In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.Jeanine Pirro withdrew the felony charge against the ex-Olympian David Hearn on Friday.

G Glenn Thrush

Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways

The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.Paul Weiss’s offices in Washington.

M Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.Mourners on Wednesday carried a coffin draped in the Iranian flag during a funeral for those killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forc

F Farnaz Fassihi and Neil MacFarquhar

Ohio Republican Denies Abuse Accusations, Deepening High-Stakes Family Feud

Representative Max Miller denied in a livestream the allegations of domestic abuse made by his ex-wife amid worries in the Republican Party that a once-safe seat may be in danger.Representative Max Miller of Ohio categorically denied the accusations against him in a roughly 20-minute livestream that

A Annie Karni

Can Democratic Socialists Agree on Anything? They Say That’s Not the Point.

At a national summit of the Democratic Socialists of America, nervous energy and a sprawling tableau of sometimes-competing interests were on display.Attendees listen as Katie Sims speaks during an afterparty at Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar following the Democratic Socialists of America

E Emma Goldberg and Jamie Kelter Davis

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.

L Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu

Self-Help Influencer Nicole LePera Faces Litigation

Millions look to Nicole LePera for advice on how to achieve contentment and maintain healthy relationships. But her own story is complicated.Nicole LePera at an author talk in Los Angeles in 2023.

G Ginia Bellafante

What We Know About the Shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Idaho

Gunfire brought panic to a shopping center in Twin Falls in what the authorities described as a chaotic scene. At least three people were killed.The In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday after the shooting. The location, the first in the city, had opened on July 24.

B Bernard Mokam