For Trump, Soaring Prices Test Voters’ Finances and Patience

Just months before another election that may hinge on the economy, the war in Iran has sent gas and other goods soaring.“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” President Trump said recently when asked if economic pain was motivating him to make a deal with Iran.

T Tony Romm and Ben Casselman

To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch

The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.President Trump made remarks on Tuesday at the White House, ahead of departing for his trip to China.

E Erica L. Green

Inside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family

One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?Susan Saulny, granddaughter of George DeGrange, and Christine DeGrange and Laura Oswald, granddaughters of Edward DeGrange, at the building tha

S Susan Saulny

Want to See the Epstein Files in Print? Here Are the 3,437 Volumes.

Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, taking up more than 3,400 volumes and weighing over eight tons, have been printed and bound for display in a TriBeCa gallery.A gallery at 101 Reade Street, in Tribeca, now houses bookshelves filled with millions of law enforcement documents related to the invest

J Jesse McKinley

The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations

Iranian attacks and the stoppage of seaborne transit have paralyzed Qatar’s vital gas exports, stalling the economic pivots intended to anchor the country’s growth.Qatar has tried to transform itself into a tourist destination and a hub for international business and finance.

R River Akira Davis

In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months

Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.A shepherd with his herd in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq on Tuesday. Israel operated at least two secret outposts

E Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan

W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

Just a day after the announcement, cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. There is no approved vaccine for this species of Ebola.A man is carried from an ambulance on Saturday as he arrives at a hospital after confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of t

Y Yan Zhuang, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Apoorva Mandavilli

Good Luck, Grads!

Is the post-college job market as bad as it seems?Commencement at Johns Hopkins University last year.

E Evan Gorelick

Erdogan Wants Turkey to Have More Babies. Few Parents Are Listening.

Using cash grants and subsidized loans, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is trying to increase the birthrate. It’s not working.A family visiting Miniaturk, a theme park in Istanbul. Living costs have undermined efforts to increase fertility rates.

B Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur

Runoff in Peru Offers Two Starkly Differing Visions for the Nation

The presidential election pits Keiko Fujimori, a conservative, against Roberto Sánchez, a leftist, after a crisis marked by delays and protests.Keiko Fujimori, the leader of the Popular Force Party, at a campaign rally last month in Lima, Peru.

M Mitra Taj and Genevieve Glatsky