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Photos: Preparing for the Day of the Dead

October 29, 2026

Two children with their faces painted pose for pictures in a field of flowers, beside a large skeleton statue.

Photos of the Week: Rabbit Jumping, Floating Bazaar, Chief Mouser

October 16, 2026

A model poses outside, in front of a half-dozen passing hot-air balloons, wearing a flowing garment based on traditional designs.

National Security

The Schism Within the Trump Administration on Mexico

Kevin Sieff and Vivian Salama

September 3, 2026

Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum stand apart and look in each other's direction

National Security

A Reverse Ellis Island

August 24, 2026

A scene from the street in Tapachula, Mexico

What I Saw in Sinaloa

August 13, 2026

Three black and white images showing a soldier in a military vehicle, a crime scene, and César Gastélum.

Atlantic Trivia: Surprise Inside

August 3, 2026

Illustration of a magnifying glass

The Wonder Reader

Nature’s Most Extraordinary Stories

August 1, 2026

monarch butterflies during migration season

The Most Interesting Part of Your Life

July 28, 2026

a bird flying over a book in three panels with the middle part being the most dynamic

The Return of the Monarch

Vann R. Newkirk II

September 2026 Issue

a monarch butterfly perched on a green plant, set against a blue sky

Atlantic Trivia: Nice Armband!

July 27, 2026

Illustration of a magnifying glass

National Security

A Planeload of Informants

July 24, 2026

An illustration of Ruben Mocha Moya (left), Claudia Sheinbaum (middle), and Marina del Pilar (right)

The Wall the Tohono O’odham Don’t Want

Geraldo L. Cadava

June 20, 2026

Grasslands in the San Rafael Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border

Why Can’t Euphoria Grow Up?

April 12, 2026

Zendaya as Rue sticks her head out of the driver's side window of a dirty car.

Photos of the Week: Fallas Festival, Butterfly Gathering, Beach Violin

March 27, 2026

A handler stands beside an alpaca during a show, as they look at each other face-to-face.

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics

A color photograph of a man wearing a skin-tight white-and-pink luchador mask, set against a black background.

The ‘Big Black Scar’

March 17, 2026

Border Wall at night

A Western That Goes Where Cormac McCarthy Wouldn’t

Carolina A. Miranda

March 5, 2026

Illustration of a man in Native American dress in a black and white photo surrounded by stripes of orange and yellow.

‘America Doesn’t Want My Children or Grandchildren’

Caitlin Dickerson

April 2026 Issue

Sara packs up her New York life in July 2025.

The West’s Winter Has Been a Slow-Moving Catastrophe

February 18, 2026

Colorado mountains

‘Not American Enough’

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

February 9, 2026

Illustration of a white silhouette of a man against a black background with an American flag in the middle

National Security

Trump Wants to Be the New Polk

January 21, 2026

Black-and-white image of James K. Polk over old maps of the United States in red, white, and blue

National Security

Claudia Sheinbaum’s Impossible Dilemma

December 24, 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in a blue dress, standing next to person wearing military uniform

National Security

Trump’s Boat Strikes Could Make the Cartel Problem Worse

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Missy Ryan

December 1, 2025

A collage including black-and-white images of a war ship, a partial seal with the words "Organized Crime Drug," and an "unclassified" image of missile target

National Security

Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean

September 26, 2025

A grid of four black-and-white photographs showing a boat in the ocean and subsequent flashes of light and explosions as it is hit.

The Revolutionary Idea That Remade the New World

June 10, 2025

A black footprint on a yellow background

Photos of the Week: Wienermobile Race, Beehive Therapy, Everest Queue

May 30, 2025

Several young spelling-bee contestants sit on chairs on a stage, with one appearing to be asleep.

The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming

May 27, 2025

A photo zoomed in on the face of a brown cow in the center of a blurry herd

Trump’s Legal Strategy Has a Name

Andrew O'Donohue

May 14, 2025

Illustration of the Supreme Court building being pulled off the ground by a fishing hook

The End of Chicken-Breast Dominance

April 28, 2025

a chicken's breast inflate; and deflates; its things muscle up and then deflate

How Drug Cartels Took Over Social Media

Antón Barba-Kay

April 26, 2025

Collage with photos of cartel members’ mugshots and stacks of cash

‘You Think We’re Afraid of America?’

April 21, 2025

Hand holding a Donald Trump toy

Migrants Are Heading South

April 19, 2025

A photograph of migrants walking with suitcases

Worse Than Signalgate

Timothy W. Ryback

April 11, 2025

Picture of the Zimmermann telegram with a photo of him on top

Trump Is Burning Down the House

April 9, 2025

Make Smuggling Great Again

April 4, 2025

A pyramid of toilet-paper rolls behind a red velvet rope

Trump’s Tariffs Are Designed to Backfire

April 3, 2025

Illustration of arrows made of shipping containers pointing in opposite directions