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Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump’s War Powers on Iran
Nearly every Republican voted to block a measure that would require that President Trump win authorization from Congress to continue the offensive in the Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAustralia’s Sydney Jewish Museum to Memorialize Bondi Beach Massacre
The country and its small Jewish community are still trying to process the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in December.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Talarico Says ‘New Politics Is Being Born’ After Texas Primary Win
After clinching the Democratic Senate primary, he told supporters in Austin that the country’s real divide is between “top versus bottom,” not the left versus right.
New York Times Top StoriesIn a Riskier Era, China Bets on Technology to Resist U.S. Pressure
China announced a 7 percent increase in military spending and a five-year plan to try to reduce its military and industry’s reliance on Western technology.
New York Times Top StoriesContract for El Paso ICE Center Is Under Review, Homeland Security Says
Camp East Montana in Texas has been under growing scrutiny over its living conditions and has been grappling with a measles outbreak.
New York Times Top StoriesSeveral of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s employees are under investigation for official misconduct under her leadership.
Several of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s employees are under investigation for official misconduct under her leadership.
New York Times Top StoriesDaines Drops Re-election Bid in Montana, Upending a Senate Race
The surprise announcement by Senator Steve Daines could give Democrats a slim opening in the Republican-leaning state in their uphill fight to take the Senate majority.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.
Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound. But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades
The goal, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Texas Runoffs in May: Key Races and Candidates
Texas voters will revisit the Republican Senate primary — and some House races where no candidate captured more than 50 percent of the vote — in runoffs on May 26.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Court Takes First Steps Toward Ordering Tariff Refunds
The Trump administration is likely to appeal the move, as it ramps up its attempt to slow or potentially block the repayment of billions in past duties.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Killed After Fleeing Texas Border Patrol Checkpoint, Police Say
The man fired shots at law enforcement and civilian vehicles before he was killed during a pursuit along Interstate 10 in West Texas.
New York Times Top StoriesElon Musk Defends Social Media Posts in Twitter Shareholder Lawsuit
Mr. Musk said he did not expect his posts in the lead-up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site, now X, to affect the company’s share price.
New York Times Top StoriesPro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion
The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Blocks DeSantis’s Declaration of Muslim Group as Terrorist Organization
A federal judge found that the designation for CAIR, one of the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy groups, had violated the organization’s First Amendment rights.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Ecuador Invited the U.S. Military to Help With Its Drug Gangs
Drug gangs have turned the South American country into one of the most dangerous in the region and the world’s leading exporter of cocaine.
New York Times Top StoriesNoem and D.H.S. Inspector General Spar Over Obstruction Claim
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pushed back against her department’s inspector general, who told Congress in a letter that she had “systematically obstructed” his office’s work.
New York Times Top StoriesIranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesEthiopia’s Demand for a Port Drives Fear of New War With Eritrea
Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Barclays Center Executive Says Live Nation Threatened to Pull Tours
The Justice Department had John Abbamondi testify at an antitrust trial to support its case that Live Nation has acted as a monopoly, an accusation the company denies.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Is Accelerating Its Attacks on Iran
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New York Times Top StoriesLou Holtz, Who Coached Unbeaten Notre Dame to a Title, Dies at 89
Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness.
New York Times Top StoriesTalarico Can Win. But He Will Not Turn Texas Blue.
A Texas writer assesses the Senate race.
New York Times Top StoriesJames Talarico Wins the Texas Democratic Senate Race. The Real Challenge Lies Ahead.
After the state representative won the Senate primary, he joined a list of other promising progressives who have captured the left’s fancy.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Panel Votes to Subpoena Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files
The Oversight Committee took the action over the objections of its Republican chairman, after several G.O.P. members sided with Democrats to insist on it.
New York Times Top StoriesAaron Spencer, Charged With Murder, Appears to Win Republican Nomination for County Sheriff in Arkansas
Aaron Spencer faces a second-degree murder charge for shooting a man accused of sexually assaulting his daughter. Preliminary results showed him appearing to win the Republican primary.
New York Times Top StoriesInsulting the Mayor Is Nothing New. But This Was Shocking.
A well-known conservative radio host in New York called Mayor Zohran Mamdani a cockroach, resurfacing anti-Muslim sentiments that the mayor said were all too common.
New York Times Top StoriesAs New York Energy Costs Surge, Attention Turns to Landmark Climate Law
The battle to lower costs has reached the State Capitol, where concerns have emerged about the fate of a 2019 climate law and its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Iran’s Drones, Which Are Cheap to Launch but Expensive to Intercept
What to know about Iran’s cheap, noisy Shahed drones and the expensive defense systems trying to stop them.