Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms

The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that “it should be my third term” and falsely declared that the “only way

S Shane Goldmacher and Nick Corasaniti

Patel Fires F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump and Classified Records

The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.The F.B.I. building in Washington, D.C. The firings came hours after Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said that as part of the documents inquiry, the bureau had subpo

G Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.When the Justice Department made files public late last month, officials s

M Mike Baker and Michael Gold

Larry Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Jeffrey Epstein Revelations

Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.Lawrence Summers discussed relationships with Jeffrey Epstein in a correspondence that last

M Mark Arsenault

F.B.I. Raids Home and Office of L.A.U.S.D. Chief Alberto Carvalho

The investigation appears to be related to a $6 million contract the district had with a tech start-up whose staff had ties to the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho.The F.B.I. raided the home of Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the district offices o

S Shawn Hubler, Dana Goldstein and Sarah Mervosh

Inside Tapalpa, the Town in Mexico Where El Mencho Made His Last Stand

Times reporters visiting Tapalpa found a serene town in shock after Sunday’s raid on its outskirts left dozens dead and people fleeing. And, surprisingly, no police or military presence where the battle took place.The town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, Mexico, is a stronghold of the Jalisco New Gene

P Paulina Villegas and César Rodríguez

U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.The Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says it will provide passpor

D David M. Halbfinger

Everyone Hates This Highway. What’s the Best Way to Fix It?

Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited repairs and improvements to local streets.Gov. Kathy Hochul is preparing to announce a plan for a $900 million overhaul of a one-mile elevated section of the aging Cross Bronx Expressway

S Stefanos Chen

Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup

He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had little support from the country’s armed forces.Antonio Tejero Molina on Feb. 23, 1981, the day he led a takeover of the Parliament in Spain as part of an attempted coup.

A Alan Cowell

Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76

Considered an “author’s publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.Ann Godoff at the Random House offices in Manhattan in 1999 with the editor Robert Loomis. She had “a flawless sense of what would sell and what wo

S Sam Roberts

BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur

The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.The actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage at the BAFTA Awards when a racist slur was involuntarily shouted by a

I Isabella Kwai

Data Shows Shift to Buyer’s Market

After years of bidding wars, there are now more sellers than buyers, forcing price cuts — even as high rates continue to narrow the entryway.With 10 units for sale in this Atlanta high-rise, power has finally shifted toward buyers.

R Rukmini Callimachi