Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on a Potential Peace Deal With Iran

Lawmakers, including some of President Trump’s closest allies, slammed the emerging agreement as effectively undermining the president’s own war goals.Senator Thom Tillis said it was “questionable” that Iran would end its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

M Minho Kim

How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission purged its ranks, dialed back its enforcement and boosted industries in which President Trump’s family is heavily invested.The building in Washington that houses the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

S Sharon LaFraniere and David Yaffe-Bellany

With Big Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Collides With a Testy Trump

President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce major decisions that will determine the fate of the key aspects of his agenda.Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at the State of t

A Ann E. Marimow

Rubio Says U.S.-India Ties Are Strong, Despite Fury Over Trump’s Actions

In New Delhi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to explain why President Trump has pushed aggressive trade and immigration policies affecting India and Indians in the United States.Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at a news conference on Sunday in New Delhi, said the relationship between India and

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What to Know About the White House Shooting on Memorial Day Weekend

Shots were fired near the northwestern corner of the White House complex, while President Trump was inside the building. The Secret Service returned fire, killing the gunman.Shots were fired at the northwestern corner of the White House grounds.

C Campbell Robertson and Chelsia Rose Marcius

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Try Boosting Progressives in Red Districts

In highly competitive House races that Democrats need to flip in November, the left is betting that calls for universal health care and taxing the wealthy will resonate — even among Republicans.Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said running candidates who stand up for the working class should be a “

K Kellen Browning

UK Institute Is Hunting for Dangers Lurking in AI

The government’s A.I. Security Institute, staffed by alumni from OpenAI and Google, is becoming a model for countries grappling with A.I.’s emerging risks.Along Parliament Square in London is the home of the A.I. Security Institute, which employs weapons inspectors, epidemiologists and code breakers

A Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur

The 15-Year-Old Keeping War Memories Alive

Luke Morrison may be the youngest person keeping alive an age-old tradition: to process war through the memories and mementos of those who experienced it.

J Jasper Craven and Amina Gingold

Firefighters Still Working to Cool Garden Grove Chemical Tank

The tank in Southern California has been building in temperature and pressure for days, which could lead to an explosive release. The crack may reduce some of that pressure, officials said.An industrial tank in Southern California is at risk of rupture or explosion that could send toxic chemicals in

C Charlotte Dulany and Shawn Hubler