Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters.

Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change

A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris with a slim lead over Donald J. Trump. Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the status quo.

Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites. But Can They?

For 22 years, Israeli forces have planned for this moment. But it seems unlikely that they will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in the next round of retaliation, or that they would be successful without American help.

A U.N. Official’s Payments: Zero Interest Loans, a Mercedes and a Tennis Sponsorship

The official secretly took $3 million in gifts from a businessman to whom he steered the organization’s funds, a court ruled. The U.N. got a song about the ocean.