Service members carry the remains of six American service members killed in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, during the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By SHAWN McCREESH The bodies of the first American service members killed in President Donald Trump’s war with Iran returned to the United States at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday afternoon. Their families were waiting for them there.

By LUKE BROADWATER The National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday delayed its final vote on President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom amid a deluge of negative comments from the public. The board, which is led by Trump allies, had been expected to vote to approve the project Thursday. But Stephen Staudigl, a spokesperson for the panel, said in a statement that the timing would be pushed back “given the large amount of public input on the project

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026. President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, March 5, and announced plans to replace her with Sen. Mullin. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By MAGGIE HABERMAN, HAMED ALEAZIZ, MICHAEL C. BENDER and MICHAEL GOLD  President Donald Trump fired his embattled homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Thursday and announced plans to replace her with

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters after a vote on a war powers measure on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Republicans on Wednesday blocked a measure that would limit President Trump’s power to continue waging war against Iran without congressional authorization, turning back a bid by Democrats to insist that Congress weigh in on a sweeping and open-ended military campaign. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By ROBERT JIMISON Re

By TIM BALK and REID J. EPSTEIN President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would soon pick a candidate to endorse in the Texas Senate primary runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton — and called on whomever he doesn’t pick to drop out. In a social media post, Trump did not specify when he’d announce an endorsement but stressed that Republicans must hold on to the seat in November. The winner off the runoff, set for May 26, will face James Tala

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters amid closed-door briefings for members of Congress on the ongoing conflict with Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. A divided Congress was deeply split over the Trump administration’s large-scale military campaign against Iran on the eve of a Senate vote on the matter, after President Trump and top officials have offered a head-snapping series of shifting justifications for the conflict. (Eric Lee/T

A demonstrator carries a transgender pride flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court hears arguments concerning transgender athletes participating in girls’ sports in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. The Supreme Court on Monday, March 2, 2026, sided with a group of religious parents, temporarily blocking California from using policies that generally bar public-school teachers from outing transgender students to their parents. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ANN E. M

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington, Feb. 27, 2026. The risks for President Trump from the assault on Iran are escalating as casualties mount, oil prices rise and the war expands across the region. (Anna Rose Layden/The New York Times) By TYLER PAGER Six American service members were killed, and U.S. military jets were shot out of the sky. Investors are bracing for market turmoil, fearing prolonged disruption to oil supplies.