Trump Says He Will Sign Order to Pay T.S.A. Agents During Shutdown

President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.President Trump said on Thursday that he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agen

M Michael Gold

Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools

The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.Enrollment in medical programs is generally a fraction of that of undergraduate programs. At Stanford University, pictured, the incomi

M Michael C. Bender and Alan Blinder

Trump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project

President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.President John F. Kennedy signing the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 in the Treaty Room. President Trump spoke last month to a group including some members of the Committee for Preservat

L Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman

G.O.P. Senator Weighs Forcing Congress to Vote to Authorize the Iran War

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out Congress.Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is one of the few Republicans who raised questions in the

M Megan Mineiro and Robert Jimison

Safety Experts Considered LaGuardia Challenging but Not an Outlier

Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.The Federal Aviation Administration has been working for years to reduce accidents like the one involving an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in

N Niraj Chokshi and Karoun Demirjian

Air Canada C.E.O. Apologizes for English-Language Condolences After Plane Crash

Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his ​inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.Air Canada’s chief executive, Michael Rousseau, in 2024. He said he was “still unable” to express himself “adequately in French,” despite his many lessons.

A Adeel Hassan

LaGuardia Airport Runway Reopens After Plane Crash Wreckage Is Removed

Officials on Thursday said the airport in New York was now fully operational. One of its two runways had been closed since Sunday, when a jet hit a truck, killing two pilots.An airport maintenance crew at LaGuardia Airport removed the wreckage of a fire truck and an Air Canada jet on Wednesday. The

P Patrick McGeehan

Trump Defends His Use of Mail-In Voting: ‘Because I’m President’

President Trump wants to restrict voting by mail, which he says amounts to “cheating.” But he defended his own use of the practice in a special election this week.President Trump defended his use of mail-in voting during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, despite having referred to th

E Erica L. Green

Sheriff in California Seizes More Ballots, Ignoring State Attorney General

Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, is locked in a sprawling all-party primary for governor in California, a heavily Democratic state.

N Nick Corasaniti

Savannah Guthrie Says 2 Ransom Notes About Her Mother Were Likely Genuine

Her interview on the “Today” show came more than 50 days after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken from her home near Tucson, Ariz.Savannah Guthrie, left, talking with Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show. It was Ms. Guthrie’s first interview since her mother, Nancy, was abducted.

N Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts

Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal.The Times gathered data from two dozen dioceses. Each reported a significant increase in new converts.

E Elizabeth Dias

Local Opposition Is Slowing A.I. Data Centers. Wall Street Has Noticed.

Tech companies are running into resistance from neighbors and may not be able to build at the pace they promised investors.Construction of a Meta data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, in 2024. The company is among those that have staked their futures on the use of artificial intelligence.

L Lydia DePillis