NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for June 7, 2026
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you always speak your mind….
Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium
Republican Mike Rogers expressed support Thursday for a “pause” on data center construction as he runs against a progressive Democrat for Michigan’s open Senate seat. Michigan is one of the top Senate battlegrounds this cycle, with Democrats hoping to hold on to the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. Asked during a news…
How Jonathan Haidt turned the fight over kids and social media into a political movement
How Jonathan Haidt turned the fight over kids and social media into a political movement lead image Politics
The midterms of scandal are underway
Privately, many Republicans wanted GOP Rep. Cory Mills to lose his primary in Florida. Like with so many scandal-plagued candidates this year, they worried he would turn a safe seat into a battleground. But rather than push him out of the race, they let voters decide his fate. With weak fundraising and polling amid allegations…
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
Trump’s biggest political event so far isn’t in a battleground state
President Donald Trump is going the extra mile for Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina. That’s left battleground Republicans wondering when it’ll be their turn, even while they acknowledge Trump’s campaign trip is in part owing to his strong ties with the candidate’s late brother, former Sen. Lindsey Graham. It’s also caused several supporters…
4 Things You Need To Know About INDYCAR’s Freedom 250 Trophy
INDYCAR is in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the Freedom 250, and the unique event is getting a unique trophy. The Freedom 250 will be a street race to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday. It was designed as a 250-mile race on a 1.7-mile layout across landmark locations in D.C. Winning team owners will…
Inside NFL Training Camps: 12 Head Coaches Reveal Their Favorite Drills
At training camps around the NFL, the whistle is a powerful instrument, keeping practice on time and orderly. But it’s not the whistle that builds culture. It’s not the whistle that teaches skills. It’s not even the coach himself, necessarily. It’s the repetition of targeted drills. Of course, there are an infinite number of football…
New Dolphins HC Jeff Hafley Sets Tone At Line of Scrimmage, Doing So Unconventionally
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — All coaches have their preferences and quirks, and new Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley has one: He doesn’t like 7-on-7 drills in practice. They’re great for wide receivers and defensive backs, and some coaches like that it gives the big guys on both lines a period of relative rest, but Hafley,…
Patriots WR A.J. Brown Shows Eagles Who’s No. 1 In Dominant Performance
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A.J. Brown wears the number one on his jersey. And that made sense in just about every way during the New England Patriots’ joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles this week. He was the best receiver on either team during the sessions. He was the Patriots’ No. 1 weapon. He was worth…
5 Of The Biggest Obstacles To A Dodgers Three-Peat
Last December at the winter meetings, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed his confidence in the composition of his roster. There was “really no big splash,” he claimed, that needed to be made. Nonetheless, a few days later, the Dodgers gave Edwin Díaz the highest average annual salary ever for a reliever when they signed him…