Lebanon Emerges as Weak Link in U.S.-Iran Deal to End War

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, once seen as a secondary front to the American-Israeli war on Iran, has become one of the main obstacles to ending it.Outside the grave of the former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike, in Beirut on Tuesday.

E Euan Ward and Christina Goldbaum

Mines, Logistics and Deep Uncertainty Threaten a Middle East Oil Rebound

More oil is getting out of the Persian Gulf, but the region’s producers are looking for signs that it is safe as they ramp up plans for alternative routes.Vessels, including oil tankers, anchored this week in the waters off Muscat, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.

L Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott

Trump’s Iran Deal Is Off to a Chaotic Start

The preliminary agreement, not yet a week old, has sown confusion: nixed Swiss signing ceremonies, rifts with Israel and Congress, and uncertainty over new talks.Part of the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, where Swiss officials had hoped to host new peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

J Jim Tankersley and Erica L. Green

Disability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Education Role

Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department.Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports moving special educa

M Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover

As National Park Service crews try to clean the algae that turned the water bright green, another problem has developed: The “American flag blue” coating is coming off.A National Park Service crew cleaning algae from the Reflecting Pool on Friday.

A Aishvarya Kavi

Democratic Socialists Took City Hall. Now They’re Aiming at Congress.

After propelling Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City, the Democratic Socialists of America are trying to take down incumbents in the House and the State Legislature.Claire Valdez, Conrad Blackburn and Darializa Avila Chevalier, from left to right, are being backed by the Democratic Socia

J Jeffery C. Mays and Benjamin Oreskes

Arizona Democrat’s Tough Past Fuels Pitch for a Key House Seat

JoAnna Mendoza, a Democrat challenging Representative Juan Ciscomani in a tossup district, is leaning into her painful and unique life story to appeal to voters.JoAnna Mendoza, a retired U.S. Marine, is running for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District.

A Annie Karni

Trump Shifts Stance in South Carolina After Losses in Governor’s Races

On Friday the president made the unusual move of endorsing both candidates in the Republican runoff for South Carolina governor, after initially supporting one of them.President Trump first endorsed Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor, in late May.

E Eduardo Medina and Bayliss Wagner

Will the Real JD Vance Please Stand Up?

Three Opinion writers share their views on “Communion,” the vice president’s new book.

E E.J. Dionne Jr., Carlos Lozada, Michelle Cottle and Vishakha Darbha

Game Change

New York City’s temporary transformation by the Knicks’ resurgence offers a glimpse of a kinder, more connected world.

M Melissa Kirsch