Exhausted by Iran War, Tehran Transforms for Khamenei’s Funeral

Throughout the capital, the government is using Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral to project strength at a time of great uncertainty for Iran.People in central Tehran on Saturday, below an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a younger man. Portraits of the slain leader can be seen across the capital.

A Abdi Latif Dahir and Emile Ducke

At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases

President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.Kenni Miller joined a class-action lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but the case was later dropped by the Trump administration.

E Erica L. Green and Niko Gallogly

Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations

Critics say the administration is weakening public safety. Proponents say regulations would be where they were before President Joseph R. Biden took office.A gun show in Phoenix last January. New rules include ending the so-called gun show loophole, which required background checks for guns shows an

A Aishvarya Kavi

White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’

A scathing report released on the Fourth of July says the National Museum of American History downplays the role of the founders while emphasizing social justice.A report by the White House’s Domestic Policy Council said, “To the extent that there is a story told at the Smithsonian’s National Museum

G Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler

America Marks Its 250th Birthday With Storms, Sweat and Fire

Independence Day celebrations were canceled nationwide and the Brooklyn Bridge briefly caught fire. Yet Americans still found countless ways to celebrate.Fireworks erupt over the National Mall in Washington to cap off the day’s events — and extend into the next.

C Campbell Robertson

In Fourth of July Speech, Trump Celebrates America and Derides Foes

A centerpiece address for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration devoted time to American history, but had all the hallmarks of a Trump rally.President Trump shared the stage with flags that he described with historical stories during his speech on the National Mall.

S Shawn McCreesh

Mallory McMorrow Suspends Senate Bid in Democrats’ Heated Michigan Primary

The state senator sought to carve a middle path between a left-wing candidate and one backed by the party establishment, but she gained little traction.State Senator Mallory McMorrow’s polling and fund-raising failed to keep pace with those of her two main rivals, Representative Haley Stevens and Dr

R Reid J. Epstein

The Art of Summitry

The performance is meant to imply that the world is an orderly place, or at least a place on which reasonable people are determined to impose some order.

S Serge Schmemann and Jan Staiger

Searching for What Pretty Means After an Acid Attack

Nafiah Ikram was steps from her home when a stranger threw acid in her face. Five years later, she is trying to rebuild her life and cope with a stunning twist in her case.Nafiah Ikram, 27, was walking toward her home in March 2021 when a person threw acid in her face. She has undergone many surgeri

S Samantha Latson