Wildfires Continue in Ontario as Officials Brace for More Evacuations

Ontario’s minister for emergency preparedness has asked the federal government for help, including potentially deploying Canadian soldiers to the affected regions.Smoke from wildfires in Ontario, Canada, turned Toronto’s skies orange on Wednesday.

E Ephrat Livni and Vjosa Isai

Canada’s Wildfires Are Burning Through the Night

As overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews.The observation deck of the CN Tower on Wednesday evening as wildfire smoke enveloped downtown Toronto.

V Vjosa Isai and Amy Graff

Republican Rifts Deepen Over $95 Billion Budget Plan for Iran War and SAVE Act

A House panel approved the measure. But Republicans are divided over its size, cost and policy provisions, and many are concerned about the timing before the midterm elections.Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the majority leader, openly questioned whether “the juice” was “worth the squeeze,” give

C Catie Edmondson

How the NYT Reported on Khamenei’s Funeral in Iran

Our correspondent talked about the challenges of covering major news while under surveillance and filing his work without reliable internet access.Mourners gathered at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his funeral.

M Mike Abrams

White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says

A technical assistant to President Trump won around $100,000, according to the prediction market, which flagged the activity to the federal government.Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant to President Trump, before a speech in Miami Beach last year. Kalshi said Mr. Perez had placed wagers on common

L Lauren McCarthy

Trump Administration Restricts Green Cards for Immigrants on Public Assistance

The move is a significant change that could deter hundreds of thousands of immigrants from using such programs to meet basic needs.People lining up last year outside the Los Angeles building that houses offices for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

M Madeleine Ngo and Karoun Demirjian

Houston ICE Shooting: Lawyer Says Bags Held Salt, Not Drugs

Federal investigators said a “crystal-like” substance in the bags looked like methamphetamine. A lawyer for the victim’s brother said it was salt.The victim’s brother said he, his brother and two other workers were going to a construction job when ICE agents chased them and then opened fire.

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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Seeking Asylum Is Arrested by ICE

Shaoping Wu was working as a contract delivery driver for Amazon when he was pulled over in Pennsylvania. He had championed personal and religious freedom for Chinese citizens.Supporters and relatives are worried that Shaoping Wu could be deported.

A Amy Qin

Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet

It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system.An artist’s concept of the exoplanet LHS 1140b, surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. Another rocky planet orbits the same cool red dwarf star in the di

K Katrina Miller

The Odyssey, by Donald Trump

The president lacks not only a coherent strategic concept but an elementary understanding of what strategy is.

F Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens