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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg —
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transformation.

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Leopold Aschenbrenner Built a Hot A.I. Hedge Fund. Then it Melted Down.

By: Rob Copeland —
Situational Awareness, led by a 24-year-old, exploded onto the artificial intelligence scene — and then nose-dived.

Leopold Aschenbrenner, in May.

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Trump’s Attacks on Pope Leo Create Fresh Midterm Headaches for G.O.P.

By: Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein —
Republicans are counting on the votes of Catholics to maintain control of Congress.

President Trump has a long history of publicly clashing with the pope. He spent years tangling with Pope Francis over his immigration policies.

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In Leo, Trump Faces a Different Kind of Papal Opponent

By: Elizabeth Dias and Motoko Rich —
Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV enjoys growing support from a broad swath of conservative Catholics.

At the Vatican, Pope Leo presents a new foil for President Trump.

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Trump’s Explanation for an Image of Himself as Jesus: ‘I Thought It Was Me as a Doctor’

By: Katie Rogers —
The image showed President Trump bathed in divine light and clad in religious robes. His interpretation was that the image depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus Christ.

President Trump said on Monday that he had thought the image he had posted to his Truth Social account had depicted him not as Jesus — but as a physician.

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Why the Epstein Investigations Took So Long and Did So Little

By: Benjamin Weiser， Matthew Goldstein and Mike Baker —
Decades of tips and investigations yielded charges against only two people. A combination of missed chances, narrow laws and prosecutors’ limited focus helps explain why.

An undated photo of Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department.

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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

By: Edward Wong， Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt —
Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

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Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction

By: Simon Romero —
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.

Derricks in the Maracaibo oil fields of Venezuela in the early 20th century. American oil companies invested millions of dollars in the region, generating profits that flowed to the United States, rather than Venezuela.

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How the Rhinelander Trial Scandalized the Jazz Age

By: Laura Wexler —
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.

Alice Rhinelander, center, with her sisters in the courtroom during the annulment trial.

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Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment

By: Motoko Rich —
The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.

Pope Leo spoke at a conference on fighting climate change in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Wednesday.

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Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S.

By: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and César Rodríguez —
Relying on Asian suppliers is no longer a safe bet for many factories in Mexico. Companies are racing to change, and they are being encouraged by the government.

Assembling refrigeration and air-conditioning units at a factory for the Danish company Danfoss, in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

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‘The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems’

By: Nicholas Kristof —
We can’t fix everything. But if it’s cheap and easy to save lives, why wouldn’t we?

Khadiga Adam holds her severely malnourished 2-year-old daughter, Rashida, in South Sudan.

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Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks

By: Charlie Savage —
The president has grown increasingly angry at court rulings blocking parts of his agenda, including by judges he appointed.

Justice Neil Gorsuch with former Justice Stephen Breyer at a memorial event for Antonin Scalia last year during a Federalist Society convention in Washington.

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‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies

By: Lisa Lerer —
Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.

Vice President JD Vance in Rome to meet with Pope Francis last month.

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An American Pope? Maybe It Wasn’t So Impossible.

By: Daniel J. Wakin —
Cardinal Prevost defied the odds. A number of factors point to why.

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Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post

By: Motoko Rich， Elizabeth Dias and Jason Horowitz —
Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops globally, has spent much of his life outside the United States.

Pope Leo XIV has the potential to shake up the global Catholic power structure.

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Pope Leo XIV Grew Up in the Chicago Area

By: Julie Bosman —
For Chicagoans, the selection of Robert Francis Prevost was thrilling and a little stunning.

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered the “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world) message from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

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