At War With Iran Again, Some Israelis Fear Conflict Is Becoming Routine

A majority of Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt that it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems. Some also question their prime minister’s assurances and motives.Residents standing near their building, which was damaged in a missile strike, in Tel Aviv last month.

I Isabel Kershner

Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump

From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.President Trump has claimed that his international aggression has only upsides.

A Ana Swanson

Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone.

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.Attorney General Pam Bondi at a cabinet meeting in January. She met with President Trump on Wednesday to make her case to stay on.

G Glenn Thrush and Tyler Pager

Who Is Todd Blanche, Trump’s Acting Attorney General?

While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.Todd Blanche with Pam Bondi. Mr. Blanche has enabled the wholesale politicization of the Justice Department, but also held off some

A Alan Feuer

Strong Jobs Numbers Make the Fed’s Job Easier

Robust job growth in March suggests that the labor market remains relatively healthy, allowing officials at the central bank to focus on fighting inflation.Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, speaking at an event this week, did not convey any immediate urgency to take action.

B Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

50 Artists Travel Far and Wide to Learn From Filmmaker Werner Herzog

In January, 50 artists from all over the world were chosen to shoot shorts in the Azores, guided by the iconic filmmaker. They just had to find $10,000 and airfare to get there.Jordan McAfee-Hahn, left, shows Mr. Herzog and his longtime cinematographer, Peter Zeitlinger, footage from “Lola Dreams of

S Saskia Solomon and Erin Schaff

30 Years Later, the Unabomber’s Cabin Is a Prized F.B.I. Artifact

A complicated piece of American heritage and culture sits intact in the F.B.I. headquarters.Theodore Kaczynski’s cabin in the woods was moved around the country multiple times, dismantled and rebuilt, photographed like fine art and discussed and debated by the public and the press.

R Rachel Wharton

Auto-brewery Syndrome: The Condition That Causes Sober People to Get Drunk

D.W.I.s, relationship problems, accusations of secret drinking: Auto-brewery syndrome can wreak havoc on people’s lives and reputations.At one Christmas dinner, Mark Mongiardo struggled to even pick up his fork. “There was no alcohol being served, and suddenly Mark’s drunk,” he said.

K Kate Morgan

Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits

Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics.Hundreds of millions of dollars of ads in the 2024 election were paid for not by pe

T Theodore Schleifer and Steven Rich

Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks

Demand Justice plans to tie Republicans running for Senate this year to a possible fight to fill vacancies that could emerge on the Supreme Court.If Democrats were to win control of the Senate in the November elections, President Trump would face steep odds of getting a Supreme Court nominee confirm

R Reid J. Epstein

Texas Voucher Program Incites Fight Over Funding Islamic Schools

As Muslim private schools try to join Texas’ new voucher program, top Republicans have vowed to stop what they call “radical Islamic indoctrination.”Islamic private schools in Texas, like the Iman Academy in Houston, have sought to participate in a voucher program providing more than $10,000 in stat

J J. David Goodman and Meridith Kohut

Six Flags Was a Summer Destination. Can It Win Families Back?

There has never been more competition in the leisure industry, as Disney and niche parks appeal to young families and high-income visitors.The Green Lantern at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey in 2011. For many Americans, a summer visit to Six Flags was once an annual ritual, but the company

H Hannah Ziegler

The Human Cost of War

Our colleague spent two months in Kyiv.A power plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, after a Russian attack this year.

S Sam Sifton

How Do You Count 1.4 Billion People? India Is Trying.

India’s 2027 census will shape how wealth and power is distributed and inform policies around castes and women in the world’s most populous nation.An official assisting a woman with her online census entry on Wednesday at a center in Srinagar, part of Indian-administered Kashmir.

P Pragati K.B. and John Yoon

Students Are Disciplined Over Antisemitic Posts Targeting Hockey Rivals

A Connecticut high school said that it was aware of the Instagram posts and that antisemitism was “repugnant and antithetical to our values as a school.”The Fairfield College Preparatory School hockey team, from Fairfield, Conn., huddled before a championship game against New Canaan High School last

K Katherine Rosman

Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash

The change follows weeks of complaints from a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor and other vocal consumers.The Hershey Company said it would return to using “classic milk and dark chocolate recipes” in all of its products by 2027, adding that it was responding to consumer preferences

A Alice Callahan