President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.
President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues.
What to know about Iran’s cheap, noisy Shahed drones and the expensive defense systems trying to stop them.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.
At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.
Talarico’s victory got a lot of attention, but Cornyn’s showing may be the most consequential result.
Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department’s increasing inability to follow through on the president’s desire to indict his rivals.
A report by Senate Democrats found that scrutiny of large FEMA expenditures slowed housing and employment assistance for victims of fires and storms.
The administration has no control over the disciplinary authorities of state bar associations, but a new proposal would let the attorney general ask them to suspend proceedings involving department lawyers.
The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts.
Hollywood careers don’t always begin where you expect them to, as Jessie Buckley, Teyana Taylor and Emma Stone could tell you.
The bid came as Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas has been forced into a runoff amid resurfaced allegations of having an extramarital affair with an aide who later took her own life.
Andrea Fraser had long felt that she was to blame for the years her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, was overlooked. Now Carmen is 92. Can the Whitney Biennial make amends?
The report from the state’s attorney general, covering 75 years, faulted the Diocese of Providence for not removing accused priests and not contacting the police enough.
Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.
A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments.
Carolin Widmann had to cradle her centuries-old, multimillion-dollar instrument during a flight to Germany. Her predicament resonated with musicians who have faced similar challenges.
The state needs intelligent and responsible political leadership, but will it get it?
On the sorry state of retirement savings in the United States, and a policy that could help.
TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.
Some kind of severe weather is expected every day into early next week, forecasters warned. Friday is expected to be among the riskiest.
With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades.