U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman

Middle Eastern diplomats see a chance for progress on Iran’s nuclear program, but they are pessimistic about other U.S. demands.A billboard at a square in Tehran last month portrayed a strike on a U.S. carrier.

E Erika Solomon and Ben Hubbard

Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown

With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.Senators left Washington for the weekend without opening serious talks on a measure needed

M Michael Gold

TrumpRx, the President’s Online Drugstore, Opens for Business

TrumpRx is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy medicines. But researchers who study drug pricing warned that many patients could pay too much if they use the site.The TrumpRx website is meant to be an entry point for consumers to search for their medicines and then direct them to ma

R Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Nashville on Wednesday. Mr. Kennedy has a history of promoting ideas with little to no scientific evidence to

S Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers

The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.Commuters in Washington last year. More than 352,000 employees left the federal government in 2025, according to the mos

E Eileen Sullivan

At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access to Russian Troops

It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, but Russian military bloggers said troops were experiencing internet outages that hampered frontline communications.A Ukrainian soldier preparing a Starlink satellite internet system in the Donetsk region in 2024. Russian

P Paul Sonne and Maria Varenikova

Russian General Is Shot in Moscow

The attack bore the hallmark of several assassination attempts on top military officers in the Russian capital.A still image from a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense showing Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev in 2023.

N Nataliya Vasilyeva

New Jersey House Primary Remains Too Close to Call

Two Democrats, Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski, were leading in a race for their party’s nomination to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House.Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski were leading in a race for their party’s nomination to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the House.

T Tracey Tully

N.Y. House Democrats Unite to Endorse Hochul on Eve of Convention

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to receive the Democratic nomination at the party’s state convention on Friday, even as her running-mate selection has drawn some debate.Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday made her first appearance with Adrienne Adams since naming her as her running mate on the Democratic ti

B Benjamin Oreskes

Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms

As they appeal a ruling blocking their redistricting efforts, the state’s Democrats proposed redrawing districts in a way that would strongly favor them.Virginia’s proposed congressional map is one of the most significant moves by Democrats in the national redistricting arms race that has engulfed a

N Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein