Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big

President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.President Trump amassed enormous wealth during the first year of his second term, with $636 million of it coming from his cryptocurrency.

E Eric Lipton, Andrea Fuller and David Yaffe-Bellany

Ukraine War Crosses a Grim Milestone

Also, scientists create a cell with the hallmarks of life. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The coffin of Vasyl Ratushnyi, 28, in Kyiv last year.

M Matthew Cullen

How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pressed President Trump earlier to cripple Iran. But as Iran asserted its power, the prince urged a cease-fire, and is now pursuing his security priorities.President Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Washington last year. The two countrie

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JD Vance Defends Iran War in Speech to Military Members

The vice president, a staunch critic of foreign wars, accused the president’s detractors of trying to prolong a conflict the administration was trying to end.Before becoming the vice president, JD Vance, a former Marine, was a fierce critic of the United States’ “forever wars.”

K Karoun Demirjian

Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Tina Peters

Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, who tampered with voting machines in an attempt to show that the 2020 election had been rigged against President Trump.Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat under pressure from the president, asked the clemency board to reconsider the case.

J Jack Healy

America, Onscreen

Ten writers on the films that get at the hopes, dreams, heartbreak and hilarity of the U.S.A. as it turns 250.

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As Earthquake Death Toll Mounts, Venezuela Grapples With Recovering and Burying Bodies

As the death toll mounts, thousands of bodies have overwhelmed Venezuela’s forensic system, turning a seaport into a temporary morgue.The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venez

T Tibisay Romero, Isayen Herrera, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Genevieve Glatsky

N.Y.P.D. Memo Outlines Taylor Swift Wedding Events at the Garden

Law enforcement officials in the city are preparing to monitor the pop star’s two-day event at Madison Square Garden, and several streets in the area will be closed.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s plans are expected to require hundreds of police officers.

M Maria Cramer, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Emma G. Fitzsimmons

U.S. Declines to Renew USMCA Trade Deal, Starting 10-Year Clock to Expiration

The Trump administration said Wednesday it would not immediately request to renew the North American trade agreement, leaving businesses uncertain about the trade deal’s direction.President Trump has said he might pull out of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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The Divorce Crusader

Part activist, part influencer, Adina Sash will do anything to rescue Orthodox women she sees as trapped in their marriages.Under the handle Flatbush Girl, Adina Sash deploys an internet-savvy playbook to name and shame men who won’t grant their wives Jewish divorce.

J Joseph Bernstein

A Wildlife Regulator’s Family Business Had a Permit to Renew. She Stepped In.

Jenifer Chatfield, a top official at the Interior Department, faces scrutiny from ethics experts for actions that could help her family’s business.Lemurs at Jungle Island, an “eco-adventure” park in Miami. From 2020 to 2025, the Chatfield family’s business sent more than 40 lemurs to Jungle Island.

M Maxine Joselow

U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People. That’s the Truth.

Musk insists that his demolition of humanitarian aid didn’t cost lives. So I propose he take a trip with me.Moriba Freeman’s pregnant daughter, Yamah Freeman, in yellow, bled to death en route to a hospital.

N Nicholas Kristof