Trump Says He Feels No Political Pressure to Make an Iran Deal

President Trump held out hope for a peace agreement, but said high oil prices would not force his hand.President Trump meeting with his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday.

M Max Bearak, Erika Solomon, Euan Ward, Luke Broadwater and Michael Levenson

Cornyn’s Defeat in Texas Runoff Underscores Trump's Grip on the G.O.P.

Senator John Cornyn lost to his MAGA-aligned challenger, Ken Paxton, by 28 percentage points. It was a historically poor showing.The breadth of Mr. Cornyn’s loss showed the enduring unpopularity of Republican elected officials in Washington among the most ardent Republican voters.

P Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher

Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes

Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so.Representative Mike Flood speaking with reporters after his town hall in Norfolk, Neb., on Tuesday. He has committed to continui

A Annie Karni

Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes

The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.Recordings of conversations former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had with his ghostwriter came into the Justice Department’s possession in 2023.

K Karoun Demirjian

National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects

The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.The National Park Service is spending millions in fees paid by visitors to parks across the country, like Yosemite National Park in California, to pay

M Maxine Joselow and Andrea Fuller

Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.

The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal.In January, President Trump sued the I.R.S., along with two of his sons and the Trump family business, claiming they were owed at least $10 billion.

A Alan Feuer

Court Orders Customs Chief to Address Compliance on Refunding Tariffs

The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs.Rodney S. Scott, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been ordered to appear before the Court of International

T Tony Romm

Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations

The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi

A Anupreeta Das

F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home

The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars.The C.I.A. was “unable to locate the gold bars or significant amounts of the foreign currency,” the court papers charged.

D Devlin Barrett and Julian E. Barnes

Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise

Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.Red Cross workers moving the body of someone who may have died from Ebola, in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday.

M Musinguzi Blanshe and Matthew Mpoke Bigg

The $400 Million Showdown Between a Billionaire and a California Mayor

The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.Inglewood, Calif., argues that its 2015 development agreement with Hollywood Park, which includes SoFi Stadium, is void because of a subsequent

M Matt Stevens, Ken Belson and Emmanuel Morgan

Thornton Wilder’s Last Play Vanished Into Thin Air. Or Did It?

Decades after “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.Thornton Wilder won three Pulitzer Prizes, including one for the classic drama “Our Town,” still among the most produced plays in the United States.

J Jesse Green