Regional Mediators Rush to Save U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire

Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Tehran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.People walking through an intersection in Tehran beneath a billboard showing the former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, earlier this month. He w

E Euan Ward, Elian Peltier and Adam Rasgon

Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz last month.

E Ephrat Livni, Vivian Nereim, Erika Solomon and Farnaz Fassihi

In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump

President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, is known to oppose the most extreme parts of President Trump’s agenda.

L Luke Broadwater

Disconnect Widens Between Mamdani and Pro-Israel Jewish Leaders

In recent days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has taken actions that have made the relationship between his office and some Jewish New York leaders more fraught.An annual parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan celebrating Israel typically attracts the mayor of New York City, but Zohran Mamdani has said he plans

L Liam Stack and Sally Goldenberg

Warsh Takes Charge of Fed Facing Rising Inflation Threat

The economic backdrop that Kevin M. Warsh inherits as chair of the Federal Reserve does not call for the interest rate cuts that President Trump wants.Kevin M. Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair during a ceremony with President Trump on Friday at the White House.

C Colby Smith

Biden Won’t Endorse Becerra, or Anyone Else, in California Governor Race

Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is not planning to endorse his health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, or any other candidates in the race.Xavier Becerra, a Democratic candidate for California governor, served as health and human services secretary under President Joseph R. Biden J

L Laurel Rosenhall

Wasserman Schultz Will Run in Majority-Black District in South Florida

Republicans drew the former D.N.C. chairwoman out of her district. Her decision to run in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, however, has stoked tensions with Black Democrats.Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat, will run in a majority-Black district in South Florida after Republi

P Patricia Mazzei

Mahmoud Khalil to Appeal to Supreme Court in Effort to Halt Deportation

The move was expected to come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Mr. Khalil, who became the face of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters.Khalil Mahmoud will likely ask the Supreme Court to review the decision to deport him after a lower court declined to hear

J Jonah E. Bromwich

Memorial Day Travel Forecast: Gas Prices, Traffic and Flights

Most U.S. travelers will be driving to their destinations for the long weekend, kicking off what is expected to be a busy summer travel season.A record 45 million Americans are expected to hit the highways over the long weekend, according to AAA.

C Christine Chung