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After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table
Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.
By David Yaffe-Bellany, Ben Protess and Elian Peltier
business
Mortgage Rates Jump Again as Iran War Effects Ripple Through Housing Market
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States hit 6.38 percent, the fourth increase since the war began.
By Gregory Schmidt
world
European Allies Worry Russia Is Preparing to Deliver Drones to Iran
The drones are an improved version of a weapon that Iran sent to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
By Steven Erlanger and Ivan Nechepurenko
us
Where Trump Has Installed Election Deniers in Government
His administration is stocked with people who have questioned the legitimacy of elections, including some who have claimed that the 2020 presidential race was stolen.
By Alan Feuer, Nick Corasaniti, Alexandra Berzon and Ashley Cai
us
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.
By Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman
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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.
By Michael C. Bender and Alan Blinder
us
Four Problems for Trump in Birthright Citizenship Case
The president must confront a 1952 federal law, the possibility that millions will lose their citizenships, stateless foundlings and a fluid future.
By Adam Liptak
technology
Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
By Cecilia Kang
business
Is Big Tech Facing a Big Tobacco Moment?
Back-to-back courtroom losses have put technology giants, including Meta and Google, in uncertain territory as they face lawsuits and bans on teen users.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount
technology
What to Know About the Social Media Addiction Trials
Landmark trials are testing a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.
By Cecilia Kang
world
Olympic Committee Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events
The decision is the most significant since Kirsty Coventry was elected last year to serve as president of the I.O.C.
By Tariq Panja
movies
When a Not-So-Dark Knight and His Sidekick Saved a Wacky Gotham
Joel Schumacher apologized for “Batman & Robin,” his corny 1997 superhero movie, but thanks to its ice puns and bat nipples, it’s since become an accidental parody worth howling at.
By Maya Salam
us
ICE Agents at Some Airports Begin Checking IDs in Security Lines
It was unclear whether having agents helping with screening passengers would improve wait times. Some travelers expressed worries.
By Christina Morales, Christine Chung, Hamed Aleaziz, Sean Keenan and Rowan Moore Gerety
nyregion
Damaged Runway at LaGuardia Reopens After Plane Wreckage Is Removed
Officials expect the airport in New York to be fully operational later on Thursday. One of its two runways had been closed since Sunday, when a jet hit a truck, killing two pilots.
By Patrick McGeehan
us
Latino Support for Trump Is Fading in California Farm Country
As in other Hispanic areas of the country, voters shifted toward Republicans in 2024. But there are increasing signs that this was a blip more than a durable trend.
By Jennifer Medina and Ariana Drehsler
climate
Wealthy Investors Are Targeting Foes of Clean Energy, and They Want Revenge
Renewable energy leaders said their industry got “rolled” in President Trump’s tax bill. Now they’re fighting back, starting in Texas.
By Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer
us
South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote
The law, which mirrors national Republican priorities, requires newly registered voters to show that they are U.S. citizens in order to cast a ballot in state or local races.
By Mitch Smith
us
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.
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
technology
The Trail of Clues Leading to Iran That Binance Missed
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
By David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe
magazine
Saving Hermit Crabs by Breeding Them in the Suburbs
Often treated as throwaway pets, hermit crabs can live 50 years. Mary Akers, a self-taught expert, wants people to appreciate them as much as she does.
By Katie L. Burke and Rebecca Byerly
us
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.
By Elizabeth Dias
world
Zelensky Says U.S. Is Conditioning Security Guarantees on Surrender of Donbas
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that President Trump “still chooses a strategy of putting more pressure on the Ukrainian side.”
By Maria Varenikova
world
In Rural Ukraine, Basic Health Care Is a Casualty of War
Elderly people in isolated villages are going without medicine. One woman said she hadn’t seen a doctor in four years.
By Finbarr O’Reilly
world
Russian Lawmakers Go to U.S. for First Time Since Invasion of Ukraine
The State Department had to lift sanctions on Russian lawmakers invited by a Kremlin-friendly member of Congress.
By Nataliya Vasilyeva
world
Under Carney, Canada Finally Hits NATO’s 2% Spending Target
Trump and other American presidents have criticized Canada for failing to meet the alliance’s military spending minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product.
By Ian Austen
opinion
Iran Is Using America’s Playbook Against Us
Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz by raising risks for ship operators. In doing so, it has taken lessons from American financial policy.
By Edward Fishman
opinion
It’s Not Trump. It’s America.
The country’s faith in its ability to shape the world to its liking is a much older malady.
By Lydia Polgreen
arts
The Kennedy Center Is Giving Bill Maher the Mark Twain Prize
The annual award that recognizes merit in humor is going to the satirist and talk show host who has been critical of President Trump and political correctness.
By Ben Sisario and Marc Tracy
science
How to Turn a Chicken Egg Into a Drug Factory
A biotech start-up is testing a novel way of efficiently producing pharmaceutical drugs.
By Carl Zimmer
world
The Sudden Death of a Man Who Told Chinese Kids How to Succeed
The influencer Zhang Xuefeng was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41.
By Vivian Wang
arts
Dash Crofts, of the Soft-Rock Duo That Sang ‘Summer Breeze,’ Dies at 87
Seals & Crofts had a number of Billboard Top 20 songs in the 1970s before their chart topper brought them global fame.
By Tim Balk