U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions After Tanker Attacks

The military operation came hours after the U.S. Treasury revoked a waiver allowing global sales of Iranian oil.Negotiations between Iran and the United States have been paused until after multiday funeral ceremonies in Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader who was killed on the firs

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As Israel Loses Support in the U.S., Rahm Emanuel Criticizes Netanyahu

The former Chicago mayor, a Democrat exploring a 2028 presidential run, is in Tel Aviv calling for an end to unconditional U.S. support of Israel.Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and White House chief of staff, is trying to chart a course between the anti-Israel left and the pro-Israel right.

D David M. Halbfinger

New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants

Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.Courts have already blocked similar efforts by the administration to withhold funding, saying the Constitution does not grant the executive branch power over

S Scott Dance, Nick Corasaniti and Hilary Howard

Haley Stevens Goes on Attack Against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Senate Debate

At their first one-on-one debate in a top Senate race, Representative Haley Stevens accused her progressive rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, of being too focused on publicity as he called her a tool of corporate interests.Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens met on Tuesday night in Grand Ra

R Reid J. Epstein

Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting

The letters come amid President Trump’s effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn’t exist: widespread noncitizen voting.Letters from Harmeet Dhillon, who runs the Justice Department’s civil rights division, to all 50 states and the District of Columbia threatened prosecution o

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Judge Quashes Justice Dept. Subpoena in 2020 Election Inquiry

The ruling cast serious doubts on the department’s efforts to reinvestigate the race, finding that it was too late to bring criminal charges in the case.Members of the F.B.I. outside of the Fulton County elections office in Georgia this year.

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Midtown Evacuations Scramble Plans for Hotel Guests

At least two hotels near the unstable building were evacuated, stranding travelers and forcing guests to clamber for alternative accommodation.Sansin Tokyay, right, rolling her luggage up Third Avenue. She was forced to evacuate the Westin New York Grand Central on East 42nd Street.

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What to Know About the ‘Frozen Zone’ in Midtown Manhattan

A building at risk of partial collapse prompted the city to restrict pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. Some buses were diverted or delayed, but subway lines remained uninterrupted.Snarled traffic in Manhattan after the police cordoned off an area of Midtown East on Tuesday.

E Ed Shanahan

Top Maine Democrat Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee

A top state party official said that Graham Platner’s team had “repeatedly” tried to “put their thumb on the scale,” but he would not influence how the party chose a new Senate candidate.Graham Platner has faced widespread calls from top Democrats to end his Senate campaign after a woman accused him

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These Maine Democrats Might Replace Graham Platner in the Senate Race

Mr. Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race after a rape allegation, but Democrats in the state and nationally are already exploring potential alternatives.A wide range of Democrats, including many former allies, have called on Graham Platner to end his campaign for Senate in Maine.

B Bayliss Wagner

Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban

An appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That means the French far-right leader can run for president in 2027.Marine Le Pen meeting with supporters at a country fair in Liévin, France, on Saturday.

M Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic

The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.

The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.President Trump accepting the newly created “FIFA Peace Prize” from Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, last year. Mr. Trump called Mr. Inf

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ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston

The agency said the man was an “illegal alien” who had tried to run over the agent, though no evidence was immediately offered.The Houston Fire Department said the man was shot in the abdomen.

E Edgar Sandoval

Judge Orders D.H.S. to Restore 4 States’ Access to Citizenship Data

The ruling, based on an agreement the Trump administration signed with Florida last year, contradicted an earlier order by a judge in Washington that required the access be suspended.Election workers counting ballots in Largo, Fla., in 2024. An order by a federal judge in Florida on Tuesday allowed

Z Zach Montague and David Ovalle

Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal

The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.Students at Yale Law School have also criticized the university’s efforts to seek a deal with the Trump administration

A Alan Blinder and Michael S. Schmidt

Andrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins

A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.Children’s Health Defense’s chief executive said the group planned to stand by Andr

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Suspect Interacted With Charlie Kirk’s Group Before Killing, Prosecutors Say

In a hearing, prosecutors used videos to trace the steps of the man they accuse of assassinating Mr. Kirk, while defense lawyers tried to poke holes in DNA evidence.Sgt. David Hull, a Utah law enforcement officer who was one of the lead investigators into Charlie Kirk’s killing, during a hearing in

N Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jack Healy