The attack, in the eastern Pacific, was part of a continuing campaign by the U.S. Southern Command to target people suspected of smuggling drugs, and raised the overall death toll to at least 156.

J. Todd Inman, who was prominent in the investigation of the midair collision in Washington last year, said no reason was given for his firing two years into his term on the transportation safety board.

A senior U.S. military official said those targets included missile launchers and air-defense sites.

Representative Thomas Massie’s race against a rival backed by President Trump is shaping up as a key midterm testing ground for G.O.P. attitudes on the war.

The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.

Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition.

President Trump thinks Republicans should “take over” election procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities.

Six people were arrested after anti-Islamic protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang clashed with counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion.

The ruling, which said that Kari Lake’s appointment to oversee V.O.A.’s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group.

The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration.

The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.

The drop in arrests reflects a retreat, at least for now, from some of the administration’s most aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

All across America, congressional candidates are finding creative — and critics say cynical — ways to signal support for two deep-pocketed industries, A.I. and crypto.

The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.

President Trump is scheduled to travel Saturday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in the wake of the deaths of six service members.

With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage.

A carefully disciplined campaign that capitalized on viral media, months of organizing and strong outreach to Latino voters helped propel James Talarico to the center of Texas politics.

Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump’s foray against Iran without congressional approval.

The Watergate museum, now in a pop-up phase, focuses on the political crime that brought down Nixon.

In his National Cybersecurity Strategy, President Trump sought an expanded role for private firms in cyberwarfare. He did not take on China or Russia in the document.