U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Capitol last week.

C Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert

Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality

President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays.President Trump’s attack on Venezuela has emerged as a unique opportunity to put into action what he has long called for: taking another country’s oil.

A Anton Troianovski

Lawyer Whom Maduro Didn’t Hire Is Booted From His Case

Last week, a lawyer came forward claiming to represent the unseated president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The judge overseeing the case settled the matter on Monday.Last week, Bruce Fein told the court that he was Nicolás Maduro’s lawyer, but on Monday a judge removed him from the case.

B Benjamin Weiser and Jonah E. Bromwich

Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight

The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.Jerome H. Powell is the first Federal Reserve chair to face a criminal investigat

C Colby Smith

Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation

The Labor Department is investigating a complaint alleging misconduct by Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the secretary of labor, on Capitol Hill last year. The Labor Department’s watchdog is investigating allegations of professional misconduct involving the secretary.

R Rebecca Davis O’Brien

Trump Cuts to Energy Projects in Blue States Were Unlawful, Judge Rules

The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.The cuts were part of a larger effort by the Energy Department to cancel spending for projects like hydrogen fuel hubs, electrical grid upgrades and effo

B Brad Plumer

Trump Explores Diplomacy With Iran While Weighing Strikes, Officials Say

The Pentagon is presenting a wider range of strike options to the president than previously reported. Targets could include Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile sites.An image taken from a social media post released on Friday showing demonstrators gathered in Tehran. President Trump has said

E Edward Wong, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.Michael Abrash, chief scientist of Reality Labs, during a presentation for Meta last year.

M Mike Isaac and Eli Tan

Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products

Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.New versions of Apple’s Apple Intelligence models will be based on Google’s Gemini A.I. models and its cloud computing services.

K Kalley Huang

Gavin Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.“This will be defeated — there’s no question in my mind,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said of the proposal.

L Laurel Rosenhall