FISA Surveillance Law May Expire After Trump Picks Bill Pulte for Intel Post

Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.President Trump last week named Bill Pulte, a confidant without any national security experience, as acting director of natio

D Dustin Volz and Robert Jimison

SpaceX IPO: What You Need to Know

As the company prepares for its stock market debut, here’s what the initial public offering means for banks, Elon Musk and everyday investors.Shares of SpaceX are expected to start trading on Friday.

A Aruni Soni

Investors Feed A.I. Firms’ Voracious Appetite for New Money

In the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry, companies like SpaceX and Alphabet are borrowing cash and raising equity from investors at the fastest pace in decades.The amount of cash needed for A.I. development is thought to be so enormous that already cash-rich companies are lookin

J Joe Rennison, Lauren Hirsch and Maureen Farrell

Bill Gates Says Epstein Tried to Use His Extramarital Affairs Against Him

The billionaire philanthropist testified on Wednesday in a closed-door congressional hearing about the Justice Department’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.Revelations about Bill Gates’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein came to light after Mr. Epstein was arrested in 2019.

M Matthew Goldstein

Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the Knicks’ Game 3 loss in the N.B.A. finals with some former colleagues in the State Legislature.

D Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes

Mace Defeat Heralds an Exodus of Rabble-Rousers From Congress

The Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, who made enemies on both sides of the political aisle, is just one of several flashy lawmakers to be leaving Capitol Hill.Representative Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, at the Capitol earlier this year.

A Annie Karni

Maine Senate Race Heats Up as Trump Attacks Platner

With Graham Platner now the Democratic nominee against Senator Susan Collins, signs of how hostile the race will be have quickly emerged.Graham Platner and Senator Susan Collins are beginning what is expected to be a hugely expensive and contentious general election in Maine.

L Lisa Lerer and Bayliss Wagner

Visiting a Soldier’s Funeral in Ukraine

The New York Times reporter Kim Barker visited a church in Lviv, Ukraine, that holds military funerals at the same time each day.

K Kim Barker, Whitney Shefte, Michael Anthony Adams, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, Sutton Raphael and Rebecca Suner

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Floundering. Can It Still Help Younger Kids?

Six months in, many teens are already back on platforms they were supposed to be blocked from. The ban’s benefits may fall to the next generation.The mother of Jimmy, 12, said she tried to build relationships with families that share her concerns about social media and to nurture his interests in ac

V Victoria Kim