U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners

The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The State Department move bypassed congressional review.Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, invoked an emergency provision to allow the “immediate sale” of weapons to Israel, Qatar,

A Aaron Boxerman and Edward Wong

What to Know About the Mideast Standoff

Negotiations to end the war are at an impasse over Iran’s nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz, which remains mostly shut.Supporters of Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a government-organized march in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.

T The New York Times

How Germany May Have Misjudged Trump’s Anger on Iran

Germany had appeared not to believe President Trump’s threats to pull troops from the country. Once it was announced, Berlin offered a measured response.President Trump speaking with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany in March in the Oval Office.

J Jim Tankersley

Supreme Court Asked to Restore Access to Abortion Pill by Mail

A federal appeals court temporarily halted a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.Two manufacturers of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, puttin

A Ann E. Marimow and Pam Belluck

Abortion Providers Forced to Adapt After Court Ruling Blocks Pill Access by Mail

The Fifth Circuit court’s ruling, which is being appealed, reinstates a requirement that patients visit a health care provider in person to obtain mifepristone, upending abortion access in the United States.Under a temporary ruling, patients must now make an in-person visit to obtain the abortion pi

M Maggie Astor, Chris Hippensteel and Pam Belluck

Trump’s Push for Electoral Retribution Heads to the Ballot Box

The president’s push to punish political enemies in his own party will play a starring role in a series of Republican primaries this month in which he has backed challengers.President Donald Trump is seeking to unseat a raft of elected Republicans he perceives as political enemies in a series of pri

S Shane Goldmacher

Trump’s Vision for D.C. ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues Grows in Size and Cost

Plans for the project include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside the statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.Based on the latest renderings, the Garden of Heroes could rank among the more expensive and time-consuming projects Preside

L Luke Broadwater and Zachary Small

The Cannabis Industry’s New Best Friend? President Trump

The administration’s decision to relax federal regulations on medical marijuana comes with big tax breaks for many cannabis companies, and could drive new investment in the budding sector.Products at the LaFayette, N.Y., facility of Beak & Skiff, a 115-year-old apple orchard that makes a line of can

A Ashley Southall

Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After Years of Struggle

Spirit once upended the industry by offering very low fares but was in its second bankruptcy in two years after years of struggle.The Spirit Airlines ticket counter at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., was empty after the airline shut down overnight on Saturday.

N Niraj Chokshi

How We Chose What to Ask and When to Challenge Tucker Carlson

“The Interview” host Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about her preparation to interview Mr. Carlson and some judgment calls she had to make in real time.Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke twice with Tucker Carlson for “The Interview,” a New York Times show.

P Patrick Healy

Ashley McBryde Saved Her Own Life. Now She’s Rocking Out Her Way.

The prolific country singer and songwriter has never quite fit the country music mold. Her upcoming album, “Wild,” revels in her individuality, and her sobriety.“What made me have to stop drinking was the possibility of self-harm,” McBryde said. “After losing my brother to suicide, I was so scared t

D David Peisner and Meghan Marin

Public Offering

How often do you talk to strangers? What’s stopping you?

M Melissa Kirsch

The Race Is On to Find the Treasure Buried in San Francisco

From the Gold Rush to the A.I. boom, San Francisco has always drawn those seeking riches. Now, people are deciphering riddles and digging up the city to find a box filled with cold, hard cash.From the gold seekers of 1849 to the dot-com entrepreneurs of the 1990s and 2000s to the A.I. masterminds of

H Heather Knight

Can a Second-Home Tax Work in New York? The Numbers Don’t Add Up Yet.

The tax proposal is being held up as a generational attempt to make the ultrawealthy pay more to society and potentially raise $500 million a year for New York City.Very few condos or co-ops in New York City have an assessed value exceeding or even approaching $5 million.

M Mihir Zaveri and Benjamin Oreskes

Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter

The Tampa disappeared in 1918 with 131 British and American personnel and civilians aboard. It was the largest single American naval combat loss of life in World War IAn original photo print of the Lac La Belle docked at Marquette, Mich., in 1866.

C Christine Hauser

Steve Clark, Olympic Swimmer Shadowed by Depression, Dies at 82

A three-time gold medalist in the 1960s, he was a champion when athletes were expected to be stoic and vulnerability was viewed as a sign of mental weakness.Steve Clark, at right, as a member of the American swim team at the 1964 Olympic Games. The others, from left, were Don Schollander, Gary Ilman

J Jeré Longman