E.U.-Canada Ambitions Face Reality Check

The bloc’s offer of “associate member” status to Ottawa shows how U.S. allies are pulling closer together. But their plans face significant obstacles.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets members of the European Parliament as he attends the State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, Fra

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Jeanna Smialek

Fed Raises Interest Rates

Also, Saudi Arabia is scrambling to restore its oil supply. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.Kevin Warsh, the Fed chair, at a news conference today.

M Matthew Cullen

Why Israel Wants More One-Ton Bombs From the U.S.

The Trump administration plans to deliver 60,000 of the powerful munitions at a time when opposition is growing in Washington to arms sales to Israel.The remains of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in 2023.

D David M. Halbfinger and John Ismay

Emergency Hearing Sought Over Kennedy Center Closure

After a Democratic lawmaker asked a judge to consider whether the move violates a previous court order, center officials clarified that the closure was intended to last seven days.The Kennedy Center temporarily closed its main building to visitors on Tuesday, citing safety concerns after plaster fel

J Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague

U.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis

Internal reports, including one from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, say China could acquire U.S. jet technology through spying or cooperation with Saudi Arabia.An F-35 jet seen last year. Saudi Arabia and the United States have a decades-long history of military cooperation, and the kin

E Edward Wong and Dustin Volz

Democrats Meet With El-Sayed, Putting Aside Rifts Ahead of Midterms

Despite disagreements on Israel, more than a dozen Democratic senators huddled in Washington with the Michigan Senate nominee and emerged sounding optimistic.Candidate for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during the Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention in August in Lansing, Mich.

A Annie Karni

Takeaways From a Wild Primary Season

A look back at the good, the bad and the bizarre from the battles that helped set the stage for the coming midterms.A watch party for Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas, who won a runoff for the state’s Republican nomination for Senate in May.

T Tim Balk

Mamdani Must Turn Over Communications With Rent Board, Judge Says

New York landlords are seeking to invalidate a city panel’s vote to freeze rents on rent-stabilized homes, arguing that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office improperly influenced the panel.Supporters of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise to “freeze the rent” for rent-stabilized homes saw it as part of a focus

M Mihir Zaveri