plagued One Generation of Black Men for Decades
In dozens of cities, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.
December 20, 2024
Postmortems Are Bad at Predictions: Democrats May Just Need a ‘Change’ Election
An opening will probably emerge for Democrats in four years, but it may not be what the party and pundits expect today.
December 20, 2024
Week 16 N.F.L. Playoff Picture: A Team-by-Team Guide
With three weeks to go in the N.F.L. season, these detailed tables and scenarios explain every team’s paths to the playoffs — and to better seeding.
December 19, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 14, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 13, 2024
2024 Review: A Few Misses, but the Polls Got the Big Stories Right
They told us a lot about the major demographic and political trends, well before the election.
December 11, 2024
How Some Voters Moved From Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump
For some young men in particular, the populist pitches from Mr. Sanders and Mr. Trump aligned with their attitudes about the ruling class.
December 9, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 7, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 6, 2024
Is the Urban Shift Toward Trump Really About Democratic Cities in Disarray?
Big cities have faced serious problems lately. But there’s little evidence those problems are what drove voters to the right in November.
December 6, 2024
It Can’t Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris
Voting records suggest Democrats who stayed home were less likely to support her, with no equivalent drop-off in Trump support among Republicans.
December 3, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 30, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 29, 2024
Airlines Are Padding Flight Times. It’s Not Your Imagination.
Flying in America has become slower even as official statistics have shown improvement.
November 27, 2024
Obesity Drugs Would Be Covered by Medicare and Medicaid Under Biden Proposal
The proposed rule could give millions of Americans access to the new drugs; it will also put pressure on the incoming Trump administration.
November 26, 2024
How Democrats Lost Their Base and Their Message
Donald Trump’s populist pitch bumped Democrats off their traditional place in American politics.
November 25, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 23, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 22, 2024
The New Chip Shot in the N.F.L.: 50-Yarders
Kickers are better than ever, but the record pace of long attempts this season has been remarkable.
November 17, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 16, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 15, 2024
Trump Talked Twice as Much as Harris on the Campaign Trail
A detailed analysis shows the gap in speaking times across various platforms.
November 14, 2024
On Midterms’ Hints, Down-Ballot Republicans and the Race for the House
What 2022 was telling us all along. And Trump has advantages that don’t seem transferable to his MAGA allies.
November 13, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 9, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 8, 2024
How Trump Won, Again
He made gains in every corner of the country and with nearly every demographic group.
November 6, 2024
What We’ll Know and When We’ll Know It: A Guide to Election Night
The vote count will still feature “blue mirages” and “red mirages,” but they won’t be as extreme as in 2020.
November 5, 2024
How the Election Could Unfold: Four Scenarios
A look at plausible outcomes that might wind up seeming obvious in hindsight.
November 5, 2024
10-Minute Challenge: Edward Hopper’s ‘Manhattan Bridge Loop’
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
November 5, 2024
How Red and Blue America Shop, Eat and Live
Politics map onto our everyday life in surprising ways, a data set of millions of places shows.
November 4, 2024
Some Late Shifts, but Polls Remain Closest They’ve Ever Been
The polls tend to err as a group in one direction or the other, so a fairly decisive win by either candidate is still possible.
November 4, 2024
Some Surprises in Last Battleground Polls, but Still a Deadlock
A rise for Kamala Harris in the Sun Belt, and a dip in the Northern swing states.
November 3, 2024
Why Are Democrats Having Such a Hard Time Beating Trump?
The national political environment just isn’t as conducive to a Harris victory as many might imagine.
November 2, 2024
Murders Surged in the Pandemic. Now in Many Cities That Surge Is Gone.
A huge drop in 2023 has been followed by an even greater improvement so far this year.
November 2, 2024
Squirrels, Soda and Tractors: 12 Emergencies You Never Thought About but Election Officials Are Prepared For
Local election workers share how they would respond to a range of scenarios, using a 52-card game.
November 2, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 2, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 1, 2024
So, Can We Trust the Polls?
Recent changes add up to a case for cautious optimism on better accuracy, but that’s far from a guarantee.
November 1, 2024
How the Washington Commanders Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Commanders now have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Buccaneers now have an 83% chance to make the playoffs.
October 31, 2024
How the Tennessee Titans Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Titans have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the San Francisco 49ers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The 49ers have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Pittsburgh Steelers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Steelers have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Seattle Seahawks Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Seahawks have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the New Orleans Saints Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Saints have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Minnesota Vikings Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Vikings have a 39% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the New York Giants Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the New York Jets Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Jets have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Los Angeles Rams Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Rams now have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Miami Dolphins Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Dolphins now have a 36% chance to make the playoffs.
October 31, 2024
How the Las Vegas Raiders Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Raiders have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Los Angeles Chargers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Chargers now have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Indianapolis Colts Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Colts have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Kansas City Chiefs Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Chiefs have a greater than 99% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Jacksonville Jaguars Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Jaguars have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Houston Texans Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Texans have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Green Bay Packers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Packers have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Denver Broncos Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Broncos now have only a 47% chance to make the playoffs.
October 31, 2024
How the Dallas Cowboys Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Cowboys have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Detroit Lions Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Lions have a 61% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Cleveland Browns Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Browns have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Cincinnati Bengals Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Bengals now have a 17% chance to make the playoffs.
October 31, 2024
2024 N.F.L. Playoff Picture: Each Team’s Path to the Postseason
An interactive calculator that lets you explore every team’s path to the N.F.L. playoffs.
October 31, 2024
How the Carolina Panthers Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Panthers have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Buffalo Bills Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Bills have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Baltimore Ravens Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Ravens have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Chicago Bears Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Bears have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Atlanta Falcons Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Falcons now have only a 17% chance to make the playoffs.
October 31, 2024
How the New England Patriots Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Patriots have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
How the Philadelphia Eagles Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Eagles have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
October 31, 2024
How the Arizona Cardinals Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17
The Cardinals have been eliminated from playoff contention.
October 31, 2024
What We Can (and Cannot) Learn From the Early Votes So Far
A final reader mailbag includes a look at a news cycle that seems unfavorable to Donald Trump.
October 31, 2024
Millions of Movers Reveal American Polarization in Action
A detailed look at how — and why — voters who move are widening the gap between blue neighborhoods and red ones.
October 31, 2024
This Time, It May Actually Come Down to Turnout
Democrats have gained among high-turnout voters, while Donald Trump has made gains among groups that tend to show up only for presidential races, or not at all.
October 30, 2024
State of the Race: National Polls Tighten With 8 Days to Go
State polls remain steady, and two new polls in Texas and Nebraska show Senate control may still be in play.
October 28, 2024
Trump’s Changing Messages on Abortion, in 660 Quotes
Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric, contradicted himself and nearly dropped “pro-life” from his vocabulary. Yet there is no evidence that his views on abortion have changed.
October 28, 2024
Trump’s Gains in New York City Offer Clues to a Shifting Electoral Map
A new poll adds to evidence of post-pandemic divergences and a smaller Trump edge in the Electoral College.
October 26, 2024
They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. Now They’ve Fallen Behind.
One economic question that really matters in an election year: Are others doing better than you?
October 26, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 26, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 25, 2024
The New York Times Is Looking for Flashback Contributors
The best clues for the weekly history quiz are tiny stories that combine the familiar with the surprising.
October 25, 2024
What a Giant Hole Says About a Broad Parking Problem
There’s a powerful but obscure force operating in New York and elsewhere: the parking minimum.
October 25, 2024
Could Trump Win the Popular Vote but Lose the Electoral College?
It’s not likely, but it’s not something that can be dismissed either, recent polling suggests.
October 25, 2024
How Polls Have Changed to Try to Avoid a 2020 Repeat
Pollsters are constantly tinkering, but they have also made some substantial adjustments.
October 23, 2024
Abortions Have Increased, Even for Women in States With Rigid Bans, Study Says
A new analysis shows how many women in states with bans are seeking procedures or pills from out-of-state providers.
October 22, 2024
Two Theories for Why the Polls Failed in 2020, and What It Means for 2024
To make polling better, you have to figure out what went wrong in the first place.
October 22, 2024
State of the Race: A Slight Shift Toward Trump but Still No Clear Favorite
The polls are not precise enough for a 0.2-point edge to convey meaningful information.
October 21, 2024
Why Does This Building by the Subway Need 193 Parking Spots? (Yes, Exactly 193.)
New York and cities across the country reconsider decades-old parking rules.
October 21, 2024
Harris Has Championed Family Policies. Now Trump Likes Them, Too.
It’s unclear whether the longtime Democratic goals are a priority for Donald Trump. Yet the fact that he’s talking about them at all is part of a recent shift on the right.
October 19, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 19, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 18, 2024
State of the Race: A Close Race Gets Closer
There’s no sign that a deluge of surveys from Republican-aligned firms is meaningfully affecting the polling averages.
October 14, 2024
Why Is Trump Gaining With Black and Hispanic Voters?
Five possible explanations for the increases in support, particularly among young men.
October 13, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 12, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 11, 2024
State of the Race: A Big Week in News, but a Quiet One in Polling
The polls are still so close that neither candidate has a significant advantage.
October 7, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 5, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 4, 2024
10-Minute Challenge: A Finished, Unfinished Portrait by Alice Neel
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
October 3, 2024
Another Way Jimmy Carter Bested His Fellow Presidents
The longest-lived president also wrote more best-selling books than any modern president — and had the fewest written about him.
October 1, 2024
State of the Race: A Calm Week and Perhaps the Clearest Picture Yet
It’s getting easier to trust that the news isn’t driving the numbers, and we take a closer look at the Hispanic vote.
September 30, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 28, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 27, 2024
10-Minute Challenge: Hiroshige’s ‘Sudden Rain’
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
September 26, 2024
State of the Race: A Small Debate Bounce for Harris, but It’s Still Deadlocked
She gained a point in the polls after widely being seen as the debate winner.
September 23, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 21, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 20, 2024
10-Minute Challenge: ‘Canopy’
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
September 19, 2024
Harris Ahead in Pennsylvania and Tied Nationally? Unpacking an Unexpected Result.
Although it could simply reflect the normal variation of polling results, it may also point to a declining Trump edge in the Electoral College.
September 19, 2024
State of the Race: Early Signs of a Post-Debate Bounce for Harris
It could be another week until the full scope of possible gains is evident.
September 16, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 14, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 13, 2024
10-Minute Challenge: ‘The Unicorn Rests in a Garden’
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
September 12, 2024
State of the Race: A Dead Heat With 8 Weeks to Go
Each Monday morning for the next two months, we’ll take an in-depth look at what the polls can tell us.
September 9, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 7, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 6, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 31, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 30, 2024
Connections Bot: Your Daily, Personalized Connections Analysis
See how you stacked up against other Connections players today.
August 27, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 24, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 23, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 17, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 16, 2024
New Battleground Polls Show Harris Has Fundamentally Changed the Race
On question after question, at least for now, most voters don’t seem to have major reservations about her.
August 10, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 10, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 9, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 3, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 2, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 27, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
July 26, 2024
Major Shifts Beneath the Surface in a New Trump-Harris Poll
The changes among groups cancel out for now, and Trump leads narrowly, but there’s a tie when candidates like Kennedy Jr. are considered.
July 25, 2024
Test Your Focus: Can You Spend 10 Minutes With One Painting?
It’s very hard to slow down and look closely at something. You may find it’s worth it.
July 20, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 20, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
July 19, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 13, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
July 12, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 6, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
July 5, 2024
We Counted 22,252 Cars to See How Much Congestion Pricing Might Have Made in One Morning
A year’s worth of tolls is hard to picture. But what about an hour’s worth?
July 1, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 29, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
June 28, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 22, 2024
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June 21, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 15, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
June 14, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, June 8, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
June 7, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 1, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
May 31, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 25, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
May 24, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 18, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
May 17, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 11, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
May 10, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, May 4, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
May 3, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, April 27, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
April 26, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, April 20, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
April 19, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, April 13, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
April 12, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, April 6, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
April 5, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 30, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 29, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 23, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 22, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 16, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 15, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 9, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 8, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 2, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
March 1, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 24, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 23, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 17, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 16, 2024
Wordle Bot F.A.Q.
How to understand the daily Wordle companion, which can assess your skill and help improve your results.
February 16, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 10, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 9, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 3, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
February 2, 2024
Suggest Events for Flashback, Our Weekly History Quiz
Every week, we test your knowledge. Now we want to tap your brainpower to compile events.
January 26, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 27, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 26, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 20, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 19, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 14, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 12, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Jan. 7, 2024
Can you sort 8 historical events?
January 5, 2024
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 31, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 30, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 24, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 22, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 17, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 16, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 10, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 9, 2023
We Made a Detailed Interactive Map of N.Y.C. Neighborhoods
We asked New Yorkers themselves to map their neighborhoods and to tell us what they call them. The result is probably the most detailed map of the city’s neighborhoods ever compiled.
December 8, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 3, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
December 1, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 26, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 24, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 19, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 18, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 12, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 10, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 4, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
November 3, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 31, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 31, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 29, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 27, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 22, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 20, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 15, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 13, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 8, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
October 6, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 1, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 29, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 24, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 22, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 17, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 15, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 10, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 8, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 3, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
September 3, 2023
Visualizing the Latest Wave of N.C.A.A. Conference Realignment
In a chase for TV revenue, colleges have undertaken another wave of conference realignment, effectively ending the Pac-12.
September 1, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 27, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 27, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 20, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 20, 2023
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 13, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events?
August 5, 2023
Spelling Bee Buddy: Personalized Hints That Update as You Play
Customized hints that update based on your progress in today’s puzzle.
April 10, 2023
Could This Be New York City’s Least Snowy Winter in Recorded History?
Just two inches so far, and a tie for the second-mildest winter.
March 24, 2023
Will One Small Shift Fix the Polls in 2022? (Wonkiness: 8/10)
The potential improvement is based on the idea that voters are less likely to recall voting for a losing candidate.
November 2, 2022
Wordle Bot: Your Daily, Personalized Wordle Score
First, play today’s Wordle. Then come here.
April 7, 2022
How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live?
Type in your community to see the full range of possibilities in the next few days.
February 24, 2022
Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue in 2020
Huge gains in the Atlanta suburbs make up for a decline in the Black share of the electorate.
November 17, 2020
The Unsung Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Health
Are people relying too much on the traditional doctor/patient interaction?
January 28, 2019
How Behavioral Economics Can Produce Better Health Care
People don’t always act “rationally.” Nudges might be able to lead to better doctors and healthier patients.
April 13, 2017
Readers’ Turn: Why Location Is Important
Debating the importance of the circumstances people are born in vs. those they strive to create.
May 5, 2015
Stuff We Liked
Interesting links include improvements on a measles graphic and a comparison of Girl Scout cookie variations.
March 6, 2015
Stuff We Liked: Surprising Facts About Vaccination and Beer
Interesting items from around the web this week also include a historical look at neighborhood segregation and Valentine equations.
February 13, 2015