Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s call for an “unconditional surrender” as signs grew that the U.S. was considering joining Israel’s bombardment of Iran.
Iranian officials warn that U.S. participation in an attack will imperil any chance of the nuclear deal President Trump is still interested in pursuing.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Propose Deeper Medicaid Cuts
The G.O.P. proposal would salvage some tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost with deeper Medicaid cuts than the House bill.
Trump, always attracted to playing the role of the strongman, is even more inclined than he was in his first term to misuse the military for his own political gratification. By Ruth Marcus
New York to ICE: “G.T.F.O.”
As protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread nationwide, a crowd gathered in lower Manhattan—complete with bullhorns, balloons, and a toy doughnut to bait the cops. By Adam Iscoe
What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE?
Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency’s projected savings had plummeted. But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Israel said it had struck the elite Quds Force. The claim, which could not be immediately confirmed, came as Iranian missiles killed at least eight in Israel.
The police are searching for a 57-year-old man after the killings of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and the separate shooting of a state senator and his wife.
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.