From joining an F.B.I. search of an election center to allegedly suppressing a whistleblower complaint, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is eroding the independence of our intelligence community, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.

Behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show, the entrants were affectionate. Or at least they acted like it.

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.

The president has escalated his language as his administration takes steps to involve itself more in election matters.

The 41-year-old American aims to complete her comeback by racing in the women’s Olympic downhill on Sunday despite rupturing her left A.C.L. a week ago.

Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.

Nearly all of the work had stopped on Friday while negotiations continued in Washington and litigation played out in court.

Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.