Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.

E Erica L. Green

U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Docks in Thailand, Giving Weary Crew a Break

Thousands of sailors and Marines serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which came into the spotlight because of a tough deployment in the war in Iran.Crew members on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it arrived at the port of Laem Chabang near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.

R Richard C. Paddock and Phuriphat Dejsuphong

Trump Administration Launches Hunt For Noncitizen Voter Fraud Before Midterms

Election fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.The Department of Homeland Security is scouring state voter rolls for evidence of fraud ahead of the November electi

N Nick Corasaniti and Hamed Aleaziz

How the Met’s Galliano Show Fell Apart

Anna Wintour put her full power and prestige behind a designer convicted of an antisemitic hate crime. Behind the scenes, influential New Yorkers revolted.One high-level donor called the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to honor the designer John Galliano “insane.”

J Jacob Bernstein, Vanessa Friedman and Dana Rubinstein

As Trump Throws a Midterm Party, Some Vulnerable Republicans Send Regrets

Many members of Congress in the most competitive re-election races are skipping the chance to share a pep rally stage with President Trump.Representative David Valadao of California said that President Trump had a part to play in the midterm elections, but that navigating around a deeply unpopular p

A Annie Karni, Michael Gold and Luke Broadwater

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Send us questions about our political coverage, polling and election results reporting. New York Times journalists will answer.What do you want to know about The Times’s polling operation and election coverage?

M Megan DiTrolio

Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.New World screwworm flies in a cage at a facility in Metapa, Mexico, that that produc

J James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas