Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. The United States and Israel were largely aligned a

J Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt

An Uncertain Win for Immigrants Seeking to Stay in U.S.

After a judge’s ruling, there was a sense of renewed hope that immigration applications that were put on hold would move forward. But how soon that would happen was unknown.Immigrants waited in a hallway for their hearings at the Annandale Immigration Court last month.

J Jesus Jiménez

Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps if Surveillance Program Expires

Two senior Republicans urged the Trump administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a contentious intelligence-gathering authority.Senator Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, warned the Trump administration on Saturday to prepare for the possible expiration of a key tool for U.S. governm

R Robert Jimison

A.I. Companies Don’t Know What to Do With Alex Bores

Outside groups have spent roughly $12 million to support or oppose Mr. Bores’s campaign for a House seat in Manhattan, elevating his name in a crowded race.Assemblyman Alex Bores represents a district on Manhattan’s East Side that lies in the 12th Congressional District, where he is running to succe

B Benjamin Oreskes

Deluged With Mail Ballots, California Takes Its Time Counting Votes Again

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.

L Laurel Rosenhall, Jill Cowan and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Ahead of World Cup, Two Generations of Haitian Players Unite

A player from Haiti’s 1974 World Cup team, the last to qualify for the tournament, met with the co-captain of this year’s squad in South Florida.Ricardo Adé, Haitian professional soccer player for the country’s national team, right, greets former Haitian national team player Ernst Jean-Baptiste at a

P Patricia Mazzei

Screwworm Flies Add to Cattle Ranchers’ Woes

Some Texans fear “the nightmares and the horrors” of a potential screwworm outbreak. Elsewhere, not enough grass to feed cattle sends them to market earlier.The U.S. cattle herd is at its smallest size in 75 years, driving up the price of beef.

K Kevin Draper

The States Where Life Is Better

Trust, well-being and mental health are all down in America. But some states are better to live in than others, according to a new study.

N Nicholas Kristof

Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack

It was the second such attack in days and came just hours after President Vladimir V. Putin spoke at an economic forum in the city.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke Friday at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

N Neil MacFarquhar