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Today — 30 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

Kane Parsons: From YouTube Sensation to A24’s Youngest Director

29 May 2026 at 17:00
Now 20, the viral creator Kane Parsons is releasing “Backrooms,” a feature-length expansion of his web series.

© Kobe Wagstaff for The New York Times

“Age has never not been part of the conversation with me,” Parsons said.
Yesterday — 29 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here’s What to Know.

U.S. and Iranian officials say they are closing in on the terms of a preliminary agreement. Yet sticking points, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz, remain.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

A billboard in Tehran depicting the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in May.

A Democrat’s Dodge on AIPAC Points to the Party’s Tensions Over Israel

29 May 2026 at 05:50
A key moment at a Senate primary debate in Michigan showed how pro-Israel Democrats are approaching the issue with caution.

© Danielle James/The Flint Journal, via Associated Press

Mallory McMorrow, Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are locked in a tight Democratic primary race for Senate in Michigan.

Supreme Court Says Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Exclusion of Black Jurors

29 May 2026 at 03:03
Terry Pitchford was convicted in 2006 for his role in the murder of a shopkeeper by a 12-member jury that included one Black member.

© via Joseph Perkovich

The Supreme Court decision means that Mr. Pitchford, 40, who has served death row for more than 20 years, is entitled to a new trial.
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What is Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund?

27 May 2026 at 01:30
The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were wronged by the federal government, a group that could be largely made up of the president’s allies.

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The Justice Department is tapping an unlimited fund created by Congress to settle lawsuits filed against the government.

Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P.

27 May 2026 at 21:44
Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks.

© Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, noted in his concession to Ken Paxton on Tuesday that he still had time left in the Senate.
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