Election Officials Fear Trump Administration’s Interference in Midterms Voting

State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential I.C.E. raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines.State and local election officials across the country have been redoubling training efforts to prepare for the potential for federal

R Richard Fausset, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David W. Chen

Two Visions, Two Israels, One Nation in the Balance

As Israel votes, hard-right nationalism competes with the country’s founding ideals. The outcome could shape Israel’s identity for years.A banner for the Likud party and its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with the slogan, “The Right or Palestine.” Other candidates in the elections

R Roger Cohen

Netanyahu Pushed for Attack on Iran Ahead of Israeli Election, Officials Say

Israel’s military chief resisted the prime minister, who then pressed in recent days for a separate action, short of an overt strike, according to an official and a person briefed on the matter.A campaign billboard in Tel Aviv depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump on Monday

D David M. Halbfinger, Ronen Bergman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman

The Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady. Warsh Will Have to Explain Why.

Inflation is moving in the wrong direction and the labor market remains stable, a combination that bolsters the case for higher interest rates.Kevin M. Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that the central bank had more work to do to tame inflation, but that there was no urgency to raise rat

C Colby Smith

King Charles Faces High Stakes Test With Caribbean Tour

The king will confront calls for reparations and apologies for his country’s colonial past as he attends the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.King Charles III delivering a speech at a state banquet at Windsor Castle in England this month.

M Michael D. Shear

Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole

The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.The U.A.E. president Mohammed bin Zayed and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, in 2026.

F Fintan O’Toole

Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park

A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.Trees that have been cut down at East Potomac Golf Links are seen earlier this month in Washington. The Trump administration and the N

Z Zach Montague

Bob Woodward Criticizes Jeff Bezos in New Memoir

Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper’s billionaire owner.Bob Woodward has reported on Washington politics for more than half a century.

P Peter Baker

The Surprise Tossups

We look at how gerrymandering shapes the midterm elections.Campaign signs outside an early voting site in North Carolina this week.

S Sam Sifton

How Lula’s Social Media Campaign Helped Him Win Brazil’s Election

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won another term on Sunday, with the help of a seismic social media campaign that convinced Brazilians to reject his rival.President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s army of supporters, mobilized over a WhatsApp chat group, delivered an unexpected victory over Flávio B

A Ana Ionova, Adam B. Ellick and Jack Nicas