Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Trump in a Political Bind Ahead of the Midterms

Louisiana wants the Food and Drug Administration to curtail access to the medication. Doing so could cost Republicans at the polls.A lawsuit against the F.D.A. threatens access to medication abortion, and the Trump administration has remained strikingly silent about the case, even as it reached the

P Pam Belluck and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump Says He Authorized New Strikes on Iran, but Has Decided to Hold Off

President Trump has repeatedly threatened new military action against Iran, only to pull back from resuming major fighting in a deeply unpopular, expensive conflict.A U.S. military official said that Iran had been able to study the flight patterns of American fighter jets and bombers.

T Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

What is Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund?

The Trump administration is creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people it says were wronged by the federal government, a group that could be largely made up of the president’s allies.The Justice Department is tapping an unlimited fund created by Congress to settle lawsuits filed against the g

A Andrew Duehren

Federal Prosecutors Move to Drop Bribery Case Against Indian Magnate

Gautam Adani had been accused of lying to American investors about payoffs in India. The end of the case came as President Trump has signaled a transactional approach to justice.Gautam Adani’s companies have powered India’s rise as a global economic power.

S Santul Nerkar and Alex Travelli

What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak, as U.S. Restricts Travelers

The United States restricted entry of people who have been to three African countries, after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. The outbreak has killed more than 100.A motorcycle taxi driver at a hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.

E Ephrat Livni

Gun Found in Mangione’s Backpack Can be Used as Evidence, Judge Says

The ruling was a partial victory for prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione. A state judge ruled that some other material and statements could not be used.Luigi Mangione’s lawyers have argued that the evidence found in his backpack when he was arrested was obtained illegally and cannot be

H Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya

Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.Argentine security forces seizing a young man in 1982 in Buenos Aires during the Dirty War.

A Amanda Taub

Two Military Jets Collide in Midair at Idaho Air Show

Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.The U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron Thunderbirds at the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho

J Johnny Diaz and Edgar Sandoval

Mamdani’s First City-Owned Grocery Store Is Planned for the South Bronx

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that the store would open in the Hunts Point neighborhood next year. Some merchants are pushing back.A core campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who unveiled the plan for Hunts Point in a news conference on Monday, involved opening a city-run grocery store in each boro

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons

New York Times Sues Pentagon for a Second Time

The Times is challenging a new requirement that reporters covering the military complex have an official escort, part of a broader legal challenge to the Pentagon’s press restrictions.The lawsuit is the second one from The New York Times over the Defense Department’s restrictions on the press.

E Erik Wemple