Iran Has Been Consistent in War. Will It Be Consistent in Peace Talks?

While President Trump’s war aims have changed by the moment, Iran has stuck to firm demands. The question is whether it will compromise in peace negotiations.Pro-government demonstrators burning American and Israeli flags on Wednesday in Tehran after a cease-fire was announced.

N Neil MacFarquhar

Iran Tries to Grasp Economic Devastation of War, and Find a Way Past It

The vast scale of destruction wrought by U.S. and Israeli bombardment will make sanctions relief all the more vital to Iran’s government as it tries to negotiate a peace agreement.Assessing the aftermath of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike this month on a bridge in Karaj, Iran.

F Farnaz Fassihi

What We Know About the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Talks in Pakistan

Vice President JD Vance is leading the U.S. delegation, which is in Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials on Saturday.The Foreign Ministry offices in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan is set to host talks between the United States and Iran on Saturday.

A Ashley Ahn, Pranav Baskar and Lynsey Chutel

Another Giant Leap Reminds Us How Small We Are

A mission that took four astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in the history of mankind has made people feel a little trippy.The view of home from the other side of the moon.

R Ruth Graham

How to Be Mayor in 100 Days: Mamdani Grapples With a Learning Curve

Zohran Mamdani has accrued a long list of quick accomplishments as mayor of New York City, but he has also abandoned some key campaign promises.Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has found it difficult to impose his ideals onto city government.

D Dana Rubinstein and Sally Goldenberg

As Election Looms, Will Alito Retire, Giving Trump a New Supreme Court Pick?

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. is the subject of intense speculation about whether he will retire in the coming months and give President Trump a fourth nominee.Justice Samuel A. Alito speaking in Washington last October. Questions about whether he might retire have mounted in recent months, as the cha

A Ann E. Marimow

The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking.

Many blue states are rethinking ambitious strategies to cut emissions as they struggle with rising electricity costs and new hurdles for renewable energy.Wind turbines intended for the South Fork offshore wind farm at State Pier in New London, Conn., in 2023.

B Brad Plumer

Trump Says First Lady ‘Had a Right’ to Talk About Epstein

President Trump said in an interview that he had known his wife wanted to address rumors about the late sex offender at some point, but that he had not known exactly what she would say.Melania Trump before speaking in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Thursday.

S Shawn McCreesh

Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War

Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.President Trump holding a “Make America Great Again” hat on his way to his golf club in Miami last year.

A Anton Troianovski

Monthly Report

What can we learn from April, a month of contradictions that never cleanly resolve themselves?

M Melissa Kirsch

Eric Swalwell Faces Sex Assault Accusation as He Runs for California Governor

Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman, denied the accounts published by CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy Pelosi was among those who said he should withdraw from the California governor’s race.Campaign officials and supporters are abandoning Representative Eric Swalwell.

L Laurel Rosenhall and Madison Malone Kircher

Growing List of Orban Loyalists Defecting Before Critical Election

With Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeming vulnerable before Sunday’s vote, criticism is growing from within institutions his party once counted on for support.Zalan Alkonyi in Budapest, Hungary’s capital. As a researcher focused on Russia, he says he has come under pressure to toe the government line

A Andrew Higgins and Lili Rutai

Davey Lopes, Base-Stealing Maestro, Is Dead at 80

He was one of baseball’s most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.Davey Lopes, playing second base for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977, after tagging out Bake McBride of the Philadelphia Phillies.

R Richard Sandomir

U.K. Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold Following Criticism From Trump

The plan to give Mauritius formal control of the islands, home to a U.S.-British military base, was called “an act of great stupidity” by President Trump.An image of Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands, released by the United States Navy. The islands are home to a key U.S.-British milita

S Stephen Castle