Zelensky Is Under Pressure from Trump and Domestically

Over nearly four years of wartime leadership, analysts say the Ukrainian leader has repeatedly played weak hands wisely. A U.S. peace plan may be his biggest test.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a French air base this month. He is seeking support from his European partners as he negotiate

C Cassandra Vinograd and Andrew E. Kramer

Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan

The comment from Secretary of State Marco Rubio came after a group of U.S. lawmakers claimed that he said the plan was a Russian initiative, not an American proposal.Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Michael Waltz, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, during a security council meeting

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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend

The F.B.I. director’s travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately.Alexis Wilkins at the swearing in ceremony for F.B.I. director Kash Patel, whom she has been in a relationship with for a

A Alan Feuer, Adam Goldman and Glenn Thrush

Mamdani’s Meeting With Trump Scrambled the MAGA-Sphere

Prominent conservative influencers had different interpretations as they processed the meeting on podcasts and in social media posts.The meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump was not as explosive as some expected. Online, MAGA influencers and others on

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Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis

Tensions over right-wing antisemitism have burst to the forefront of Republican politics, and show signs of becoming a fierce point of contention in the midterms and beyond.Trump-branded yarmulkes on display at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership gathering last year in Las Vegas.

K Katie Glueck and Jennifer Medina

Hedge Fund Titan Has a Turnaround Plan (for the Carolina Panthers)

David Tepper, the founder of the $20 billion Appaloosa Management, may have finally cracked the winning code for his flagging N.F.L. team.David Tepper, attending a September practice, bought the Carolina Panthers in 2018 for a record $2.3 billion.

K Ken Belson and Maureen Farrell

Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon

Escalating its attacks on the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, Israel killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff in an airstrike on an apartment building.Lebanese civil defense workers inspect the damage from an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in a Dahiya, a suburban area south of B

A Aaron Boxerman

How a Sabotaged Ankle Monitor Ended Bolsonaro’s House Arrest

Shortly before he was expected to start serving a 27-year sentence, Brazil’s former president took a soldering iron to his tracking device.The damaged ankle monitor of former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, in a still image taken from a video released by the Federal District’s Secretariat for Pe

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Donald Glover Says He Had a Stroke That Prompted Him to Cancel His Tour in 2024

The rapper and actor, who performed in Los Angeles on Saturday, said doctors had also discovered a hole in his heart, prompting him to cancel his world tour.Donald Glover performing as Childish Gambino during Tyler, The Creator’s “Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival” at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday

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