Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”President Trump boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, near Washington, on Friday, at the start of a visit to New York.

E Erica L. Green and Maggie Haberman

How The New York Times Reported on Trump’s Air Force One Ruse in Turkey

President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge duped potential adversaries — and the press. Here’s what happened.President Donald Trump walked off Air Force One in Britain, but as was recently revealed he had not flown on the plane.

M Megan DiTrolio, Peter Baker, Doug Mills and Richard W. Stevenson

Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty

Also, an Alaska Democrat says no thanks to Kamala Harris’s support. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.Luigi Mangione at a pretrial hearing on Monday.

M Matthew Cullen

Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns

Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.Almost 60 percent of lawmakers in Congress own stock, according to an analysis by Common Cause, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on

A Annie Karni

The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares

O Olivia Diaz

Luigi Mangione’s Case Hit a Cultural Nerve

As the murder of Brian Thompson shocked most Americans, some people, many on social media, began showing Mr. Mangione sympathy and channeled their own frustration with the health care industry.Some people took to social media to show Luigi Mangione support in the days after the murder of Brian Thomp

M Miles G. Cohen and Alisha Haridasani Gupta

FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk

Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled 19 million eggs in July “as a precautionary measure,” the company said.

A Alena Cerro

As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers

Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied We

D David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon

Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App

Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.Starting this week, a new Gemini tab within Classroom lets some students seek A.I. help on math problems and writi

N Natasha Singer

Despite Mamdani’s Attempts to Appease, Many Business Leaders Remain Wary

The mayor’s attempt to create a business advisory council has been hampered by some concern that joining the council may be perceived as an endorsement of Mr. Mamdani.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has angered some business executives with his frequent statements criticizing Israel’s actions against Palestini

L Lauren Hirsch and Dana Rubinstein

The Taliban Kicked the U.S. Out of Afghanistan. Now They Want It Back.

In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say.Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, during an interview with The New York Times in Kabul this week.

E Elian Peltier

Extreme Heat Is the New Normal

Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.

N Nita Blum-Reddick and Jonathan Pickett

The Warring Visions of American Power

American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump?

E Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick