I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family

As part of the Justice Department’s deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax returns, that are pending.The document was signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

A Alan Feuer, Andrew Duehren and Glenn Thrush

New Immunity for President Trump, and an Audacious Plan for Regime Change in Iran

Plus, Tesla’s big bet on big rigs.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2012. An Israeli strike in Tehran was part of an effort to put him in power, U.S. officials said.

W Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Mark Mazzetti and Reid J. Epstein

Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader

An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran registering as a candidate in the presidential election in Tehran in 2024.

M Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman

Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks

The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stand near a drone display at a government-organized march in Tehran last month.

E Euan Ward and Jenny Gross

Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War

With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress.The sliver of G.O.P. skepticism to the president’s handling of the Iran conflict widened last week.

M Megan Mineiro

Trump’s Spring Revenge Tour Routed G.O.P. Foes. But Fall Headwinds Loom.

He has used his sway with his base to oust wayward Republicans more than he has made inroads with the independents his party needs to defeat Democrats in November.Representative Thomas Massie, center, after his concession speech on Tuesday in Hebron, Ky. Mr. Massie, one of President Trump’s most out

S Shane Goldmacher

Candidates Backed by Trump, Ocasio-Cortez Triumph in Key House Primaries

The president’s preferred candidate ousted an incumbent in Kentucky, while a Democratic primary in Pennsylvania was a win for the democratic socialists.Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL, defeated Representative Thomas Massie on in the Republican primary race in Kentucky’s Fourth Congression

M Michael Kruse

James Murdoch Buys Half of Vox Media

The media scion is buying Vox Media’s podcast network, New York magazine and Vox.com for more than $300 million.James Murdoch left, and Jim Bankoff, right.

B Benjamin Mullin and Jessica Testa

San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia

Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.Families outside the Islamic Center of San Diego where shooters killed three people this week.

S Shaila Dewan and Jill Cowan

For the Obama Center, Mark Bradford Paints a Fierce and Luminous Chicago

“City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.The painter Mark Bradford stands at the edge of Lake Michigan on Chicago’s South Side. The artist drew inspiration from both the Great

E Elly Fishman

The French Civil Servant Accused of Drugging More Than 100 Women

For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.A path along the River Ill in Strasbourg, France, where Marie-Hélène Brice said Chr

S Ségolène Le Stradic

Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, As A.I. Casualties Mount

Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The company, which renamed itself for the metaverse, is tr

E Eli Tan and Kalley Huang

The Growing Anxiety Over AI, Jobs and the Future

Layoffs linked to artificial intelligence are rattling workers and college graduates, stoking concerns worldwide that are showing up in polls.A.I.-related layoffs at Meta may be feeding into rising global anxiety about the consequences of companies embracing the technology.

A Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly and Brian O’Keefe

Duffy Defends Road Trip Reality Show In Tense Senate Hearing

Democrats called the transportation secretary’s reality-show-like series unethical.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s combative stance was a notable shift for someone who has presented himself as congenial and accessible.

K Karoun Demirjian and Chris Cameron

Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Deepens Ties With Putin

China’s leader Xi Jinping called for a halt to fighting in the Middle East, ignored Russia’s war in Ukraine and took a veiled swipe at the United States.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping inspecting an honor guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wed

D David Pierson and Ivan Nechepurenko

China Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes

Beijing’s acknowledgment on Wednesday that tariffs were discussed in talks with President Trump signals it was prepared to push back if the U.S. revives duties.President Trump attending a state banquet with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing last week.

A Alexandra Stevenson and Catie Edmondson

Faulty Part in UPS Plane Crash Was Often Overlooked, Witnesses Say

Investigators suggested that infrequent maintenance requirements, among other issues, appeared to contribute to the faulty part that caused the crash, which killed 15 people last year.Plumes of smoke near the area of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Novembe

B Billy Witz and Karoun Demirjian

A Founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics Gave Up the High Life to Be a Catholic Priest

A mystical encounter 12 years ago led Scott Vincent Borba, a founder of E.L.F. Beauty, on a journey that will culminate this week, when he is ordained as a Roman Catholic priest.Scott Vincent Borba was ordained as a deacon at the St. Charles Borromeo church in Visalia, Calif., last year.

M Michael Levenson