How Trump Is Reacting to the Midterm Results

In the days after Republicans suffered massive midterm election defeats, President Trump appeared unmoved. The New York Times’s White House correspondent Maggie Haberman explains how Trump’s public demeanor compares with what he has shared behind closed doors about voters’ frustration with some of h

M Maggie Haberman, John Pappas, Nour Idriss, Léo Hamelin and Nikolay Nikolov

‘Florida Is the Last Main Anchor Standing’ for Republicans

The third most-populous state withstood a national Democratic surge on Tuesday, even as Republicans confronted deep losses in Texas and across the electoral map.Voting at Trinity Lutheran Church on Tuesday in Jacksonville, Fla.

P Patricia Mazzei and David Ovalle

Justice Dept. Steps Up Criminal Investigation of Supreme Court Abortion Leak

Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.Protesters gathered at the Supreme Court in May 2022 after a draft of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked.

J Jodi Kantor and Michael S. Schmidt

Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial

Unlike American presidents, Pope Leo XIV has no private jet, so he travels on commercial airlines, like the rest of us. Well, almost.Pope Leo XIV and Gennaro Anastasio, a senior cabin manager on many papal flights, after arriving in Turkey in 2025.

M Motoko Rich

Iran is Reviewing ‘Concrete Proposals’ on Nuclear Program, Officials Say

Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said this week that Iran would not hold talks on its nuclear progr

A Adam Rasgon, Vivian Nereim, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi

How Melania Trump Became a Dark Horse Diplomat on Ukraine

Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win.Melania Trump receiving a humanitarian award from David Arakhamia, the head of the governing faction in the Ukrainian Parliament,

S Siobhán O’Grady and Katie Rogers

Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan

Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates is a candidate to become the next secretary gen

D Declan Walsh

Bolsonaro’s Escape From Brazil Was Aided by Milei Adviser at Argentine Airport

A top adviser to President Javier Milei of Argentina met Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, at an Argentine airport, three people involved in the operation said.Flávio Bolsonaro stepping off a plane in Miami last month after fleeing Brazil.

E Emma Bubola, Diego Bogarin and Lucía Cholakian Herrera

Change Is Coming

The midterms were a historic collapse for the Republicans, who were unable to overcome an unpopular president and an unpopular war.

A Adam B. Kushner and Evan Gorelick