In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.Jeanine Pirro withdrew the felony charge against the ex-Olympian David Hearn on Friday.

G Glenn Thrush

Trump Calls for $1.8 Billion Fund Over Blanche Attorney General Fight

The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.President Trump departing for Bedminster, N.J. Over the weekend, Mr. Trump raised the prospect of resurrecting a $1.8 billion supporter fun

M Mark Walker

Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways

The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.Paul Weiss’s offices in Washington.

M Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.Mourners on Wednesday carried a coffin draped in the Iranian flag during a funeral for those killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forc

F Farnaz Fassihi and Neil MacFarquhar

Israel Says It Killed Several Hezbollah Members on Key Lebanon Hilltop

The confrontation, over a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, challenged a fragile cease-fire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.Dust covering the hills in the areas of Arnoun and Al Shaqif near the Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon, after Israeli forces carried out a series of det

P Pranav Baskar

Can Democratic Socialists Agree on Anything? They Say That’s Not the Point.

At a national summit of the Democratic Socialists of America, nervous energy and a sprawling tableau of sometimes-competing interests were on display.Attendees listen as Katie Sims speaks during an afterparty at Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar following the Democratic Socialists of America

E Emma Goldberg and Jamie Kelter Davis

After Most Migrants Leave Ceuta, Exhausted Holdouts Find Shelter on Beach

Most of the people who surged into Spain on Thursday have since returned to Morocco. A small minority are holed up on a seafront, tired, hungry and vowing to stay.Some migrants were waiting it out on a beach in Ceuta, a Spanish territory, on Saturday after crossing from Morocco days earlier.

C Carlos Barragán and Finbarr O’Reilly

Far-Right Leaders Step Up Calls for Expelling Remaining Migrants in Ceuta

Spain’s leading far-right politician arrived in the territory on Sunday, fueling tensions there after thousands of migrants entered the exclave last week.The far-right politician Alvise Pérez, center, faced off against residents after in Ceuta, Spain, after speaking out against the influx of migrant

C Carlos Barragán and Finbarr O’Reilly

Self-Help Influencer Nicole LePera Faces Litigation

Millions look to Nicole LePera for advice on how to achieve contentment and maintain healthy relationships. But her own story is complicated.Nicole LePera at an author talk in Los Angeles in 2023.

G Ginia Bellafante