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Oct 28, 2026 - World

Vance tells top Iranian official negotiations must address nuclear program

Vice President Vance speaks to members of the media after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit on June 22, 2026 in Switzerland.

Attack ads flood Mississippi's shockingly-competitive Senate race

Old CRT TV screen shows a blonde woman with glasses at a microphone; on screen, white text reads 'VOTED TO COVER UP' and yellow text 'EPSTEIN FILES,' with 'CINDY HYDE-SMITH' at the top.

"Nauseously optimistic": House Dems brace for Election Day

Illustration of a donkey hoof smashing a party horn.
Oct 28, 2026 - World

Iran pressed to make nuke concessions as massive post-midterms strikes loom

A photograph taken during a media tour organized by Iranian authorities shows a mosque they say was damaged in a U.S. missile strike months ago.

Exclusive: Ad backfiring on Ramaswamy, GOP poll finds

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks into a microphone in front of a large sign that says "Republican"

Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor activist, dies at 96

Dolores Huerta speaks onstage during the TIME100 Gala on April 23 in New York City. Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME
Oct 28, 2026 - World

Israel faces weeks of political wrangling after deadlocked election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to speak to the media after voting at a polling station in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Cheesecake Factory, tan suits, and the staying power of culture wars

Diners wait at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Los Angeles's Canoga Park neighborhood, California. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Oct 28, 2026 - Economy

Private equity's political problem

Illustration of the shadows of five donkeys looming over the area in front of the U.S. Capitol.
Oct 28, 2026 - Health

Democrats eye appeals to MAHA voters

Illustration of two arms in suits throwing food at each other.

The real election tech vulnerabilities in 2026

Illustration of a person in a lone curtained voting booth with towering surveillance cameras on either side.
Oct 28, 2026 - Business

AI's cyber scare delivers a Y2K lesson

Illustration of a person in a lab coat shielding herself with an umbrella from binary code rain

Ukraine's Starlink woes spur Europe to look for Musk alternatives

Soldiers in Ukraine, bent over in thick brush, set up a Starlink terminal. Their faces are obscured.

U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family

A man in a gray suit and light blue shirt gazes upward with a worried expression, outdoors among blurred people; green trees and bright sky form the background.
Updated Oct 27, 2026 - World

Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs deadlocked and shy of a majority

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot, next to his wife Sara, at a polling station in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Republicans fear "red scream" could depress GOP voter turnout

Illustration of a lit fuse in the shape of Donald Trump's silhouetted face.
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