Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure

Federal Aviation Administration officials are said to have raised concerns that the agency needed more time and information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft.The Federal Aviation Administration’s decision Tuesday night to close El Paso’s airspace up to 18,000 feet blindsided off

K Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly and Eric Schmitt

What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown

The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.The shutdown at the airport in El Paso was lifted in less than eight hours, but not before disrupting travelers and businesses.

D Daniel Victor, Karoun Demirjian, Luke Broadwater and Edgar Sandoval

Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns

President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire.The federal debt is expected to grow under President Trump, the Congressional Budget Office said in its latest forecast.

A Andrew Duehren

U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.Dr. Marty Makary, the F.D.A. commissioner, suggested that the agency might eventually approve Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine.

C Christina Jewett

Iran Commemorates Revolution, With U.S. Warships Lurking Off the Coast

The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.A gathering near Azadi Tower in Tehran on Wednesday, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the shah.

E Erika Solomon

Republicans Face Uphill Fight for N.Y. Governor: ‘We’re in Bad Shape’

Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee against Gov. Kathy Hochul, has shown he can win in the suburbs. But political winds are blowing in his face.Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive and Republican nominee for New York governor, is a strong ally of President Trump, which is expected to cost

N Nicholas Fandos

Mamdani Finds Allies, and Skeptics, in Albany as He Asks for Funding

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City visited the State Capitol to press lawmakers for their cooperation in helping fund some of his initiatives.Mayor Zohran Mamdani told state lawmakers on Wednesday that the city’s projected budget deficit was $7 billion over two years, lowering a previous estimate

G Grace Ashford, Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes

Mamdani Wants to Test Free Bus Service During World Cup

The mayor is seeking the governor’s help in making bus service free when the New York City area plays host to the soccer tournament this summer.Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise of “fast and free buses” was popular with voters and is central to his affordability agenda.

S Stefanos Chen and Benjamin Oreskes

Donald Trump, Pagan King

The president is returning to an ancient world, before morality mattered and when human actions were governed only by power.

L Leighton Woodhouse

New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.The Los Alamos National Laboratory is the linchpin of a current federal effort to upgrade the nation’s nuclear arsenal.

A Alicia Inez Guzmán