At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump

King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, welcomed King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday evening for a st

S Shawn McCreesh

Musk vs. Altman, and a Pivotal Immigration Case at the Supreme Court

Plus, why nursing homes are hiring M.M.A. fighters.In the trial’s first day of testimony in the OpenAI trial, Elon Musk said greed led Sam Altman, a founder of OpenAI, to pull the A.I. lab away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI disagrees.

T Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Cade Metz and Javier C. Hernández

Judge Asks Justice Department: Will You Oppose Trump?

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. over the disclosure of his tax returns.President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns to news media outlets, arguin

A Andrew Duehren

Gallows Humor Provides Respite From Mideast Wars

Arab digital creators on social media are turning out edgy material to cope with the conflicts and bring levity to a pain that often feels too raw.Samer Moumneh, wearing a red headband, recording a new sketch in a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon, last week.

A Abdi Latif Dahir

New Disney Boss Is Tested by Trump and His Administration

Josh D’Amaro, who took the helm in February, will have to lead Disney through surprising new scrutiny from the president.Disney’s new chief executive, Josh D’Amaro, at Disneyland last year, when he was chairman of Disney experiences.

B Brooks Barnes and John Koblin

Takeaways From the California Governor Debate at Pomona College

The candidates felt pressure to differentiate themselves, with ballots going out to voters next week. The result was a more spirited battle than past debates.Eight candidates took the stage at Pomona College in one of the final debates in the California gubernatorial primary race.

L Laurel Rosenhall and Soumya Karlamangla

He Defied the State to Fortify His Mansion. Now He Wants to Be Governor.

Rom Reddy has pushed to protect his beachfront mansion in South Carolina from what he calls “government overreach.” The fight, he said, inspired his political awakening.Rom Reddy said he was eager to shift the focus from his wall to his nascent campaign, which kicked off last month, much later than

E Eduardo Medina

In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks

From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.Sandra Martinez Roe, with her son, is a leader of a Los Angeles parents’ group pushing the district to audit its technology contracts and limit the use of tech in schools.

N Natasha Singer

Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe

European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.Regulators in Europe said Meta appears to be violating the Digital Services Act, an E.U. law passed in 2022 to force social media companies t

A Adam Satariano

An Age of Political Violence?

We look into whether the U.S. is in a new era of violent extremism.From left: At a memorial to Charlie Kirk, a flag flying at half-staff, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro walking in front of his firebombed home.

S Sam Sifton