Israel and Iran Have Divided Democrats and Republicans. Will They Ever Be the Same?

Raging internal debates over foreign policy threaten both parties’ fortunes in November — and in 2028. Is a major ideological shift underway?In New York’s primaries last week, two incumbent House Democrats lost to primary challengers who had cast them as insufficiently critical of Israel. Pictured a

P Patricia Mazzei and Anton Troianovski

Voters Think A.I. Is Terrible. In Campaigns, It’s Everywhere.

A.I.-generated images are the public face of this election overhaul. Behind the scenes, campaigns are using the technology to analyze voter data, craft campaign materials and write custom messages.Alex Bond speaks about his political views with canvassers from Ground Truth, a door-knocking program o

S Stuart A. Thompson

China Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis

A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.A factory of the Chinese electric carmaker Zeekr in Ningbo. China’s resources have allowed it to avoid the worst of the effects from the war in Iran.

A Ana Swanson

Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal, Ending a Long Union of Cable and Media

The media business, which owns NBC News and Universal Pictures, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.The transaction would unwind a yearslong marriage between one of the world’s largest cable and internet providers and a renowned TV an

B Benjamin Mullin

How Warsh Has Begun to Change the Fed

Just over a month into his job as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin M. Warsh has embraced some conventions while signaling seismic shifts ahead.Kevin M. Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, campaigned for the job on the basis of “regime change.”

C Colby Smith

Naomi Osaka Serves Up a Fashion Slam at Wimbledon

The tennis player once again offered some on-court couture.Naomi Osaka, the 14th-ranked women’s tennis star, took to the grass for her first Wimbledon match of the year wearing an all-white ensemble by the Japanese designer Hana Yagi.

V Vanessa Friedman

France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say

First estimates published by the national health agency listed hundreds more deaths per day compared with the daily death rate in previous months.Officials recovering the body of someone who drowned while swimming in a canal on Friday as Paris baked under a heat wave.

S Ségolène Le Stradic