Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.By baselessly framing the rise of a candidate for Los Angeles mayor as a Democratic scam, President Trump has

J Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.

J J. David Goodman

Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.President Trump insists that he has not violated his campaign pledge to avoid “endless wars,” even though a conflict he called “a little excursion” in March

A Anton Troianovski

Iran and Israel Pull Back

Also, the N.B.A. finals arrive in New York. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Tehran on Monday.

M Matthew Cullen

Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight

As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.Todd Blanche’s role in the attempted creation of President Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund gave rise to tensions with Senate Republican

D Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush

Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops

The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian.Senator Mike Lee of Utah objected to a Pentagon policy memo excluding Mormons from being categorized as Christian.

J John Ismay

On Broadway’s Biggest Night, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Shows Its Strength

The long-running sketch comedy show proved its power during the Tony Awards on Sunday, with Lorne Michaels and several former stars grabbing the spotlight.Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” accepting the Tony Award for best new musical on Sunday.

D Derrick Bryson Taylor and Elisabeth Vincentelli

U.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia

Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said.Omar Artan will not officiate games at the World Cup, FIFA said.

H Hussein Mohamed and Tariq Panja

Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants

The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system.“We will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens,” Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement.

M Madeleine Ngo

How Banks Are Using the SpaceX IPO to Woo the Super Rich

Wall Street is giving its richest clients velvet rope access to this week’s public listing of SpaceX, reflecting the growing importance of the wealth management business.SpaceX’s I.P.O. will be an opportunity for banks to nurture their relationships with their richest clients and develop new ones, t

L Lauren Hirsch

Vance Blames Migrant ‘Invasion’ for UK Stabbing

British officials accused Vice President JD Vance of trying to “stir up division” in his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak, whose killer was sentenced to life in prison last week.Tributes for Henry Nowak outside the Portswood Police Station in Southampton, southern England, last week.

M Michael D. Shear