Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public NYT - Top Stories By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Mattathias Schwartz 11 June 2026 at 10:00 Now, Judge Eleanor Ross’s career and caseload are under scrutiny. And her punishment, a private reprimand, has sparked backlash. © C-SPANJudge Eleanor Ross during a congressional hearing in 2014.
It’s Godzilla vs. T. Rex Out There All Over America NYT - Top Stories By: Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens 11 June 2026 at 07:15 Is there nothing voters won’t forgive? © Mark Peterson for The New York Times
Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor NYT - Top Stories By: Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes 10 June 2026 at 20:51 Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans. © Vincent Alban for The New York TimesMayor Zohran Mamdani attended the Knicks’ Game 3 loss in the N.B.A. finals with some former colleagues in the State Legislature.
The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy NYT - Top Stories By: Bret Stephens 9 June 2026 at 19:09 The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias. © Penn Chan for The New York Times
The A.I. Classroom Is Quiet. Way Too Quiet. NYT - Top Stories By: Shael Polakow-Suransky 8 June 2026 at 10:00 A.I. tutoring is seductive, but ultimately ineffective. © Sara Meneses Cuapio for The New York Times