The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.

The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene

J Julian E. Barnes, Ronen Bergman, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself

President Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. But Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wanted much more.The “radical Shia clerics” leading Iran could not be trusted, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in recent weeks.

E Edward Wong and Michael Crowley

Why the Epstein Investigations Took So Long and Did So Little

Decades of tips and investigations yielded charges against only two people. A combination of missed chances, narrow laws and prosecutors’ limited focus helps explain why.An undated photo of Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department.

B Benjamin Weiser, Matthew Goldstein and Mike Baker

The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

While the latest tranche of documents about the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has exposed a deeply American scandal, it is Europe where the aggressive enforcement is taking place.Police officers at the entrance to Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, Britain, last week, where Andrew Mountb

M Michael D. Shear

How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case.A photo of Jeffrey Epstein with other faces redacted by the Justice Department.

P Patrick Healy, Steve Eder, Andrew Chavez, Kirsten Danis and Dylan Freedman

The Texas Senate Primary Offers a Test Case for Each Party

Should Democrats concentrate on swing voters or their base? Can more traditional Republicans win in the MAGA era? Tuesday’s Senate primary in Texas will show the direction the parties are taking.Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a four-term Republican Senator, is spending record sums to try to fend off

L Lisa Lerer and J. David Goodman

How Wesley Hunt of Texas Is Working in Plain Sight With Outside Groups

Exchanges between two X accounts appear to offer a vivid example of how campaigns may sidestep campaign-finance law to share strategic information.Representative Wesley Hunt, center, at a watch party for the State of the Union address Tuesday night in Georgetown, Texas.

S Shane Goldmacher

Joe Randall, Chef Who Celebrated Black Cooking Traditions, Dies at 79

He helped bring the African American cooking of the Carolina Lowcountry to the world and became known as the “dean of Southern Cuisine.”Chef Joe Randall, executive chef and owner of his self-titled cooking school, in 2016. “He made it clear that Black foodways are foundational to American cuisine, n

C Clay Risen