The World Needs Natural Gas Now, but the U.S. Is Exporting All It Can

Even the largest global supplier of liquefied natural gas can’t make up for the shortfall since the war in Iran cut off an important source.The United States is building more export terminals like this one in Cameron, La., but they will take months or years to complete.

I Ivan Penn

Epstein Scandal Looms Over King Charles’s U.S. Visit

The king is not planning to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein during his state visit because of “ongoing police inquiries” in Britain. The king’s brother was close to Mr. Epstein, a convicted sex offender.A vigil for Virginia Giuffre, a woman who said that Mr. Epstein had trafficked her to Britai

A Amelia Nierenberg

Is OpenAI Falling Further Behind in the A.I. Race?

The artificial intelligence giant has reportedly fallen behind on its own user and revenue targets, raising questions about its data center and I.P.O. plansSam Altman, OpenAI’s C.E.O.

A Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Vivienne Walt

Graduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs

Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.A dismal job market has turned the spring commencement season into a bruising ordeal for many, including Sadie Parker, who will graduate in June from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

S Sydney Ember

Despite Trump’s Demands, His Fed Pick Is Unlikely to Get a Quick Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week as Jerome H. Powell presides over what is likely to be his last meeting as chair.It is unclear whether Jerome H. Powell will leave the Federal Reserve once his successor as chair is confirmed. His term as governor runs until ear

C Colby Smith

Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her

Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons.Maurene Comey had been one of the most highly regarded trial lawyers in the Southern District of New York when she was fired last year.

B Benjamin Weiser

Civil Rights Cases Slow at Education Dept. Amid Trump’s Overhaul

Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.Linda McMahon, the education secretary, is scheduled to testify on Tuesday to a Senate appropriations subcommittee that controls her dep

M Michael C. Bender

Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed

The court filing links the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over President Trump’s ballroom project.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, spoke Monday about the attempted attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner and signed a motion linking the bre

L Luke Broadwater and Zach Montague

How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel

Three reporters followed supply chains to reveal that the U.S. Mint buys gold that comes from foreign pawn shops and drug dealers, then claims it is from the United States.The reporter Justin Scheck of The Times at La Mandinga, in Colombia. It’s a government-owned cattle ranch where illegal miners t

J Justin Scheck