Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy

The Trump nominee Bill Pulte has called out a Fed governor and New York’s attorney general for issues with their mortgage documents. Some leaders of the family’s home-building business bristle at how he has enhanced his reputation.A mobile home park in Lake Worth, Fla., owned by Bill Pulte, the dire

M Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Kailyn Rhone

Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder.

The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With fiercer strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.Smoke rising from buildings in Kyiv on Tuesday, after a Russian missile and drone attack.

L Lara Jakes

What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Iowa, Montana and Beyond

Democrats have a competitive Senate primary race in Iowa, where the party is hoping to make gains, while a smokejumper is running in a contested House primary in Montana.Iowa is holding contests to succeed two retiring Republicans — Senator Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds — and Democrats see each r

R Reid J. Epstein

Group Pledges $2 Million to Fight AIPAC in House Races

A super PAC created to counter spending from powerful pro-Israel groups will try to help Democrats critical of Israel’s wars and military actions.American Priorities intends to spend $2 million to help three House candidates in New York. From left to right: Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Darializa A

M Maya King and Nicholas Fandos

What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship

President Trump has argued that the United States is “stupid” for granting citizenship at birth. Most countries don’t do so, but that can create problems.Mariam Sobayo was born in Dublin in February 2005, a few weeks after the country halted its longstanding practice of granting citizenship to all c

L Lydia DePillis, Megan Specia and Tatiana Firsova

How Hezbollah Drones Changed Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon

An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capable than it did when the war began.Residents scoured rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Tyre last month.

D David M. Halbfinger

Mamdani Is Under Pressure to Act Amid Slowing Job Growth in New York

As New York City faces slowing job growth and broader economic concerns, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not offered a detailed plan to create jobs.New York City has added jobs this year, though it lost 3,100 private-sector jobs in March, the most recent month for which data is available.

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons

Mamdani Advances 34th St. Bus Lane Plan That U.S. Had Blocked

The city is moving forward with a redesign of 34th Street in Manhattan that the White House halted last year, in hopes of significantly improving bus speeds.Buses on 34th Street, a heavily congested corridor, move at about five miles per hour.

S Stefanos Chen