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The U.S. military is essentially on standby as officials give contradictory signals about the status of the war effort.

The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.

Oil prices fell sharply after President Trump announced there had been “great progress” toward a deal with Iran. The U.S. paused an operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

The administration’s latest shifts on the status of the conflict appeared to be throwing Secretary of State Marco Rubio off balance.

The president was able to turn out party loyalists in an Indiana primary to help him oust Republican state lawmakers who had crossed him.

Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee’s Majority-Black House District.

War in Iran Looms Over Vance as He Visits Iowa.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine Says She Has Long Had a Benign Tremor.

Oil Prices Hold Steady as Iran Talks Remain Murky.

5 Notable Moments From Obama’s Interview With Colbert.

The Most Combative Democratic Senate Primary Heats Up.

A federal judge released the note on Wednesday, which Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel.

Two Republican and five Democratic candidates debated housing and insurance policy in the first half, then furiously attacked one another at the end.

What to Know About the Race.

With cutting-edge sports medicine and sci-fi gadgetry, more and more athletes are figuring out how to extend their careers.

Iran reviews a U.S. peace proposal, Ted Turner dies and an A.L.S. treatment shows promise.

Polls predict historic losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party as an anti-immigrant party makes gains, and a new era of politics takes shape.

Candidates for California Governor Will Meet for Debate in L.A..

Jimmy Kimmel predicted that the president would next call the war “a tiff. It will be a $200 billion tiff.”

Even if the waterway reopened today, oil would take more than a month to reach consumers. The economic shock from the war in Iran could take far longer to ease.