Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests

It remains to be seen whether the three big nuclear powers are headed into a new arms race, or whether President Trump is trying to spur negotiations on a new accord now that a last Cold War treaty has expired.An underground atomic test at the Nevada Test Site near Yucca Flats in 1955. The last U.S.

D David E. Sanger and William J. Broad

Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States

The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and surveillance.Cuts totaling about $600 million will affect funds to health departments and smaller partner organizations, including the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

A Apoorva Mandavilli

Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say

The organizers of the Munich Security Conference, Europe’s main defense-related forum, said in a report that President Trump is helping destroy the postwar international order.President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month.

J Jim Tankersley

Judge Strikes Down California’s Ban on Masks for Federal Agents

The state can require federal agents to display identification, the judge said. The Trump administration had asked the court to block both laws, which were designed to help identify federal agents.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent moves protesters to clear a path for vehicles to enter Coast

L Laurel Rosenhall

Gabbard’s 2020 Election Claims Put Her Back in Favor With Trump

Tulsi Gabbard has focused on attacking the so-called deep state after an uneven first year as the director of national intelligence.Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has fallen in and out of favor with President Trump over the last year.

J Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager and Glenn Thrush

Georgia Judge Dismisses Case Over 2020 Election Ballots Seized by Justice Dept.

A state judge dismissed a case after the Justice Department’s seizure of ballots from the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County, which has raised fears that they could be manipulated.Federal agents searched the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Georgia last month.

D Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Best and Worst Moments

The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements.Bad Bunny led a cast of musicians and dancers for the first Super Bowl halftime set performed nearly entirely in Spanish.

J Joe Coscarelli, Caryn Ganz, Jacob Gallagher, Jon Pareles, Ben Sisario and Lindsay Zoladz

Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank

The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the land.Israeli soldiers on the road to a settler outpost, seen in the background, in the occupied Wes

D David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner

Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest

Amid activists’ objections, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had invited President Isaac Herzog to visit to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.Pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in Sydney against the visit of President Isaac Herzog of Israel to Australia on Monday.

E Ephrat Livni

Gateway Funding Doesn’t Have to Be Immediately Restored, Judge Says

A federal judge had ordered the funding for a $16 billion tunnel project restored last week, but on Monday granted a temporary stay after the federal government appealed her decision.A construction site for the Gateway mass transit project near Hudson Yards in Manhattan in February.

P Patrick McGeehan

How Laura Loomer and a Sheriff Upended G.O.P. Plans for the N.Y. Ticket

Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican candidate for governor of New York, had decided on his running mate, but things quickly got complicated.Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive running for governor of New York, had offered the lieutenant governor slot on the Republican ticket to several peo

N Nicholas Fandos

Here’s What a Warm Night Looks Like for Homeless New Yorkers

As weekend temperatures fell into the single digits, New York City operated 65 warming centers where people could find cots, chairs and a respite from the cold.At Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, the south lobby is being used this winter to house homeless New Yorkers at night.

E Emma Goldberg

N.Y.C. Social Services Chief Resigns After Losing Mamdani’s Favor

Molly Wasow Park, a holdover from the Eric Adams administration, said her resignation was unrelated to the recent wave of cold-related deaths in New York City.Molly Wasow Park, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, said it was becoming clear that Mayor Zohran Mamdani d

S Sally Goldenberg and Mihir Zaveri

Air Canada Cancels Flights to Cuba as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel

The Trump administration’s crackdown on oil shipments to Cuba is beginning to wreak havoc on the Caribbean island’s travel industry.Air Canada planes at Vancouver International Airport. The airline announced on Monday that it had suspended its 16 flights per week to four Cuban cities. Canada is the

F Frances Robles

Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show

We weren’t prepared for the emotional roller coaster Bad Bunny Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, took us on.

P Petra R. Rivera-Rideau and Vanessa Díaz