How Trump’s Base Is Reacting to His War Message

Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs looks into how Trump’s base is responding to the administration’s conflicting messages on the war with Iran.

Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer, Laura Salaberry and Javier Manzano

With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public’s Support

In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.President Trump on the USS George H.W. Bush in October. Polling shows public support for striking Iran is below what his predecessors

P Peter Baker

Jesse Jackson Chicago Funeral: Obama, Biden, Clinton to Attend

The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.The casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at the House of Hope for a service in Chicago on Friday morning.

J Julie Bosman

Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and seeking the presidency. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”The Rev. Jesse Jackson acknowledged the applause of delegates at the 2000 Democratic Nati

P Peter Applebome

When Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Ended, Concern for Her Did Not

The pop star’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence this week was a breaking point, years after she regained control of her life and finances.Some observers have questioned whether Britney Spears, after successfully fighting to be released from a 13-year conservatorship, now needs more

J Julia Jacobs

Britney Spears Is Arrested on Suspicion of D.U.I. in California

“Hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” a representative for the pop star said after she was released from jail.Britney Spears was pulled over after officers observed her driving erratically at high speeds, a California Highway Patrol spok

M Michaela Towfighi and Ben Sisario

Georgia Candidate Colton Moore Copies Marjorie Taylor Greene Playbook

Colton Moore, who hopes to win a special election on Tuesday to replace Ms. Greene, has the same flair for the dramatic and the ultra-MAGA persona, but he lacks one thing: a Trump endorsement.Other politicians tend to “hide under the desk,” said Colton Moore who is running in Tuesday’s special elect

R Richard Fausset

Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election

Several House members had called for Mr. Gonzales, a Texas Republican, to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.Representative Tony Gonzales at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington last month.

J J. David Goodman

Where Corn and Soybeans Rule, the ‘Oat Mafia’ Fights for Turf

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?The original Oat Mafia members: from left, Kevin Connelly, Martin Larsen and Tom Pyfferoen. They remember growing oats when they were younger for animal feed. Now they are growing it

J Jacey Fortin and Tim Gruber