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“I’m Kathryn Bigelow, and I’m the Director of “A House of Dynamite. So here we are with Deputy National Security Adviser Jake Baerington, played by Gabriel Basso. And he’s in a hurry because he’s just learned that there is an incoming nuclear ICBM to North America. And he’s getting this information and trying to get to the White House, which is where he works. So he’s in a hurry and he’s trying to communicate with our general from Stratcom, played by Tracy Letts, “By moving to DEFCON 2, sir, we are potentially risking a spiral of alerts.” And what’s interesting…

new video loaded: How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade WarPresident Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war.By David Pierson, Christina Thornell, Nikolay Nikolov and Chang W. LeeOctober 31, 2025

new video loaded: How Japan’s New Prime Minister Bonded With TrumpPresident Trump met with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday. Javier C. Hernández, The Times’s Tokyo bureau chief, looks at their chemistry, given the friendship Mr. Trump had with her mentor, the slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.By Javier C. Hernández, Nailah Morgan, Christina Shaman and Jon HazellOctober 29, 2025

new video loaded: 48 Hours Without A.I.A.J. Jacobs went 48 hours without interacting with artificial intelligence. The experiment revealed just how embedded artificial intelligence already is in our daily lives.By A.J. Jacobs, Edward Vega and Melanie BencosmeOctober 29, 2025

new video loaded: Why Trump’s Asia Visit Is ConsequentialPresident Trump has embarked on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with China. Erica L. Green, the White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what’s at stake.By Erica L. Green, Christina Thornell, Karen Hanley, Stephanie Swart, Pierre Kattar and David SeekampOctober 27, 2025

Hey, it’s Scott Cooper. I’m the writer and director of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” This is one of my favorite sequences in the film. “There’s just one more track I have to lay down.” Because it’s not about performance. It’s about confession where we see Jeremy Allen White, who’s playing Bruce Springsteen, is about to record his most personal and enduring song. This sequence is meant to show songwriting isn’t about invention, but, as Bruce said to me, excavation: that he dug down where it hurt most. And I wanted to capture not the spectacle of Bruce Springsteen, but…

new video loaded: What Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Expire?Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. Margot Sanger-Katz, a health care policy reporter for The New York Times, explains why.By Margot Sanger-Katz, Laura Bult, Claire Hogan, Zach Wood and Stephanie SwartOctober 22, 2025

new video loaded: What’s Left to Be Done in the Gaza Cease-Fire DealIsrael and Gaza have signed a cease-fire that mediators hope will bring two years of deadly war to an end. The deal is based on the first phase of President Trump’s plan, but Phase 2 remains uncertain. David Halbfinger, our Jerusalem bureau chief, walks us through the four main stumbling blocks ahead.October 21, 2025

This is Ray Hou. She’s a — — at Repair Sisters. Repair Sisters is an all-female home repair company in the city of Chengdu, the first of its kind in China. In China, if you needed something fixed, most likely a man would show up at your door. Ray and her colleagues are changing that. And they’re not just doing repairs. They’re building a brand. Going viral. And discovering that China’s growing population of single women need their service. Ray once managed a shopping mall in Xi’an, but as the economy slowed, her hard work stopped paying off. She was…

new video loaded: What to Know About the ICE Raid at a Hyundai PlantICE and other law enforcement agencies detained nearly 500 workers in Georgia in September. Farah Stockman, who covers manufacturing for The New York Times, describes the fallout from the incident and what could be next for foreign factory investments in the U.S.By Farah Stockman, Gabriel Blanco, June Kim and Claire HoganOctober 20, 2025