Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents

President Trump’s earnings in office are at a level once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy, particularly a sitting American president.President Trump disclosed that he has made immense profits since returning to the presidency.

J Jason Horowitz

As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, has met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seven times since President Trump returned to office.

A Anton Troianovski

Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia

“Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps.Lines at a gas station in Moscow on Tuesday. Attacks on Russian oil infrastructure have caused the kinds of gas shortages that many Russian citizens have not seen in their lifetimes.

N Nataliya Vasilyeva

With Attacks on Crimea, Ukraine Hopes to Pressure Putin to End the War

Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin.Yevpatoriya, Crimea, last month. The Black Sea region, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has become a flashpoint in the war.

P Paul Sonne and Nataliya Vasilyeva

Blistering Heat Expected to Persist Into the Fourth of July

While relief could come to the Great Lakes and the far Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot.Scorching temperatures will continue through the weekend. Most areas will cool a few degrees by Sunday.

A Amy Graff and Mark Walker

On Eve of Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Rehearsal Dinner Kicks Off Weekend of Events

The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the athlete, as celebrities arrived in town and reinforcements were delivered.Tent structures were put in place, security was beefed up, and streets were closed as the couple prepared for

M Madison Malone Kircher

What Does It Cost to Take Over Madison Square Garden?

It’s not just rent. There’s security, insurance, permits and other costs, not to mention extra police presence.Preparations at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

A Alisha Haridasani Gupta, Ishani Desai, Maria Cramer and Maia Coleman

Mamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. Here Are His Top 12 Songs.

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known.The wedding celebration of Taylor Swift and her fiancé Travis Kelce is set to take place on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding: What We Know So Far

The couple has revealed very little about their wedding plans, but that hasn’t stopped fans from searching for clues.After months of speculation, the couple confirmed their engagement via Instagram in a joint post last August. They began dating in July 2023.

M Madison Malone Kircher

The Perishable, Never-Ending Genius of Lionel Messi

How are his legions of fans savoring what could be the last World Cup of their idol? I dove into a sea of screaming Messis to find out.Lionel Messi after scoring his second goal of the game against Austria in Dallas on June 22.

S Sam Anderson and Sara Messinger

Allies Converge on Iran as Funeral Ceremonies for Supreme Leader Begin

Foreign dignitaries from China, Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere are set to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies get underway.Dignitaries walking past the coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family members after paying their respect

Y Yeganeh Torbati

U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators

Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, with Abbas Araghchi, center, traveled to Switzerland in June for a second in-person meeting with

J Julian E. Barnes and Farnaz Fassihi

Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn’t survive once they took power.

D David Wallace-Wells

Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela

The 44-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a pancaked basement, offering a fleeting moment of hope amid a soaring death toll.Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar,

P Patricia Sulbarán, Shawn Hubler and Genevieve Glatsky

F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia

The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.A memo says that the surge is part of a priority effort by Kash Patel, the director of the F.B.I.

N Nick Corasaniti, Alan Feuer, Dustin Volz and Richard Fausset