FEMA Disaster Aid is Flowing Slowly In Trump’s Second Term

During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often.A damaged home in Enid, Okla., on April 24, after a tornado ripped through the night before.

S Scott Dance and Ashley Cai

Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work

The agreements with the technology companies come amid the Defense Department’s dispute with Anthropic.Anthropic and the Pentagon have been locked in a debate over whether the company’s A.I. model could be used to pilot autonomous drones or work on domestic surveillance.

J Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel

F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer

Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.“Every month that that drug is delayed means that I have to get chemo two more times,” said Dr. Ronald Silvestri, 77, a retired pulmonologist who has metastatic pancreatic cancer.

R Rebecca Robbins and Gina Kolata

After Prison, a Financial Titan Plots an Unlikely Comeback

Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.Bill McGlashan, co-founder of the start-up Oath, which uses a blend of microscopic organisms to improve yield and quality of

D David Gelles

Trump Administration Pushes Forward With Tariffs Based on Forced Labor Laws

Nonprofit groups have applauded an investigation on trade in goods made with forced labor but say that the Trump administration should go further to enforce its own lawsCotton picked in the Chinese region of Xinjiang at a rail station in Jiujiang, China. A U.S. law bans most products from Xinjiang,

A Ana Swanson

Trump’s Tariff Reversal Reopens a Major Market for Scotch Whisky

A 10 percent tax on American imports was hurting British sales, even though exporters had increased sales in India, China and other countries.The Scottish whisky industry said it had been losing millions of pounds a week because of the American import tax.

E Eshe Nelson

Jury Convicts Florida Ex-Rep. David Rivera in Conspiracy Trial

The nation’s state-run oil company hired David Rivera’s consulting firm for $50 million to influence members of Congress and the White House.Former U.S. Representative David Rivera at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami in March.

D David C. Adams and Patricia Mazzei