Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency

Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison d

K Kenneth P. Vogel, Nicole Hong and William K. Rashbaum

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained

The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.Workers attempt to clean algae bloom from the newly renovated reflecting pool

M Minho Kim

Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left

The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed Claire Valdez, left, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier in primary races on Tuesday.

N Nicholas Fandos and Sally Goldenberg

Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say

A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”David Michelson, the organizer of the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions, wants “a system where we’re not

A Anna Griffin

Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow

A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.Landscaper Gilberto Camey walks out of the woods on his way to a day job, retracing the route his brother took before he was found dead after a winter storm.

R Rukmini Callimachi and Victor J. Blue

Cities and Schools Are Testing Wastewater for Illicit Drugs

The White House recently endorsed monitoring sewage for evidence of drug use. Critics fear such efforts could violate privacy and stigmatize neighborhoods.City workers preparing to collect wastewater samples in Tempe, Ariz., last month.

J Jan Hoffman

The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules

With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life.

E Elian Peltier and Kiana Hayeri