Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain met with President Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain and his wife, Marie-France van Heel, leaving for the United States on Monday. Mr. Burnham and President Trump had talked

M Michael D. Shear

Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Covid

The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.A nursing home in Worthington, Pa. During the peak years of the Covid pandemic, more than 200,000 nursing home residents and st

C Christopher Rowland and Carolyn Y. Johnson

Bessent Mistakenly Failed to Report Holdings of JP Morgan Stock

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s finances were reviewed by the inspector general after Mr. Bessent incorrectly listed at least $100,000 of the stock, which was owned by his husband, as cash.For the second time this term, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was found to have failed to comply with the

A Alan Rappeport

Chris Wright Sells Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Vision

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is pitching a future of fossil fuel abundance. It’s not always an easy sell while war drags on and oil prices surge.Chris Wright, the Energy Secretary, speaking before the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston last week.

B Brad Plumer

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections

The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.A free grocery store in Newark could help people cut off from food assistance by the Republicans’ signature achievement,

A Audra D. S. Burch

Dispute Over Missouri’s Congressional Map Again Returns to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court sided with Republicans seeking to use district boundaries redrawn last year to give the G.O.P. an advantage in the upcoming midterms.The Supreme Court has twice cleared a path for Missouri to hold its general election under an older map that would likely help Democrats retain

A Ann E. Marimow and Mitch Smith

A Nor’easter Could Slam the East Coast This Week (or Not)

A nor’easter in September is unusual. As its forecast took shape, there was still uncertainty over what it would do.A storm could bring heavy rain to New York this week, but forecasters warned the exact path was still very uncertain.

N Nazaneen Ghaffar

Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.

Self-driving systems are getting so good that drivers may overestimate the technology and not be prepared to respond when something goes wrong.Hands-free driving in a Rivian. The automaker is among those offering systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on certain roads.

J Jack Ewing

The Urgent Mystery of Where Viruses Hide

Some viruses appear to vanish when outbreaks dissipate, only to emerge again. Scientists don’t always know which animals they lurk in — and how to stop them from spilling back over.

D David Quammen

Trump’s New Favorite Neighbor: Mexico

President Trump built his political brand in part on bashing Mexico. Now his second presidency depends on deepening partnerships with the country.The U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas.

J Jack Nicas, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Seth Meyers Prefers Trump Without Audio

“We don’t need to hear what he’s saying,” Meyers said after the president’s first event without the White House press pool. “He’s either bragging or lying, let’s just lose the sound.”

T Trish Bendix

$1 Billion Donation to University of Oregon Makes History

The gift from Phil Knight, the Nike co-founder, is the largest known donation to a flagship university. It will fund a new engineering college.The University of Oregon hopes the donation will attract students as higher education faces demographic pressure.

A Alan Blinder