Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.President Trump and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci were shown models of the coronavirus during a tour of the National Institutes of He

B Benjamin Mueller and Glenn Thrush

In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members

About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.U.S. government investigators are subjecting up to 50 members of the military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests, according to offi

J Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt

U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says

The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks.A screenshot of handout video footage released Saturday by the U.S. military, which said it showed American forces striking

Y Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar

What the War in Iran Has Cost One Gold Star Family

First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was 25, had been deployed to an air base in Jordan when enemy missiles and drones lit up the sky. He is among the 18 Americans who have died since the war began.Stephen and Shari Feehan have stayed in close touch with their son’s fiancée, Claire Fletcher, whom he wa

K Katie Rogers

Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War

President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a pause in strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, ahead of the meeting with President Trump’s envoys: his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the businessman Steve Witkoff.In a photo that Russia’s presidential envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, shared on social media, Jared Kushner, c

I Ivan Nechepurenko

What Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?

Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her confinement.Lindsay Clancy at her murder trial in Plymouth, Mass., on Friday.

M Mark Arsenault and Christina Morales

Will Lindsay Clancy Be Retried? The Decision Now Facing Prosecutor Timothy Cruz.

After a mistrial, Timothy Cruz must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy on first-degree murder charges, downgrade the charges or drop the case.Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney, at the conclusion of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth,

J Jenna Russell and Remy Tumin

In Red States, Law-and-Order Republicans Turn Against Flock Cameras

The governors of Texas and Florida have taken steps to curtail the use of license-plate readers, even as the police say they help with solving crime.Vehicles driving past a Flock license-plate reading camera in Farmers Branch, Texas, north of Dallas.

J Jesus Jiménez and David Ovalle

Missouri Asks Supreme Court to Allow Voting Map Benefiting Republicans

Missouri’s Supreme Court said a map redrawn to help Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries.The emergency request came after the Missouri Supreme Court said that the map used in last month’s primary election was invalid, and that voters should ha

M Mitch Smith and Ann E. Marimow

Harlan Coben’s New Book Is a Tough-Talking Writing Guide

Even a very successful thriller writer fights self-doubt. His new tough-talking writing guide doubles as a memoir that explains why, and how to beat it.“I’m not a guy who looks back too often,” says Harlan Coben, the author of 38 novels.

E Elisabeth Egan

Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.

Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.Harrison H. Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut, on his way to take samples on the lunar surface in 1972. Scientists prop

B Becky Ferreira