Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’ President Trump said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $5 million.

Here’s What’s in the House Republican Budget and What Comes Next Adoption of the Republican budget was the easy part. Now comes the difficult task of writing a bill consistent with what President Trump has demanded.

At Funeral for Shiri Bibas and Children, an Israeli Outpouring of Grief Thousands of Israelis lined the streets to mourn the Bibases, who were taken hostage in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and had become a symbol of the country’s trauma.

Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.

Utah Could Become the First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water A bill before the governor would prohibit adding fluoride to water systems. The move could affect children’s health, experts warned.

Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.

Europe Relaxes Rules on Company Climate Reports Officials are seeking to boost competitiveness and reduce the regulatory burden on businesses during what a European commissioner called a “perilous” time.

Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I. Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots.

In Crucial Judicial Race in Wisconsin, G.O.P. Now Has a Financial Edge Two years ago, Democratic money carried a liberal jurist to victory and swung the state’s high court to the left. Now, Elon Musk and other wealthy donors have given Republicans a chance to swing it back.

Writing the History of the Biden Presidency, in the Trump Era A group of academics met to hash out a first scholarly history of the Biden administration. But in today’s scrambled politics, has the yardstick for success and failure changed?

The Next Phase of Trump’s Large-Scale Work Force Cuts Is Underway Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary workers.

Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs as Prices Soar The United States is in talks with several countries in an effort to immediately secure new supplies.

What We Know About the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal A draft agreement discussed on Tuesday does not include a $500 billion payout the Trump administration demanded earlier.

A Woman Died Midflight. They Had to Sit Next to Her Body. Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.

Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, said that the newspaper’s opinion section would focus on “personal liberties and free markets.”

Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.

UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain cut international aid to raise military spending. He’s hoping to make a case for Ukraine in the White House.

Christianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted, Major Study Shows Young people contributed to the shift. “If you’re a young white male these days and you think of yourself as conservative, then being religious is a part of that.”

One Nation, Under God Americans have stopped leaving Christianity. And the country is overwhelmingly spiritual, a new report found.

Israel and Hamas Agree Another Hostage Release and Prisoner Exchange The remains of four Israeli hostages will be turned over in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners whose release had been delayed.