China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off

An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels.

K Keith Bradsher and Qilai Shen

The Growing Rift Between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Explained

Officials say competition between the countries is healthy. But tensions are mounting over energy quotas, regional conflicts and their different visions for the Middle East.A photograph released by Saudi Royal Court showing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, and the Emirati leader, Sheikh Moha

I Ismaeel Naar

Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War

At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.President Trump speaking to small-business owners before Monday’s event, which the White House described as highlighting “the extraordinary revival of Main Street un

E Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Ships Under Fire in Strait of Hormuz, and Kennedy’s Pushback on Antidepressants

Plus, the gowns — and the backlash — at the Met Gala.Ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States vowed to help stranded vessels navigate the strait, which Iran has effectively closed, but it remained unclear if companies would try to get out.

T Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Shane Goldmacher and Ellen Barry

In Venezuela, Trump Vowed to Show Accountability. But Secret Oil Deals Linger.

Trump officials and their Venezuelan allies have promised a new era of accountability to unlock Venezuela’s immense oil wealth. But the country’s oil industry remains a black hole.Cardon Refinery in Punto Fijo, Falcon, Venezuela. Venezuela’s oil industry is undergoing rapid change under Delcy Rodríg

A Anatoly Kurmanaev and Adriana Loureiro Fernandez

President Trump Seeks Retribution in Republican Primaries

President Trump is endorsing candidates in a series of primary elections this month, trying to defeat incumbents in his own party who have crossed him. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains.

S Shane Goldmacher, Jon Miller, Paul Abowd and Luke Piotrowski

A Top 2026 Senate Race Kicks Off With Attacks About Jeffrey Epstein

Ohio’s unusual contest — with a little-known incumbent and a well-known challenger — shows how Democrats are hoping to capitalize on G.O.P. voters’ anger at the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.Former Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, left, is running again for the chamber against Senator Jon Husted, a Republic

R Reid J. Epstein

Trump Administration Demands Names of 2020 Election Workers in Georgia

The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.F.B.I. agents raided Fulton County election offices in January, seizing boxes of ballots and other materials.

N Nick Corasaniti, Richard Fausset and Alan Feuer

Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision

Louisiana voters who successfully challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander had asked the justices to quickly return the case to the lower courts, clearing the way for a new map.The Supreme Court’s landmark opinion weakening the Voting Rights Act has set off a chaotic scramb

A Abbie VanSickle and Emily Cochrane

Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants

The health secretary has long complained that Americans overuse psychiatric medications. New policies he is introducing aim to change that.Monday’s announcements were Health Secretary Kennedy’s first significant step to reduce the use of antidepressants.

E Ellen Barry

Tony Awards Nominations 2026: The Complete List

Nominations for the 79th Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday. Here’s who made the list.A scene from “The Lost Boys,” which earned 12 Tony nominations including best new musical.

R Rachel Sherman