Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge as Iran’s Top Diplomat Is in Oman for Talks

Hours after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman, Iran announced it had fired a warning shot on a vessel taking an “unapproved route.”The Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, this month. While the Trump administration has said that a cease-fire would fully lift Iran’s block

A Aaron Boxerman and Pranav Baskar

White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting

The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.Kash Patel’s role in the leak investigation reflects a further dismantling of the wall that had separated

D Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman

How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.

T Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev

Trump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota

The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a kindergarten promotion ceremony, including comments noting the girls were in hijabs.President Trump at the White House on Monday, the day he posted about the children in Minnesota.

E Erica L. Green and Dylan Freedman

Whistle-Blowers Accuse Kennedy Center of Contracting Flaws Under Trump

Documents submitted to Congress detailed concerns about competitive bidding processes and a White House order to tear up new bathroom tile because of its color.Since President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, he helped secure $257 million from Congress to fund building renovation and maintenance.

J Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague

Videos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston

Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky.

R Robin Stein, Devon Lum, Sam Lerma, Mimi Dwyer, Alexander Cardia, Aric Toler, Dmitriy Khavin, Charlie Smart and Allison McCann

Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women

The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine after a rape allegation renewed attention to a movement built by Senator Bernie Sanders that some say is too forgiving of male misconduct.Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been widely seen as attempting to burnish his legacy this year by anoin

P Patricia Mazzei and Kellen Browning

Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.

Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices.A doctor entering an exam room to consult with a patient at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas City, Kan., in 2022.

K Kate Zernike

The University Where Kirk Died Ponders How to Remember His Killing

Utah Valley University doesn’t want to be known as the place where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and even a discussion of memorializing that day has provoked division.The site where Charlie Kirk killed last year at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, a few days after the shooting. Today, the flag

J Jack Healy