Iran War Exposes Shortcomings in U.S. Military Industrial Base

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking on a problem that the Pentagon and Congress have tried, and mostly failed, to address for years.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is attempting to take on the shortcomings in the Pentagon’s weapons procurement systems while pushing for a $1.5 trillion budget.

J Julian E. Barnes

Oil Slick Reaches a Pristine Persian Gulf Island in Iran

Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.A video verified by The Times shows oil coating the shoreline of Shidvar Island as smoke rises from the Lavan refinery, seen in the dis

S Sanam Mahoozi, Erika Solomon and Devon Lum

Justices Hint at Strains as Supreme Court Comes Under Scrutiny

Traveling across the country, justices defend the role of the court even as strained relations among its members emerge in writing and remarks.Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of the Supreme Court talks with Judge Richard Gergel of the U.S. District Court in South Carolina during a fireside chat hosted

A Ann E. Marimow and Aishvarya Kavi

‘The Future of Truth’ Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.

Steven Rosenbaum, author of “The Future of Truth,” said he had started his own investigation after The New York Times asked about the fake quotes.OpenAI’s ChatGPT on a laptop. The rise of A.I. has set off fears among publishers that they may accidentally release books from authors who improperly use

B Benjamin Mullin

On Blind, Anxious Tech Workers Get the Lowdown on Layoffs

On the website Blind, professionals share advice — and gallows humor — anonymously. It is chronicling the curdling of tech optimism.Sunguk Moon, a founder and the chief executive of Blind, said sentiment on the site “went from personal career planning to mass anxiety.”

N Noam Scheiber

As OpenAI Celebrates Court Win Against Musk, Other Challenges Lie Ahead

A jury’s rejection of Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed. But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.Lawyers for OpenAI, who won a resounding victory on Monday, outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, Calif.

C Cade Metz and Natallie Rocha

As a Weakened Putin Follows Trump to Beijing, Iran War Offers an Opening

With the upheaval in the Persian Gulf disrupting oil and gas supplies, Russia is looking to deepen its energy ties to China.A photo released by Russian state media shows Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, last year.

I Ivan Nechepurenko and David Pierson

As Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Sites, an Environmental Disaster Unfolds

After invading more than four years ago, Moscow has usually been the one causing ecological disaster. But Kyiv’s strikes, intended to cut into the Kremlin’s oil revenue, have flipped the script.A satellite image from the aerial mapping company Vantor of a Russian oil facility in Tuapse, Russia, afte

N Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina

American Man Tests Positive for Ebola Amid Outbreak, Officials Say

An American doctor working with a Christian missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo was exposed to the deadly virus while treating patients, the organization said.People wait near an ambulance at a hospital in Bunia, Congo on Sunday.

Y Yan Zhuang and Hannah Ziegler

What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak as Cases and Deaths Rise

More than 130 deaths and over 500 cases are suspected. The United States restricted entry for people who have been to three African countries after a global health emergency was declared.Outside a hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.

E Ephrat Livni

‘We Don’t Have a Choice’: Tough Commutes Persist After L.I.R.R. Strike Deal

Transit officials and unions representing Long Island Rail Road employees agreed to a new contract on Monday, ending a three-day strike. But service remained limited on Tuesday morning.Long Island Rail Road service was suspended on Tuesday morning, even after a deal was reached to end a strike by ra

A Anusha Bayya, Miles G. Cohen and Claire Fahy

Is There a Door No. 3 for Democrats?

Is there anything Democrats can do to break free of a deeply polarized political system in which parties are constantly winning and then losing office?

T Thomas B. Edsall

The Race to Control Congress

We look at where the parties stand leading up to the midterms.Representative Thomas Massie campaigning in Kentucky last week.

S Sam Sifton

Rising Energy Costs and Data Centers at Heart of NextEra’s Dominion Bid

NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.NextEra Energy’s acquisition of Dominion Energy would consolidate utility operations along much of the East Coast, which could sh

I Ivan Penn