Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help

The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.President Trump boarding Air Force One last week. On Sunday, he said he was in “deciding mode” on what

H Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

Houthis Push to Expand Territory as Tensions With Saudi Arabia Rise

The Iranian-backed militia was engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war.Smoke rising from the fuel storage depot at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. The Houthis said they had l

V Vivian Nereim

How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center

Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.Debris from fallen ceiling plaster soiled the carpet in the Grand Foyer inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for n

E Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Jacobs

White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a White House event earlier this year.

C Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Tony Romm and Michael C. Bender

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.Reflecting on her path through New York’s school system, Najya said, “I never really got the education I wanted.”

N Nikole Hannah-Jones

Reality Bites

We look at how one mother approached the decision of where her child should go to school.Najya Hannah-Jones

A Adam B. Kushner

One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic

C Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues

In a meeting on Sunday, the U.S. Treasury secretary and China’s vice premier talked about having a shared vision on the goals of artificial intelligence and the threats it poses.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the alert system would be activated when a matter related to artifici

A Alan Rappeport, Lauren Hirsch and Ana Swanson

The Day Before The Times Began

Most newspapers offered scandals and ads. With The New-York Daily Times, Henry Raymond saw room for something else.

G Gail Collins

Patrick Clancy Describes Grief in First Interview Since Mistrial

Mr. Clancy said in a ‘60 Minutes’ interview that he dreams “all the time” about his three children, who were strangled to death in 2023 by his former wife, Lindsay Clancy.Patrick Clancy, the former husband of Lindsay Clancy, on Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes.”

M Maia Spoto and Jenna Russell

After Pursuit, ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin

The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation efforts.Texas state troopers at the scene where one person is believed to have been shot during a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

C Christina Morales, Lauren McGaughy and Devon Lum

‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers

Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.Robyn, 2, recovering with her parents after an operation at Queen’s Medical Center in Nottingham, England, last month during a heat wave.

M Megan Specia and Andrew Testa