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Three countries on President Trump’s Middle East tour this week are also the sites of recent investments in Trump businesses that benefit the president. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, describes those investments, and what those countries — Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — are, at the same time, seeking from Mr. Trump and the United States.
How to Win Eurovision in 7 Easy Steps
It pays to be spectacular, inspiring and just weird enough. But, please: no key changes.
House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Stamps
Three committees advanced legislation that would combine into the “big beautiful bill” to enact President Trump’s agenda. But the package faces a rocky path.
U.S.-Backed Group Created to Distribute Aid in Gaza Says It’s Ready to Go
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation seeks to create an alternative aid system, but other groups have raised doubts about the feasibility of its plan.
Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery
Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.
The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans
The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.
Will Putin Attend Ukraine Peace Talks in Turkey? Kremlin’s List Indicates Not.
A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.
Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports
The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to the improvement.
Missouri Lawmakers to Put Abortion on Ballot Again, Seeking Another Ban
The state’s Republicans are putting abortion on a ballot question again, seeking to buck the trend of voters siding with abortion rights on ballot measures.
In Menendez Brothers Case, a Reckoning With the 1990s
As a court reviewed the Menendez murder case, the culture and politics of the 1990s were scrutinized almost as much as the horrific crime.