Trump’s Tariffs by Whim Keep Allies and Markets Off Balance

Investors sent stock prices down on Thursday amid the uncertainty over what President Trump’s inconstancy means for the global economy.President Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday, hours after delaying most tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products.

D David E. Sanger

Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Law Firms With Order Targeting Perkins Coie

The order against the firm, which did work for Democrats during the 2016 campaign, represents an escalation of efforts to punish groups the president sees as aiding his enemies.President Trump’s order makes Perkins Coie, which did legal work for Democrats during the 2016 presidential campaign, the s

D Devlin Barrett

U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War

The officials plan to meet next week to discuss the first steps of an agreement, after President Trump cast doubt on U.S. support for Ukraine in recent days.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has made conciliatory gestures toward President Trump after a blowup in the Oval Office last week.

L Luke Broadwater and Marc Santora

State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.The reductions at the State Department are part of both President Trump’s larger slashing of the federal governmen

E Edward Wong and Mark Mazzetti

Why Do Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department?

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party.The Republican Party has called for the shuttering of the Education Department since it first opened its doors in 1980.

M Michael C. Bender

He Gave a Name to What Many Christians Feel

And the feeling isn’t good. Aaron Renn has gained a following by warning that the U.S. is currently a “negative world” for Christianity.

R Ruth Graham and Madeleine Hordinski

Unvaccinated New Mexico Resident Dies of Suspected Measles

The patient tested positive for the infection, but state health officials could not confirm that it was the cause of death.Recent measles cases in New Mexico have not officially been connected to the ongoing Texas outbreak, but officials have said a link is “suspected.”

T Teddy Rosenbluth

Ricardo Scofidio, Boldly Imaginative Architect, Is Dead at 89

With Diller Scofidio + Renfro, he brought a conceptual-art sensibility to cultural landmarks like Lincoln Center and to innovative public spaces like Manhattan’s High Line.Ricardo Scofidio in 2007, several years after he and his wife, Elizabeth Diller, became the first architects to be awarded MacAr

F Fred A. Bernstein

Adnan Syed Will Not Return to Prison, Judge Rules

A judge reduced his sentence to time served in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, ending a case that drew widespread attention when it was dissected in the “Serial” podcast.Adnan Syed in 2022, after a judge vacated his murder conviction. His case was the subject of the first season of the “Serial” podc

S Simon J. Levien, Christina Morales and Amanda Holpuch

Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.Walgreens has faced declining prescription reimbursements and falling sales at its retail locations for years.

D Danielle Kaye

‘I’m Freaking Out’: New Texts Detail Key Minutes of Idaho Murders

Newly released messages reveal that two roommates in the home where four college students were murdered were alarmed by a masked person in the house that night.Investigators checking the house where four University of Idaho students were killed in Moscow, Idaho, in 2022.

M Mike Baker and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

2 Texas Lottery Wins Prompt Investigations and Stir Public Outrage

One jackpot winner spent $25 million on nearly every possible number combination, while another bought tickets through a third-party app.Jackpocket, a third-party app owned by DraftKings, suspended operations in Texas as state officials questioned the fairness of winning tickets purchased through co

M Michael Levenson