Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue

A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.The clash over access to mifepristone has put the Trump administration in a difficult political position ahead of the midterm election.

A Ann E. Marimow

House Again Blocks War Powers Vote to Halt Iran Conflict

But two vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to force President Trump to win authorization from Congress, in the latest sign of G.O.P. jitters over the war.Representative Josh Gottheimer, center, offered the latest war powers resolution, which would force President Donald J. Trump t

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A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran

Adm. Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war.Admiral Cooper told the lawmakers that his staff had been proactive in trying to prevent civilian deaths. “Our staff specifically warned the Iranian people more than 100 times about the t

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C.I.A. Director Visits Cuba as Tensions Rise and Island Runs Out of Oil

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.A gas station in Havana this month. In January, the Trump administration cut off oil shipments from Venezuela, which had been supplying a large amount of Cuba’s oil.

J Julian E. Barnes, Michael Crowley and Frances Robles

Mystery Grows Around Representative Thomas Kean Jr.’s Absence

Representative Thomas Kean Jr. last voted in Washington on March 5, citing a medical issue. An appearance planned for late May has been canceled.Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican congressman from New Jersey, has been out of the public eye for more than two months.

T Tracey Tully

James Talarico’s Taco Order Sparks Debate in Texas Senate Race

What started as a taco stop with former President Barack Obama quickly turned into a very Texas debate over the proper breakfast taco order.Former President Barack Obama ordering tacos alongside Texas Senate candidate James Talarico at the restaurant Taco Joint in Austin earlier this month.

L Lauren McGaughy

Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble

Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs $13.1 million. That’s about seven times the amount President Trump initially said it would cost.

D David A. Fahrenthold, Nikolay Nikolov, Gilad Thaler, Rafaela Balster, Léo Hamelin, Stephanie Swart and Whitney Shefte

Inside the Secret Mission to Fly Taiwan’s President to Africa

From satellite phone check-ins to a borrowed royal plane, new details show how Taiwan’s leader’s team outwitted China and pulled off an audacious journey to southern Africa.A photograph provided by the Taiwan Presidential Office showed the Taiwanese leader, Lai Ching-te, waving upon arriving in Eswa

C Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

OpenAI Considers Legal Action Against Apple in Strained Relationship

The A.I. company, which is in the middle of a court fight with Elon Musk, has been unhappy with how Apple has integrated ChatGPT into its devices.The Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. Apple struck a deal two years ago to support its devices with OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot.

K Kalley Huang

Will Her Daughter Be Safe at Pali High as It Rebuilds From LA Wildfires?

It’s a nightmare faced by families all around Los Angeles: After wildfire smoke blanketed homes, schools and offices with toxic chemicals, when is it OK to go back?Pearl Abrahams, a senior at Palisades Charter High School in California, attended classes — along with 2,400 other students — in an aban

E Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Jenna Schoenefeld