The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In

As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.

D David M. Halbfinger

Why Iran Risked an Attack on Israel

Iran’s leaders want to show they are serious about defending their Hezbollah allies in Lebanon and maintaining the regional balance of power, analysts say.Part of a projectile that landed in northern Israel, early Monday morning.

E Erika Solomon

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.The F.B.I. director Kash Patel’s “grand conspiracy case” sought to tie together actions by a group o

D Devlin Barrett

U.S. Judge Reverses Decision on Colombian Woman Deported to Congo

The judge had previously ruled that the woman had been improperly deported by the Trump administration and had ordered her returned to the United States.A hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, housing deportees from the United States in April.

P Pranav Baskar

Trump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants

The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system.“We will continue to use every lawful avenue to denaturalize and remove aliens,” Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement.

M Madeleine Ngo

How Banks Are Using the SpaceX IPO to Woo the Super Rich

Wall Street is giving its richest clients velvet rope access to this week’s public listing of SpaceX, reflecting the growing importance of the wealth management business.SpaceX’s I.P.O. will be an opportunity for banks to nurture their relationships with their richest clients and develop new ones, t

L Lauren Hirsch

While New York Celebrates the Knicks’ Finals Appearance, Some Residents Shrug

Not everyone in the city is being swept up in the team’s championship drive. Some are just trying to see a Broadway show, or spin some yarn.It might not seem like it, given all the jerseys one sees on the street these days. But it is a provable fact that not every New Yorker is all in on the Knicks.

S Sandra E. Garcia

At the Tony Awards After-Parties, a ‘Harry Potter’ Reunion and Winner Celebrations

A crowd that included Daniel Radcliffe, Cole Escola and Carrie Coon celebrated with whiskey ice cream at Rockefeller Center and show tunes at the Carlyle hotel.Megan Thee Stallion dancing to a song performed by Solea Pfeiffer at the Tony Awards after-party at the Carlyle hotel in Manhattan on Sunday

S Sarah Bahr, Nancy Coleman, Nina Westervelt and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward

The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as “a way to survive this new age.”

R Rebecca F. Elliott

They Got Platner’s Endorsement for Maine Governor. What Did They Do With It?

The crowded race for governor has barely qualified as background noise in recent months, drowned out by the high-stakes, turbulent campaign for U.S. Senate.Democratic candidates Troy Jackson, a former president of the State Senate; Shenna Bellows, the secretary of state, and Hannah Pingree, a former

J Jenna Russell

Why It Takes California So Long to Count Votes

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.

L Laurel Rosenhall, Jill Cowan and Livia Albeck-Ripka

China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea’s Tilt Toward Russia

On a rare visit to North Korea, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, projected unity but also sought to remind Kim Jong-un that he is the senior partner in their alliance.A giant screen in Beijing displayed news footage on Monday of the meeting between China’s president, Xi Jinping, and North Korea’s leader,

D David Pierson and Choe Sang-Hun