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.

Father Brendan Busse, a pastor at Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles, on Nov. 24, 2025. As the Trump administration has dramatically increased the number of people held in federal immigration detention facilities, detainees’ access to medical care, sufficient food, basic hygiene and legal counsel have all come under scrutiny. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times) By RUTH GRAHAM As the Trump administration has dramatically increased the number of people held in federal immigratio

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington about the failed indictment against him for his fall video about illegal military orders, Feb. 11, 2026. Democrats have overwhelmingly opposed President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran without seeking congressional approval — but in significant if subtle ways, the attacks have magnified fissures in the party over the country’s national security interests and America’s use of military fo

President Donald Trump after he delivered remarks on energy policies at the Port of Corpus Christie in Corpus Christie, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS In his first public event since his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump on Friday recounted a political trap he set for Democrats. In what was billed as an energy policy speech in Corpus Christi, Texas, Trump described how Democrats refused to stand up during

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 13, 2025. Landsman said in an interview that the strikes on Iran had been “a long time coming” after the authoritarian Iranian government killed thousands, according to aid groups, in a crackdown on protesters this winter. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By TIM BALK President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran pushed a new, unpredictable issue to the forefront of American politics just as the midterms were getti