Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet

The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.America’s greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of coal, oil and gas, which had finally started to decline, rose 1.9 percent after

L Lisa Friedman

Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell

The investigation, which is said to center on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals an escalation in the long-running clash between President Trump and the chair.President Trump, left, and the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, right, touring the renovation site

G Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith

Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’

President Trump’s comments were a blunt distillation of his administration’s racial politics, which rest on the belief that white people have become the real victims of discrimination in America.President Trump has equated diversity with incompetence and inferiority, and cast himself as the protecto

E Erica L. Green

Iran Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate With U.S., Foreign Minister Says

The comments came after President Trump said he was “ looking at some very strong options” to curb Iran’s harsh repression of antigovernment protests.Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Beirut, Lebanon, last week. On Monday, he expressed an openness to negotiations with the United States.

A Aurelien Breeden and Sanam Mahoozi

A Push to Expand the Rights of Immigrants in Defiance of Trump

An effort by New Jersey Democrats is seen as a provocative statement of principle in a state with the country’s second largest percentage of immigrants, after California.A vigil is held outside the gates of Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J., after the death of Renee Good, who

T Tracey Tully

What We Know About the Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

Thousands of people rallied across the country this weekend to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman, by a federal agent.Demonstrators marching on Fifth Avenue during a protest in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon.

H Hannah Ziegler, Alexandra E. Petri and Christina Morales

Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack

The Venezuelan regime had high-powered air defense systems from its allies in the Kremlin, but failed to set much of it up.A destroyed Buk launcher at La Carlota air base in Caracas after the U.S. strikes.

M Maria Abi-Habib, Eric Schmitt, Christiaan Triebert and Julian E. Barnes

Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go on Strike at Major New York City Hospitals

Workers are demanding more robust staffing levels and higher pay. The strike comes three years after a smaller job action won significant gains.Nurses demonstrating on Monday outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, one of the hospitals affected by the strike.

J Joseph Goldstein

Mamdani’s Schools Chief Begins Shaping Agenda Around Rigor and Equity

In his first week on the job, Kamar H. Samuels started to sketch out his priorities for leading America’s largest school system.Kamar H. Samuels, the new schools chancellor in New York City, visited several schools during his first week, including Public School 194 in the Bronx, where he once taught

T Troy Closson

Mayor Mamdani Is Moving On Up to Gracie Mansion

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, have begun moving their belongings from their Queens apartment to the official mayor’s residence in Manhattan.Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor’s official residence, features security including a fence dotted with cameras.

E Eliza Shapiro and William K. Rashbaum

How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best

Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right?Mississippi sends literacy coaches to low-performing elementary schools, one key part of its strategy.

S Sarah Mervosh and Rory Doyle

The Battle Over House Maps Spills Into 2026, Where an X-Factor Awaits

As the race to gerrymander House districts narrows to a few states, Democrats are trying to go on offense. But a Supreme Court ruling could give Republicans a major edge.L. Louise Lucas, the Democratic president of the Virginia Senate, has voiced support on social media for a map that would give 10

N Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein