Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.President Trump hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House last year.

J Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

Gregory Bovino’s Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets

He was the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. But as he begins a retirement that was not entirely voluntary, the Border Patrol leader says he did not go far enough.Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is retiring this week.

K Katie J.M. Baker and Hamed Aleaziz

Supreme Court Hears Trump Request to Block Asylum Seekers

A policy of turning back many asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Justice Department wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.Migrants approved for asylum appointments with Customs and Border Protection lined up for permission to travel to the U.S. i

A Ann E. Marimow

College Graduates Are Facing the Grimmest Job Market in Years

Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young people seeking employment.“I was hoping that at this stage, I would have something lined up,” said Erin Torres, who has been searching for a job for months.

S Sydney Ember

Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.

A Kansas law required a passport, a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship to register, but it was struck down after a court found that around 31,000 eligible voters had been blocked.“Kansas did that 10 years ago,” the secretary of state, Scott Schwab, said of a law that required people to

C Chris Hippensteel

California Governor’s Debate Canceled After Criticism Over Lack of Diversity

The debate would have featured six candidates, all white. The inclusion of a low-polling mayor drew scrutiny in particular.An earlier governor’s debate in San Francisco featured seven candidates, including the four entrants who were going to be excluded from a Los Angeles debate on Tuesday.

L Laurel Rosenhall and Ali Watkins

In Oklahoma, Alan Armstrong Will Fill Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Seat

Gov. Kevin Stitt selected Mr. Armstrong, a fellow Republican and an energy executive, to play a caretaker role in the seat until the next election.Alan Armstrong has led the board of directors at Williams Companies, a giant natural gas pipeline operator based in Tulsa, Okla., his hometown.

T Tim Balk

Covid Relief Loans Are Haunting Small Businesses

The Small Business Administration lent $378 billion to keep businesses afloat. Getting paid back is proving difficult.Chris Towns, a blueberry farmer in Alma, Ga., took out hundreds of thousands in federal loans during the pandemic.

L Lydia DePillis

NASA Adds Moon Base and Nuclear-Powered Mars Spacecraft to Road Map

The agency announced the more specific plans and timelines after years of suggesting it may build a lunar outpost.NASA’s Artemis II rocket system at sunrise on Tuesday. Among other objectives, the agency announced plans to speed the pace of Artemis missions, from one every few years to twice a year.

K Kenneth Chang

Health Woes

We look into the turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

S Sam Sifton

Chavez Revelations Force Teachers to Rethink How They Teach His Legacy

In classrooms across the country, educators are weighing whether to shift focus from Cesar Chavez to the broader labor movement he helped lead.United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez, center, lead UFW picketers calling for a consumer boycott on Chiquita bananas in front of the Marina District Saf

J Jesus Jiménez

Government Cuts Gut the Memory of Argentina’s Dirty War

Fifty years after the military dictatorship, Argentina’s government is defunding human rights groups and promoting a revisionist account of the junta’s crimes.The mothers of the disappeared marching in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo this month.

E Emma Bubola and Sarah Pabst

In N.Y.C. Classes, Teachers Can Use A.I. to Plan but Not to Assign Grades

The largest school system in the United States released its first guide on how teachers can incorporate artificial intelligence into their work and schools.Until now, teachers across New York City’s nearly 1,600 public schools have largely set their own terms for using artificial intelligence.

M Matthew Haag