Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.Harvard has faced internal pressure for months from faculty, students and alumni who view President Trump as an auth

M Michael C. Bender, Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder

Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, brokered the call and President Trump directly questioned frontline agents on the inquiry, The Times has learned.The director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, wearing a coat and dark cap, at the Fulton County elections office in Fairburn,

W William K. Rashbaum, Devlin Barrett and Julian E. Barnes

Justice Dept. Sidelines Ed Martin as Chief of Weaponization Group

The move represents a consolidation of the authority of the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, in bringing Mr. Martin’s operation inside his office.Ed Martin, known by the self-bestowed moniker “Eagle Ed,” will retain his title as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney.

G Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer

Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify

Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the ex-secretary of state, agreed to depositions they had long resisted days before the House was to vote to hold them in contempt.Lawyers for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, made an offer for Mr. Cl

A Annie Karni

N.F.L. Said It Will Look Into Steve Tisch’s Ties to Epstein

Recently released emails reveal that Jeffrey Epstein sought to connect Mr. Tisch, whose family is a part-owner of N.Y. Giants, with multiple women.Steve Tisch said in a statement that he had a “brief association” with Mr. Epstein that he deeply regrets.

K Ken Belson and Jenny Vrentas

Epstein Victims Ask Judge to Shut D.O.J. Website After Names Disclosed

A judge will hold a hearing on Wednesday after attorneys for victims in the Epstein case said the recent batch of documents released by the government included their names.Lawyers for victims in the Jeffrey Epstein case say the Department of Justice failed thousands of times to properly redact the n

B Benjamin Weiser

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS for Haitians

The ruling pauses the Trump administration’s plan to end a program that has allowed more than 350,000 people from Haiti to remain in the United States.A Haitian family received help obtaining passports and documents at the St. Vincent de Paul center in Springfield, Ohio, last month.

M Miriam Jordan

Minnesota Economy Suffers as I.C.E. Cracks Down

Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.Business is down in stores and restaurants around the Twin Cities, including at El Guanaco, a restaurant and bakery with several locations in the area.

L Lydia DePillis

Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.SpaceX’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas.

R Ryan Mac, Kate Conger, Maureen Farrell and Rob Copeland

Waymo Raises $16 Billion to Fuel Global Ambitions

The self-driving car company, an arm of Google’s parent company, is rapidly expanding its service beyond a handful of cities.Waymo, Alphabet’s driverless car outfit, said it was now valued at $126 billion.

N Natallie Rocha

‘Today’ Anchor Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Is Missing, Authorities Say

Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, 84, was last seen on Saturday near her home in Tucson, Ariz. A sheriff said on Monday that investigators were treating her disappearance as a crime.Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on the “Today” show set in 2023.

C Claire Moses and Christine Hauser

Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled

Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.Threading a cable through the Thwaites glacier in an attempt to place monitoring equipment.

R Raymond Zhong

Will the Spirit of 1976 Come to 2026?

Bicentennial celebrations across America were spirited and joyous. As the semiquincentennial approaches, there’s a different mood.Buster Smith, in Revolutionary garb, took part in an anti-big-business protest held by the People’s Bicentennial Commission at the Washington Monument on July 4, 1976.

S Steven Kurutz