How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.

M Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager, Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman

As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide

A surge in sensors and cameras, combined with artificial intelligence, has transformed U.S. intelligence’s ability to locate foreign heads of state. Add to that an American president willing to capture or kill them.Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January after American intelligence was

D David E. Sanger

U.S. Military Death Toll in Iran War Rises to 6

The number of U.S. service members killed in the first three days of the war grew as officials said the remains of two more troops had been recovered.Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House on Monday. The general said he expected

H Helene Cooper

They’re Hiring at U.S.A.I.D. Just Not Anyone Who Worked There.

The Trump administration said in a memo it wanted to “avoid the risk of impaired objectivity” by hiring former staff members to wind down operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development.Former staff members and supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development held a rally last

E Eileen Sullivan

How Religion Is Playing in the Senate Democratic Primary in Texas

James Talarico is talking up his beliefs and his status as a seminary student. Jasmine Crockett, his opponent, is the daughter of a pastor and is steeped in the Black church.Representative James Talarico greeting supporters last week during a campaign event in College Station, Texas.

R Ruth Graham

States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

Citing rising costs and shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs.This week, thousands of Floridians were cut off from benefits that make H.I.V. medications more affordable. The medication Biktarvy was also dropped

A Apoorva Mandavilli

As Kennedy Turns From Vaccines, MAHA Allies See a ‘Betrayal’

As the midterm elections approach, the health secretary is focusing on “real food.” Anger is rising among some of his supporters.Derrick Wynne was discharged from the Army for refusing a Covid shot. “He was using our movement to gain a huge amount of traction,” he said of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

B Benjamin Mueller

America’s Billionaires Continue to Flock to Wyoming

Jackson, Wyo., has long been a refuge for the rich. But the last five years saw a boom in wealth of a kind never before seen. Across the country, the 2017 tax cuts minted hundreds of new billionaires.Jackson, Wyo. Teton County is both the richest county in America and a place that in some areas is s

K Katie Benner, Steven Rich, Mike Baker, John Branch and Will Warasila

Tariffs Force Down Heavy Equipment Sales and Jobs

An industry report shows high interest rates, fewer infrastructure projects and tariffs pressures have slowed growth and decreased jobs in the sector.Heavy equipment manufacturers are producing less and employing fewer people than they did in 2022, according to a new report.

F Farah Stockman

Investigators Examine Iran War as Possible Motive in Austin Shooting

The shooting happened about 26 hours after the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Officials identified the two who died in the shooting and said a third victim would be taken off life support.Law enforcement officers near the scene of the shooting on Sunday in Austin.

T Thomas Fuller

Texas Tech Student Identified as One of the Victims in Austin Shooting

Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, were confirmed dead by officials on Monday. The shooting is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.A shooting occurred at Buford’s, a popular bar near the University of Texas at Austin campus, early on Sunday.

S Sonia A. Rao, Lina Fisher and Ramón Ramirez

The Night, and the Gun, That Changed Two Lives

An encounter between a troubled man and a crime-fearing man left one of them dead.Cody Gonzalez, 32, was shot and killed during a walk across Queens in the early hours of May 31, 2023.

E Ed Shanahan

Prosecutor Says Father ‘Could Have Prevented’ Georgia School Shooting

Before closing arguments in the trial, the father, Colin Gray, testified that he never considered his son capable of the attack that killed four people in 2024.Colin Gray, the father of the suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, listens during his trial in Winder, Ga.

R Rick Rojas and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon