Iran War and Trump’s Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy

As renewed fighting with Iran sends oil and gas prices soaring, President Trump has imposed new global tariffs that could push up prices further.A gas station on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Boston. The national average price for a gallon of gas topped $4 this week, according to AAA.

T Tony Romm

Trump Administration Imposed New Tariffs of Around 10% on Over 80 Nations

The administration launched new duties tied to countries’ imports of goods made with forced labor, replacing a 10 percent tariff immediately after it expired.Trucks waiting to enter the United States via Port Huron, Mich., from Sarnia, Ontario, Monday. President Trump imposed new tariffs on Canadian

A Ana Swanson

Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website

Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.The remains of U.S. Army First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was killed in Jordan, in a dignified transfer this week.

H Helene Cooper, Lara Jakes and John Ismay

How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate

The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.Mr. Trump’s support for Darline Graham, the sister of the late senator Lindsey Graham but a political unknown, is a gamble as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the Ho

E Emily Davies

Democrats Prepare for Possible Election Clashes With Federal Government

Top officials overseeing state elections and law enforcement are stepping up plans to prepare for what they worry could be interference in the midterms.Democratic attorneys general and secretaries of state, who oversee law enforcement and elections in their states, are aiming to work more diligently

N Nick Corasaniti

U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists

A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times called an attempt to intimidate the free press.The New York Times’s effort to quash subpoenas issued by the Justice Department was the subject of a court hearing on Thursday.

M Michael M. Grynbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich

Prominent Indian Activist Breaks Hunger Strike After 26 Days

The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”The activist Sonam Wangchuk started striking in solidarity with a wider protest that began after leaked test questions led India in May to cancel

P Pranav Baskar

Venezuela’s Earthquakes Show Wealth Divide, Even in Death

Latin America’s deep-seated inequalities prevailed over the grimly equalizing force of the Venezuela earthquakes, and set even the dead apart.Michell Mendoza, 16, right, standing next to a truck holding her mother’s coffin after being turned away from a cemetery.

E Emma Bubola and Adriana Loureiro Fernandez

In Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo

Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.”From left, Begimai Bakirova and her teammates Aisuluu Birimkulova, 17, and Shoola Kenenbaeva, 16, laughing after a game.

A Alexander M. Thompson and Sevindj Nurkiyazova

A Big Day for Math

Yesterday was a big day for mathematics. We look at the winners of the Fields Medals.

S Sam Sifton

Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Trump’s ‘Pinky Herman’

“You got to give Trump credit: He misspeaks in ways nobody ever thought possible,” Fallon said of the president’s calling the famous man-child character “Pinky,” instead of “Pee-wee,” Herman.

T Trish Bendix