The story of how President Trump quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch follows a now-familiar pattern. Go to Source Author: Luke Broadwater and Zachary Small https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The vice president is also the finance chair of the Republican National Committee, allowing him to court donors who could prove helpful should he run for president. Go to Source …

Democrats in key Senate races out-raised their Republican rivals, but super PACs on the right are poised to play a powerful role in the midterms, new campaign finance filings showed. …

Money from Democratic donors has flowed into the coffers of the party’s top Senate candidates — especially its nominee in Texas. Go to Source Author: Matt Zdun and Katherine Chui …

Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years. Go to Source Author: Teddy Rosenbluth https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The affected pills were sold nationwide under the brand name Xanax XR. Go to Source Author: Simar Bajaj https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The money could jump-start affordable housing projects across the metropolitan region. Go to Source Author: Mihir Zaveri https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Amid calls from the left to tax the rich, a tax proposal on multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City, backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, seems to have better odds …

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to tax second homes in New York City that are worth $5 million or more. Here’s how the proposal might work. Go to Source Author: Ronda …

Rama Duwaji apologized for using what she said was “harmful” language as a teenager, in her first interview since her husband, Zohran Mamdani, took office. Go to Source Author: Katherine …

“I wanted something new and something traditional and something that felt holy.” Go to Source Author: Ruth Igielnik and Ruth Graham https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Corruption and economic mismanagement brought down Hungary’s authoritarian leader. Will his political disciples avoid those pitfalls? Go to Source Author: Mark Landler https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The upstart golf circuit couldn’t conquer the sport, despite big spending by Saudi Arabia. Its end signals limits to how much the country will spend. Go to Source Author: Andrew …

This immigration case is really about procedure. Go to Source Author: Linda Greenhouse https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms. Go to Source Author: Nadja Spiegelman, Emily Leibert, Jamieson Webster and Vishakha Darbha https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

We’re covering today’s top stories. Go to Source Author: Sam Sifton https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The “Late Show” host scolded JD Vance for suggesting that Pope Leo XIV “be careful when he talks about matters of theology.” Go to Source Author: Trish Bendix https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become more lasting. Go to Source Author: …

Hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh, including Rohingya refugees, are feared dead after a boat to Malaysia overturned. Go to Source Author: Verena Hölzl https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on. Go to Source Author: David …