Uncertainty Remains Over the Strait of Hormuz

The United States and Iranian militaries have offered conflicting accounts over whether the crucial waterway is open.The Strait of Hormuz continues to be a point of negotiation between Iran and the U.S.

L Leo Sands

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency

Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison d

K Kenneth P. Vogel, Nicole Hong and William K. Rashbaum

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained

The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.Workers attempt to clean algae bloom from the newly renovated reflecting pool

M Minho Kim

Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left

The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed Claire Valdez, left, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier in primary races on Tuesday.

N Nicholas Fandos and Sally Goldenberg

Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say

A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”David Michelson, the organizer of the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions, wants “a system where we’re not

A Anna Griffin

Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow

A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.Landscaper Gilberto Camey walks out of the woods on his way to a day job, retracing the route his brother took before he was found dead after a winter storm.

R Rukmini Callimachi and Victor J. Blue