Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue

A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.The clash over access to mifepristone has put the Trump administration in a difficult political position ahead of the midterm election.

A Ann E. Marimow

Iran War Powers Vote Fails Again in Senate, but GOP Opposition Grows

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it.Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, during a committee hearing. She previously opposed similar resolutions.

M Megan Mineiro

Spies, Sanctions, Cyberattacks: China and the U.S. Clash Behind the Scenes

After months of avoiding confrontation, the Trump administration has taken recent steps to call out China on Iran, artificial intelligence and spying.President Trump met with President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday after a flurry of actions from his administration in recent weeks against China.

D David E. Sanger and Dustin Volz

Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil

A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.A gas station in Havana this month. In January, the Trump administration cut off oil shipments from Venezuela, which had been supplying a large amount of

F Frances Robles

C.I.A. Director Travels to Cuba as U.S. Intensifies Pressure

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.John Ratcliffe, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, traveled to Cuba on Thursday. The island’s government said he had met with the interior minister.

J Julian E. Barnes, Michael Crowley and Frances Robles

Mystery Grows Around Representative Thomas Kean Jr.’s Absence

Representative Thomas Kean Jr. last voted in Washington on March 5, citing a medical issue. An appearance planned for late May has been canceled.Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican congressman from New Jersey, has been out of the public eye for more than two months.

T Tracey Tully

James Talarico’s Taco Order Sparks Debate in Texas Senate Race

What started as a taco stop with former President Barack Obama quickly turned into a very Texas debate over the proper breakfast taco order.Former President Barack Obama ordering tacos alongside Texas Senate candidate James Talarico at the restaurant Taco Joint in Austin earlier this month.

L Lauren McGaughy

Should Every Party Be Allowed to Vote in a Primary?

New research claims that bipartisan primaries have broad societal benefit, but opposition is growing, and Louisiana voters this weekend will participate in the state’s first closed primary since 1978.Louisiana voters will cast ballots in a closed primary this year for the first time in decades.

A Anna Griffin and Kellen Browning

Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble

Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs $13.1 million. That’s about seven times the amount President Trump initially said it would cost.

D David A. Fahrenthold, Nikolay Nikolov, Gilad Thaler, Rafaela Balster, Léo Hamelin, Stephanie Swart and Whitney Shefte

Inside the Secret Mission to Fly Taiwan’s President to Africa

From satellite phone check-ins to a borrowed royal plane, new details show how Taiwan’s leader’s team outwitted China and pulled off an audacious journey to southern Africa.A photograph provided by the Taiwan Presidential Office showed the Taiwanese leader, Lai Ching-te, waving upon arriving in Eswa

C Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

Cerebras, A.I. Chip Maker, Rises 89% in Market Debut as Tech IPOs Ramp Up

Cerebras, a Silicon Valley maker of artificial intelligence chips, began trading on the stock market on Thursday, as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic also take steps to go public.Cerebras presages a series of potential “mega I.P.O.s” from A.I.-related firms including OpenAI, Anthropic and Elon Musk’s Sp

N Natallie Rocha

Why A.I. Safety Controls Are Not Very Effective

Three years after the debut of ChatGPT, fooling A.I. systems into bad behavior is almost trivial.A.I. systems from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have guardrails that often prove to be porous.

C Cade Metz and Tiffany Hsu