Trump Faces a Tough Fight With His New Budget

Last year, the president proposed many steep spending cuts that Congress never granted. This time, he may face an even tougher sell.President Trump is likely to ask lawmakers to pour new money into the military.

T Tony Romm

Nutrition Will Now Be Required in Medical Schools After RFK Jr. Pressure

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for medical schools to redesign curriculums, an agency that oversees dozens has deleted diversity standards and added nutrition.Mr. Kennedy announced in March that more than 50 medical schools would embrace a federal framework for nutrition education.

A Alan Blinder and Alice Callahan

Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out

Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.U.S. soldiers in a military exercise with NATO members in Romania in June. The U.S. secretary of state has warned that relations with NATO will need t

S Steven Erlanger

5 Takeaways From Trump’s Speech on Iran

President Trump did not define a clear path out of the conflict, which he estimated would end within three weeks.President Trump giving a prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday.

L Luke Broadwater and Tyler Pager

U.K. to Host Talks on Securing Strait of Hormuz

It was not clear whether the talks, expected to involve dozens of countries, would satisfy President Trump’s demand that other nations take a more active part in the Iran war.Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper of Britain, center, hosted a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss fall

S Stephen Castle

ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned

The Democratic fund-raising group is facing investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.Regina Wallace-Jones, the chief executive of the liberal fund-raising organization ActBlue, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A 202

R Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher

Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Has Prison Sentence Overturned

Ms. Peters, a former county clerk, received a nine-year sentence after being convicted of tampering with voting machines. An appeals court overturned the sentence but did not immediately free her from prison.Tina Peters, the former clerk in Mesa County, Colo., had been convicted of tampering with vo

J Jack Healy and Nick Corasaniti

Why Everyone Loves ‘Love on the Spectrum’

Without exploitation, “Love on the Spectrum” captures the triumphs and travails of dating. It has become one of Netflix’s most popular shows.Madison Marilla and Tyler White, two stars of “Love on the Spectrum.”

A Anna Peele

What Drives Patrick Radden Keefe?

Patrick Radden Keefe’s carefully applied ambition has propelled him to a rarefied perch.The writer at the home he shares with Gudzowska and their two sons.

J Jonah E. Bromwich

Investigators Said to Look at Whether LaGuardia Controller Stepped Away

Officials are said to be examining whether a controller had to use an emergency phone just before the crash at LaGuardia. They have yet to determine the cause of the crash and are also focusing on other avenues.Investigators are said to be examining whether an air traffic controller stepped away fro

K Kate Kelly and Karoun Demirjian

Kanye West Plays First American Concert Since 2021

After years of antisemitic behavior, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West performed his first full live show in the United States since 2021.Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, performing at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday night.

E Emmanuel Morgan

Meet the ‘Literary King of Tulsa’ (Before He Moves to Seattle)

In his free time, Jeff Martin mobilized best-selling authors to travel to sold-out events in his hometown. He will soon expand his horizons.Jeff Martin opened the independent bookstore Magic City Books in Tulsa in 2017. Since then, it’s become a bastion of bibliophilia in the midsize prairie town.

E Elisabeth Egan

Primetime Trump

We have takeaways from the president’s address to the nation.At the White House last night.

S Sam Sifton

Pope Leo Returns to Tradition, Washing Priests’ Feet

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility and service for priests.Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of Roman priests on Thursday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

E Elisabetta Povoledo