The Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update
Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.Read More
The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid
One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.Read More
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.Read More
Judge Extends Block of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland
A judge in Oregon said she would issue a final ruling on the matter by Friday. But she suggested that she would ultimately make the block permanent.Read More
Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.Read More
Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100
She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.Read More
N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge
This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York.Read More
A Thrilling Finish to N.Y.C. Marathon as Kenyans Dominate Elite Races
It was a record-setting day as more than 50,000 athletes packed the streets for the 2025 New York City Marathon. Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri triumphed.Read More
New Weapons Testing Ordered by Trump Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Wright Says
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry.Read More
Indiana Republican Tries Different Approach in Debate on Voting Maps: Listening
As redistricting efforts spread across the country, an Indiana state senator said he isn’t sure how he will vote on a plan that President Trump supports.Read More