Nithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Run

Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle.Read More
Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.Read More
Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight

As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.Read More
Iran and Israel Pull Back

Also, the N.B.A. finals arrive in New York. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Read More
Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.Read More
Judge Throws Out Trump Administration’s Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for H-1B Visas

The ruling voided “in its entirety” a policy from September requiring companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visa petitions.Read More
Trump Visit Closes Blocks Around MSG: What to Know About Security at the Knicks Game

With President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani set to attend Monday night’s Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, there will be strict security in Midtown Manhattan.Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More