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Where Surging Obamacare Prices Could Hit Hardest Next Year

Millions of Americans, already struggling with rising expenses, are confronting an expected surge in healthcare prices on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace as federal subsidies that have reduced premium costs for many enrollees are set to expire at year’s end, and Congress remains without a clear solution to address this change. The expiration of […]

How Susie Wiles Stepped into It

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up to have stories like this delivered to your inbox. The night Donald Trump reclaimed the presidency, he invited campaign manager Susie Wiles to the microphone to take a bow. She declined. When his team departed for a two-day public [discussion] about the […]

‘Should Have Said Nothing’: Trump’s Attacks on Rob Reiner Draw Republican Rebuke

President Donald Trump is encountering intense pushback from individuals across all political lines—including some within his own party—after unfoundedly claiming that the deaths of and his wife, Michele Reiner, stemmed from the director’s passionate criticism of the President. Within 24 hours of the Reiners being discovered stabbed to death in their Brentwood residence on Sunday, […]

Jensen Huang Gets His Way

Jensen Huang was on top of the world. The company he leads, Nvidia, derives its name from the Latin term for envy. Yet when questioned last month, Huang couldn’t identify anything he coveted. “I lead a wonderful life,” he stated near the conclusion of a 75-minute conversation with TIME, before enumerating his blessings: his fulfilling […]

2026 Will Herald a New World Disorder

If the past several years marked an era of “,” then 2026 signals the dawn of a new global disorder. This chaotic period is not defined by national rules or individual rights—instead, it stands out for the absence of both. As a result, humanitarian crises have surged, with nearly 240 million people now requiring humanitarian […]

Where to Stream Rob Reiner’s Most Cherished Films

Rob Reiner crafted Hollywood magic from behind the lens, producing a host of classic films that spanned decades and genres, leaving an unforgettable imprint on pop culture. The award-winning 78-year-old director—who passed away Sunday alongside his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in an incident authorities are probing as an “”—helmed numerous 1980s and 1990s films that […]

Rob Reiner Never Did Anything Halfway

If you tried to find a common theme across three of his most iconic directed films—, The Princess Bride, and —you’d discover a subtle warmth, a resilient joy rooted in the understanding that life rarely unfolds as expected. Life’s unexpected turns bring greater happiness over time, because they only occur if we stay open to […]

Details on the Victims of the Bondi Beach Mass Shooting

Two gunmen killed at least 15 people, including a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl, during a shooting on Sunday at a Hanukkah celebration held on Sydney, Australia’s Bondi Beach. Authorities have described the incident as Australia’s most lethal mass shooting in almost three decades and are continuing to identify those who lost their lives. […]

What the Bondi Beach Attack Tells Us About Antisemitism in Australia

Last February, I spent three days accompanying Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as I reported a TIME cover story about his pioneering initiative. However, during my observations of parliamentary proceedings in Canberra and visits to flood-affected towns in northern Queensland, it was obvious that neither children’s mental health nor extreme weather events were the country’s […]

2025: A Year of Unraveling Health Progress

During a time of rapid scientific progress, medical achievements can be easily overlooked. Breakthroughs are anticipated regularly, and 2025 provided them; for instance, successful trials of gene therapies for untreatable diseases inspired hope among scientists and the public. However, such positive developments were eclipsed by U.S. political decisions that have begun reversing public health advances […]