The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters, but Mr. Powell was having none of it.

Two groups of Democrats left Texas to confer with Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, who have suggested their Democratic-controlled states could counter a Texas Republican gerrymander.

The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled. Could that spell trouble?

Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics.

President Trump’s history of intemperate remarks has earned him a perverse kind of immunity; the more outrageous his statement, the faster it is often dismissed.

The German automaker said that U.S. import duties erased about $1.5 billion from its profit in the first half of the year, and it lowered its forecasts for the full year.

Three European powers met with an Iranian minister to try to reopen negotiations over the limits of its nuclear activities.

The countries continued to trade fire on Friday, and at least 16 people are reported to have been killed.

His look was jokey, but it was no joke.

Like many companies, Rock City Coffee resisted increasing prices as President Trump’s trade war drove its costs up. Then it ran out of options.

A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the border in more than a decade.

Reactions ranged from fierce criticism to relief after the university reached a settlement over allegations that it failed to stop the harassment of Jewish students.

Gaza is descending into anarchy.

A global plunge in prices, led by increased production from China, and U.S. tariffs threaten steel manufacturing, which has long been a symbol of national might.

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

Tens of thousands of photos, negatives and memorabilia from the New York Times photographer (himself designated a living landmark) will go to the museum and have a permanent home.

The New York Sign Museum in Brooklyn preserves the stories of shuttered local businesses.

Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.

Democrats are leery of supporting Republican spending measures after the White House forced through clawbacks of funding already approved by Congress.

Some of Israel’s closest allies have stepped up criticism of its restrictions on aid to Gaza, where doctors and aid organizations say people are dying of starvation.

Josh Johnson said that “not since Tupac Shakur has a dead man dropped so many bangers.”

Ms. Habba’s tenure as interim U.S. attorney was slated to end this week, but the Trump administration’s appointment will allow her to remain the top law enforcement official in the state.

The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump.

Today, many children in Gaza are so hungry they may never recover, and our supplies are critically low.

A woman who the Pennsylvania State Police say worked under multiple aliases faces multiple criminal charges. The authorities still aren’t sure of her real name.

President Trump is used to world leaders bowing down to him, and to cabinet members fawning over him. Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, took a different approach.

President Trump’s special envoy said that “we will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home,” though it was not clear that negotiations had halted.

The deal, which came under intense scrutiny by the Trump administration, was hailed by the F.C.C. chief, who welcomed “significant changes” at CBS, a unit of Paramount.

The director of national intelligence gave the Justice Department little warning before she demanded an investigation.