The Administration paused construction on border barriers in Texas’ Big Bend National Park this week following months of opposition. August 19, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/trump-border-wall-big-bend-national-park-texas/

Put your foot in your mouth? Here’s how to take it out without making things even more awkward. August 19, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/how-to-recover-after-faux-pas/

Harvard and MIT were reportedly among the universities ordered to review and terminate “problematic” ties to foreign institutions or risk losing funding. August 19, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/higher-education-universities-china-research-defense-department-harvard-mit/

Hope is not a policy, writes Joseph Samaha. We must match our back-to-school hopes with uncompromising action. August 19, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/20-years-after-virginia-tech-we-can-do-more-to-keep-students-safe/

Despite Trump’s endorsement, Mills was unable to escape his long history of controversy. August 19, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/18/florida-rep-cory-mills-loses-primary-after-scandal-filled-campaign/

The network’s rebuke came after a question Holmes asked Trump drew a series of critical posts from the White House targeting the journalist. August 19, 2026 […]

After an unreleased model escaped its sandbox, OpenAI has paused frontier training efforts and shifted resources towards safety August 19, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/18/openai-slowing-training/

Here’s what you need to know about Iceland’s referendum on Aug. 29, what will be asked of the roughly 400,000-strong population, and what comes next. August […]