Trump’s Threat to Impose Fees in the Strait of Hormuz Contradicts His Aides

President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so.Ships sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Monday.

M Michael Crowley and Edward Wong

Will Oil Prices Rise as the US-Iran Truce Frays? The Answer Lies With China.

For decades, OPEC influenced the market by how much oil it produced. But China, the largest importer, is demonstrating its remarkable power over prices.A tanker at a crude oil terminal in Qingdao, China. Typically the world’s largest oil importer, China slashed purchases this spring.

R Rebecca F. Elliott and Lisa Friedman

How Lindsey Graham’s Journey From Trump Critic to Ally Made Him a Power Player

He initially called Donald Trump a “kook” who was “unfit for office,” only to join the new president’s Mar-a-Lago circle. “I’m still in the game,” Mr. Graham once explained of his much-analyzed turnabout.“There’s no way to get around Trump,” Senator Lindsey Graham said years ago. “He’s the most impo

P Peter Baker

Lindsey Graham Had a Complicated Relationship With Black Voters

Mr. Graham, a long-serving senator from South Carolina, was known for his ability to maintain relationships even with his political foes. But the support of Black voters remained elusive.Senator Lindsey Graham won only 6 percent of Black votes in 2020, according to exit polls. More recently, about 1

E Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane

For 35 Years, Undocumented, and Chasing the American Dream

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo hoped to obtain legal status, his family said. He was killed last week by an immigration agent who was looking for a different man.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had been in the country for 35 years and ran a business framing houses in the Houston suburbs.

E Edgar Sandoval and Jazmine Ulloa

ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Biddeford, Maine, State Officials Say

The killing occurred in Biddeford, about 20 miles south of Portland. The Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement nationally in recent weeks.Law enforcement officers at the scene of a fatal shooting on Monday in Biddeford, Maine.

J Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan

D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota D.H.S. Shootings

Investigators had for months refused to share information with their state counterparts about three shootings involving federal agents.Mary Moriarty, the chief prosecutor in Hennepin County, speaking at a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday.

E Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith

How a Teacher Revived Backyard Baseball

Backyard Baseball, a favorite game for 1990s kids, had been off the market for years. But Lindsay Barnett was determined.“I had blind confidence,” Lindsay Barnett said, describing her mind-set at the start of her quest.

A Alessandra Schade

The Next Phase in Ukraine’s War With Russia: The Battle for Minds

Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war.Maria Berlinska, who is revered in Ukraine as a main driver behind the use of drones in the war there, in Kyiv, the capital, in November.

C Carlotta Gall and Oleksandr Chubko

A Robot Army Remakes Ground Warfare in Ukraine

They began as supply mules. Now ground robots evacuate the wounded, hold trenches and even do the killing.Training with an unmanned vehicle, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, in 2025. Battalions of ground robots now conduct thousands of missions every month.

M Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur

Housing or Flood Protection? In Brooklyn, Housing Is Winning.

A towering apartment development has been approved for the waterfront, even though some residents would have preferred parkland.This portion of the Brooklyn waterfront is a former oil and gas hub. Much of it still needs to be cleaned up.

H Hilary Howard

In Turning to Trade School, Gen Z Confronts an Enduring Stigma

Gen Z is increasingly turning to trade schools in hopes of future-proofing their careers against A.I. But getting their parents and peers on board can be a challenge.“In high school, all my counselors were talking about college this, college that,” Shikhman said. But if his proselytizing on TikTok i

C Callie Holtermann