As Oil Prices Rise, Trump’s War With Iran Becomes a Worldwide Economic Hazard

The president insists conflict with Iran will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.President Trump has repeatedly said that the war he commenced with Iran would be short-lived, rendering it unnecessary for the U.S. government to mount a major economic response.

T Tony Romm, Colby Smith and Alan Rappeport

Countries in Asia Try to Contain the Economic Fallout of the Mideast Conflict

Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage between Iran and Oman. Historically 20 million barrels pass through it each day, most of it bound for Asia.

A Aaron Krolik, Choe Sang-Hun, Sui-Lee Wee, Meaghan Tobin and Damien Cave

France Is Sending a Large Naval Force to the Middle East

President Emmanuel Macron said the warships would help protect France’s allies in the region, and could be part of a force to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the war could continue for “several days, maybe several weeks.”President Emmanuel Macron, center right, visiting the French

C Catherine Porter and Ana Castelain

2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention

Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family.Representative Joaquin Castro, Democrat of Texas, greeting Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar and his family after their release from the Dilley Immigrati

A Annie Karni

Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message

As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party’s legislative agenda.Polls suggest that Republicans’ chances of keeping control of the House are growing more slim.

M Michael Gold

In Scathing Ruling, Judge Finds 3 Trump Prosecutors Are in Unlawful Roles

The ruling found that the three-person leadership team in New Jersey’s federal prosecutor’s office was illegal, and sharply questioned President Trump’s priorities.Since Alina Habba left office, three attorneys have been running the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey.

J Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully

F.B.I. Subpoenas Records in Arizona in Expansion of 2020 Voting Inquiry

The subpoena was issued in recent days to the Arizona State Senate, which oversaw a sprawling but partisan audit of the vote result in Maricopa County.Election workers counting ballots in Phoenix in 2020. An F.B.I. subpoena indicated that the Justice Department had added Arizona to its efforts to re

A Alan Feuer, Nick Corasaniti and Glenn Thrush

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty of All Counts in Sex Trafficking Trial

The verdict comes more than a month after the trial began in Federal District Court in Manhattan where the jury heard weeks of emotional and often graphic testimony.Prosecutors say the Alexander brothers operated a sex trafficking conspiracy for nearly 20 years. Their trial ended on Monday, when the

D Debra Kamin, Kate Christobek and Benjamin Weiser

His Mother Vanished When He Was 14. 33 Years Later, He Found Her.

Antonio Wiley’s mother, Anita, vanished during a time when her hometown Detroit was wracked by drugs and crime. It took three decades and an extraordinary effort by a missing persons detective to locate her.Antonio Wiley at the gravesite of his mother, Anita Wiley, who died in 1987.

C Chris Hippensteel

Billionaires Made 19% of Federal Election Campaign Contributions in 2024

Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.Protesters demonstrated outside the Supreme Court in 2019 as Senate Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment

M Mike Baker and Steven Rich

Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99

“There is tape in the Oval Office,” said Mr. Butterfield, a former White House aide, in testimony that rocked the Watergate hearings and led to the president’s resignation.Alexander P. Butterfield testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee in July 1973. He revealed to the American public the e

R Robert D. McFadden

For Longtime Kennedy Center Patrons, a ‘Lifeline’ Has Been Cut

As President Trump prepares to close Washington’s premier performing arts venue for two years, loyal patrons wonder where they’ll get their cultural fix.Since the Kennedy Center opened in 1971, some three million people have relied on it for concerts, plays and other cultural offerings each year, ac

D Derrick Bryson Taylor

After Kennedy Center Exit, Washington National Opera Returns

Washington National Opera managed to resume performances within two months of its abrupt departure. But there are still challenges ahead.Washington National Opera’s new production of Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha,” which opened at Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University on Saturday.

J Joshua Barone

On the Road With Zelensky, Weathered, Weary and Fighting On

Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled east to visit frontline troops trying to stave off Russian attacks, and invited reporters for The New York Times to go with him.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kramatorsk on Friday. “They need a lot of things,” he said of the soldiers. “And e

K Kim Barker and Brendan Hoffman

Mamdani to Expand 3-K by 1,000 Seats, Including on Staten Island

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that New York City is expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds, adding 1,000 seats to meet demand across the city.Mayor Zohran Mamdani playing with prekindergarten students at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center last November.

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons

A Night Light in the Sky? Reflect Orbital Wants to Launch a Big Space Mirror.

The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.The start-up Reflect Orbital wants to launch mirror-bearing satellites which it says could address one of the biggest weak

K Kenneth Chang and Hiroko Tabuchi