A ‘Pugnacious’ Vance Leans Into Personal Attacks on the Campaign Trail

Vice President JD Vance’s sharp-edged rhetoric shows his instincts as a politician as attention is about to shift to the 2028 presidential race.Political observers said that the midterm campaign had showcased how Vice President JD Vance appears to tailor his political persona to different audiences.

E Erica L. Green

Iran Says It Would Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 Days as Part of U.S. Deal

Iranian officials spoke of some progress in negotiating to reopen the strait even as they prepared for all-out war. A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday to meet with the foreign minister to continue talks.Off the coast of Iran in September. The conflict’s effect on shipping has shaken the

E Erika Solomon, Sanam Mahoozi, Adam Rasgon and Vivian Nereim

Trump Administration Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections

The Biden era law was meant to help women stay in the workplace, but some conservatives say rules to enact it went too far with coverage for abortion and fertility treatment.A rally on Capitol Hill to support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which passed with bipartisan support in 2022.

C Coral Davenport and Rebecca Davis O’Brien

20-Year-Old Nathalia Filgueiras Was a Pilot on Learjet That Crashed in Florida

Nathalia Filgueiras received a pilot’s license at 17, had logged more than 1,300 hours of flight time and was the co-pilot on Sunday, her mother said in an interview.The private jet, which had been traveling from Texas to the Bahamas, crashed down in a residential area of Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday

D David Ovalle, Jacey Fortin and Karoun Demirjian

What to Know About the Florida Plane Crash That Killed 9

A small jet plummeted to the ground on Sunday, exploding into a fireball and killing everyone on board. The authorities did not immediately release information about the victims.

B Bernard Mokam, Christina Morales, Georgia Gee and David Ovalle

Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial

Rejecting President Trump’s election denial playbook, nationalist leaders in Serbia and Hungary opted for an orderly retreat.Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the Serbian parliamentary elections in Belgrade on Oct. 25.

A Andrew Higgins

Russia Senses Opportunity in Polish Political Turmoil

After its sometime allies were ousted in elections in Hungary and Serbia, Moscow has seized on Poland’s constitutional standoff in its effort to weaken Europe’s support for Ukraine.Protesting outside Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Sunday.

A Andrew Higgins

Judge Throws Out Charges Against Former F.B.I. Officials

The magistrate judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said the case was a rushed, political prosecution ordered by the White House intended to affect the midterm elections.Judge Zia M. Faruqui admonished prosecutors on Monday for trying to avoid some of the fundamental checks and balances of the criminal justice sy

A Alan Feuer

Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Demanding Harvard Admissions Data

Trump administration officials had sought admissions data, including student application essays, from Harvard to see if the school was complying with a court decision banning affirmative action.Harvard’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Harvard has last

M Mark Arsenault