Photos: Earthquakes Strike Venezuela

Two powerful quakes shook the South American country, causing death and destruction.Rescue efforts at a residential building that collapsed in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday.

T The New York Times

U.S. Inflation Problems Are Far From Over

The Federal Reserve’s new chairman has vowed to deliver price stability, but officials are at odds over whether that will require higher borrowing costs.Kevin M. Warsh, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, has expressed interest in examining how it measures and models price pressures.

C Colby Smith and Ben Casselman

Gay Marriage Is Dividing Republicans, Again

A look at the backlash to same-sex marriage — its strength, seriousness and the reasons behind it.The U.S. Supreme Court established same-sex marriage as a national right in 2015.

S Sabrina Tavernise

Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions

Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell.Seth Gruber, an antiabortion activist who leads a group called the White Rose Resistance, has been circulating a petition among other activists to garner support for c

C Caroline Kitchener

As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court

An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans.The U.S. Supreme Court still has yet to decide on several major cases, as its summer recess draws near.

A Adam Liptak

Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control

The Trump administration has demanded that Iraqi leaders distance themselves from Iran and rein in Iran-linked militias that are outside of government control.Members of the Peace Brigades militia during a ceremony in the city of Samarra, Iraq, in June, marking their separation from the Sadrist move

R Raja Abdulrahim and Falih Hassan

Christopher Nolan on the Anxiety of Filming ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX

Filming entirely in IMAX meant new engineering and actor ingenuity. It was only halfway through the six-country shoot that he felt he could pull it off.After reading “more translations than I care to remember,” Christopher Nolan realized “The Odyssey” was his ur-text: “It’s in everything I’ve done b

M Melena Ryzik

Visitors Look at the Reflecting Pool and Disagree on What They See

People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found.The changing color of the water has been the subject of curiosity and controversy over the last two weeks.

C Campbell Robertson

Representative Tom Kean, Missing for Months, Is Back Home in New Jersey

The congressman, who has been absent from Washington since March, answered the door of his home on Wednesday evening. He was wearing a suit and tie.Representative Thomas Kean Jr., absent from Congress for nearly four months, was back at his New Jersey home on Wednesday evening.

T Tracey Tully

Mamdani’s Big Wins May Be a Headache for the Governor Who Has Backed Him

Gov. Kathy Hochul has worked with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on child care and second-home taxes. But the triumphs of democratic socialists on Primary Day could complicate her vision.Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated the victory of Micah Lasher, an establishment candidate in the Democratic primary for the 12th

G Grace Ashford

Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.

The primary victories of leftist Democratic congressional candidates in New York came as some leaders were urging the party to move to the center to broaden its appeal.Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani and Darializa Avila Chevalier at a rally earlier this month in New York C

S Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein

New Clues Point to Taylor Swift Wedding Event at M.S.G.

The New York Times has confirmed that Taylor Swift has rented the sports arena for the July 4 weekend, suggesting plans for a days-long celebration.There has been intense speculation about the details of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding ever since they announced their engagement in August 202

K Katherine Rosman, Maria Cramer, Jonah E. Bromwich, Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Dana Rubinstein

How Honda’s Pledge to Go All-Electric Unraveled

A derailed gamble led Honda to its first-ever annual loss and has intensified scrutiny over the future of its chief executive.Honda was developing several next-generation electric vehicles that were ultimately scrapped because of declining global E.V. demand.

R River Akira Davis

Triumph of the Tasteless

This is an era of illusion, and Musk and Trump are the self-adoring, self-promoting emblems and emperors of it.

F Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

Don the Builder

We look at Trump’s construction projects in Washington, D.C.President Trump during a tour of the White House ballroom construction project in May.

S Sam Sifton