Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran
The president made unsupported and exaggerated claims in a speech announcing the attack on Iran.
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Trump’s Unilateral Attack on Iran Paves Way for Broader Dispute Over War Powers
Critics say the president is violating the Constitution, and many Democrats and at least two Republicans in Congress say they must vote on w…
Pentagon to Cut Ties With Top Universities and Think Tanks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was banning attendance at Yale, Princeton, Brown and other elite colleges and think tanks, accusing t…
Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical …
Congress Faces War Powers Votes in Wake of Iran Strikes
Following the attack, Democrats and a few Republicans escalated their calls for swift votes on whether to curb the president’s power to co…
For Trump, the Iran Attack Is the Ultimate War of Choice
There was no immediate threat from Iran. But the president saw a chance to push a weakened government over the edge, and is betting he can s…
Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump’s Boat Strikes
A new inspector general delayed a decision on whether to approve the project and is said to have raised its potential political ramification…
How the ICE Raids Turned Minnesota Politics Upside Down
Several top state and federal offices are up for grabs amid a period of crisis with few if any precedents in the state’s history.
In the Northwest, Polyamory Finds Something New: Legal Protection
From big cities like Seattle and Portland, Ore., to small ones like Astoria, Ore., proponents of “nontraditional” romantic relationships…
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on er…
Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s electio…
‘Avalanche!’: Survivors Recount the Tragedy at Perry’s Peak
The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.