Our Justice Department reporter Devlin Barrett describes how Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal lawyer and current nominee for attorney general, has helped Mr. Trump gain more control over the Justice Department.

The U.S. and Israel were united in going to war with Iran to change the regime. Mark Mazzetti, a New York Times investigative reporter, explains how the failure of Israel to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader led the U.S. to narrow its efforts in Iran to just launching attacks with no plan for a new government.

The U.S. and Israel were united in going to war with Iran to change the regime. Mark Mazzetti, a Times investigative reporter, explains how the failure of Israel to install Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader led the U.S. to narrow its efforts in Iran to just launching attacks with no plan for a new government.

Supreme Court justices are asking lawmakers on Capitol Hill to increase their 2027 budget, with most of the additional funding earmarked for security. Ann E. Marimow, a New York Times reporter, explains why the justices say these measures are necessary to protect them from rising threats.

As the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, comes to an end, Tyler Pager, The Times’s White House correspondent, explains how Trump lashed out at European NATO allies while also declaring unity.

At this year’s NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump is arriving with his own priorities — and, as Tyler Pager, The Times’s White House correspondent, explains, they do not necessarily align with those of other NATO leaders.

Abbie VanSickle, a Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, takes stock of the court’s term this year. Opinions largely broke for conservatives, but the court pushed back on some of President Trump’s boldest ideas.

Our chief legal affairs correspondent, Adam Liptak, explains how two Supreme Court rulings on the firings of independent regulators first expand the power of the president, and then carve out an exception.