The president is in a deep-state fugue.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/opinion/trump-maga-epstein-deep-state.html
Republicans had a point when they complained that Democrats overreached on immigration. But that’s what the G.O.P. is doing now.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/opinion/immigrants-ice-deportation.html
Sectarian-tinged clashes left hundreds dead and attracted Israeli military intervention. A U.S. envoy said Israel and Syria had agreed to a truce.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/world/europe/syria-ceasefire-druse-israel.html
The fire in Oregon ballooned to more than 95,000 acres amid shifting winds and dry air, but improved weather this weekend was expected to slow its expansion.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/weather/cram-fire-oregon.html
A video from a concert dominated internet discourse, and it led to the resignation of a company’s C.E.O.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/style/coldplay-andy-byron-astronomer-video.html
Natasha Lavoie’s phone number appeared on a T-shirt sold online that advertised a fictitious missing cat. She can’t stop the calls from coming.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/world/canada/couple-missing-cat-shirt-calls.html
President Trump said he had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to make the request.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/justice-department-asks-court-to-release-epstein-grand-jury-transcripts-98be46ff
Exhibitions staged by Richard Saltoun Gallery, Franklin Parrasch Gallery and Magenta Plains aim to explore weighty subjects but offer a confusing if only occasionally enlightening collection of works.https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-art/in-new-york-group-shows-send-mixed-messages-airdigital-9bce5fb2
Keep tabs on the flurry of executive orders, memos and actions so far in President Trump’s second term.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/donald-trump-tracker-executive-orders-tariffs-list-a30c92e2
The president threatened to sue the newspaper and News Corp for publishing an article about a letter bearing his name that was included in a 2003 birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-calls-for-release-of-epstein-documents-following-wsj-article-bc3c3a2b
House follows Senate in passing measure rescinding $9 billion of federal spending.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-passes-bill-to-cancel-funds-for-foreign-aid-public-media-20ddf921
The order from Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will only comment if “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest to do so.”https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/state-department-rubio-foreign-elections-5f5567cd
The president and his administration have been criticized for backtracking on promises for more transparency in the case.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-wont-recommend-special-prosecutor-for-epstein-matter-white-house-says-e04304d9
Some lawmakers say the agricultural industry will be devastated if farmworkers are deported.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/immigration-law-agriculture-deportations-6d090129
Following Democratic primary loss to Zohran Mamdani, the former governor is hoping a broader electorate will help him salvage his campaign.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/andrew-cuomo-nyc-mayors-race-general-election-4c92f906
Joe Biden’s debate against Donald Trump was supposed to prove the aging president’s stamina. But in the weeks leading up to it he was devastated—and distracted—by his son’s legal travails.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-hunter-biden-helped-derail-his-fathers-reelection-80fd719d
The Florida governor is positioning his state as a proving ground for Trump policies.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-ron-desantis-florida-detention-center-0676d9ee
Unofficial voting results show Mamdani beating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 12 points.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor-primary-08e65cbe
Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/national-security-concerns-tie-up-trumps-u-a-e-chips-deal-a0273815
Elbridge Colby’s memo highlighting U.S. weapons shortages influenced the decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-official-at-center-of-weapons-pause-on-ukraine-wants-u-s-to-focus-on-china-a0c90fda