U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections

Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.A site of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike in Tehran in March.

J Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi, Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman

MAGA Bingo and Questions of Loyalty: 5 Michigan Senate Debate Takeaways

Abdul El-Sayed accused Mike Rogers of being overly devoted to President Trump. Mr. Rogers accused Dr. El-Sayed of not enough loyalty to the country. It was still more cordial than their last debate.Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former Representative Mike Rogers are facing off in Michigan in one of t

R Reid J. Epstein

Vance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite Backlash

The vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, who has been estranged from Dr. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor of Ohio was engulfed in controversy over an ad featuring the mother of his Democratic oppon

C Campbell Robertson and Bayliss Wagner

Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud

The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.California voters casting ballots last November in a statewide special election.

Z Zach Montague and Shawn Hubler

What Putin Gains From Releasing an American Prisoner

After Russia released an American prisoner, President Trump’s special envoy praised President Vladimir V. Putin as “a humanitarian.” Our White House and national security correspondent, David E. Sanger, describes how the release comes amid Mr. Trump’s broader shift toward Russia and away from Ukrain

D David E. Sanger, Nikolay Nikolov, Paul Abowd, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Jon Miller, Rafaela Balster, Stephanie Swart and Whitney Shefte

When Starshield Cut Out, Ukrainian Drones Fell From the Skies

Ukraine says it still doesn’t know why the military satellite internet service, a sister to Starlink, was abruptly throttled, leaving troops vulnerable to Russian attacks.A Ukrainian soldier flying a drone in the Donetsk region last week. Members of the military have reported issues with drone conne

S Siobhán O’Grady, Carlotta Gall and Anton Troianovski

Cornell Case Highlights Shifting Federal Title IX Enforcement

From Barack Obama to Donald Trump, ideology has infused the interpretation of the federal law banning sex discrimination on college campuses.An allegation of a gang rape at Cornell in 2024 has put renewed attention on the 54-year-old law known as Title IX.

M Michael C. Bender

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction in Big Bend

A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.People protest the plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to build a section of the border wall at the Big Bend National Park, in Study Butte, Texas, in August.

A Abbie VanSickle

Why a Pillar of Christian Journalism is in Turmoil

Former employees of Christianity Today say new leadership has been pushing back on independent journalism. About half of its staff members have left or been laid off over 14 months.Bonnie Kristian, Christianity Today’s deputy editor until recently, said the outlet displays “an increasingly muddled s

R Ruth Graham

Oregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School Shooting

Becky Drury, who was said to have shielded a student during a deadly shooting in Bend, refuted the account. “The truth is I was shot before I had any chance to act.”Last week, a teenage gunman fatally shot three children and one teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore.

A Anna Griffin