Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.“We’re going to knock out all their power plants,” President Trump told Fox News this week. “We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.”

G Greg Jaffe and Eric Schmitt

Ontario Wildfires Burn On, and New Ones Spring Up

Nearly 200 fires continued to devastate swaths of the province, prompting evacuations in at least 15 communities.Smoke was visible from the observation deck of the CN Tower in Toronto on Thursday.

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Cyclospora Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Sent to Taco Bell

Federal officials worked with Michigan investigators to trace the outbreak to iceberg lettuce, which may also have gone to other vendors.Cyclosporiasis cases have been linked to iceberg lettuce that Taylor Farms supplied to Taco Bell.

C Christina Jewett, Alice Callahan and Caroline Hopkins Legaspi

To Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New Landscape

With the Voting Rights Act weakened, Black representation will depend less on Black voters and more on broad, multiracial appeal or on ideological outsider campaigns.“The idea that Black candidates are only electable in Black districts is patently false,” said Representative Lauren Underwood, who re

B Bernard Mokam and Clyde McGrady

The History of the Carriage Horses in Central Park

After 165 years, the tourist ritual — which now costs $77.22 for the first 20 minutes — may be coming to an end. Here’s a tour through the archives.The carriage ride through the park has been a rite of passage for visitors to the city for ages.

J John Leland