Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.President Trump insists that he has not violated his campaign pledge to avoid “endless wars,” even though a conflict he called “a little excursion” in March

A Anton Troianovski

The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In

As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.

D David M. Halbfinger

Iran and Israel Pull Back

Also, the N.B.A. finals arrive in New York. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Tehran on Monday.

M Matthew Cullen

Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight

As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.Todd Blanche’s role in the attempted creation of President Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund gave rise to tensions with Senate Republican

D Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.The F.B.I. director Kash Patel’s “grand conspiracy case” sought to tie together actions by a group o

D Devlin Barrett

What’s Taking So Long to Count California Ballots?

Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly.Election workers processing ballots for the California state primary at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on Friday in City of Industry, Calif.

M Maia Spoto

Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.

J J. David Goodman

On Broadway’s Biggest Night, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Shows Its Strength

The long-running sketch comedy show proved its power during the Tony Awards on Sunday, with Lorne Michaels and several former stars grabbing the spotlight.Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” accepting the Tony Award for best new musical on Sunday.

D Derrick Bryson Taylor and Elisabeth Vincentelli

U.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia

Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said.Omar Artan will not officiate games at the World Cup, FIFA said.

H Hussein Mohamed and Tariq Panja

U.S. Judge Reverses Decision on Colombian Woman Deported to Congo

The judge had previously ruled that the woman had been improperly deported by the Trump administration and had ordered her returned to the United States.A hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, housing deportees from the United States in April.

P Pranav Baskar

Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants

The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system.“We will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens,” Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement.

M Madeleine Ngo

How Banks Are Using the SpaceX IPO to Woo the Super Rich

Wall Street is giving its richest clients velvet rope access to this week’s public listing of SpaceX, reflecting the growing importance of the wealth management business.SpaceX’s I.P.O. will be an opportunity for banks to nurture their relationships with their richest clients and develop new ones, t

L Lauren Hirsch

Vance Blames Migrant ‘Invasion’ for UK Stabbing

British officials accused Vice President JD Vance of trying to “stir up division” in his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak, whose killer was sentenced to life in prison last week.Tributes for Henry Nowak outside the Portswood Police Station in Southampton, southern England, last week.

M Michael D. Shear