Vance’s Munich Disgrace The vice president’s speech was a monument of arrogance based on a foundation of hypocrisy.

Kansas Lawmakers Override Veto of Ban on Transition Care for Minors Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, had vetoed the bill, but the Republican-controlled Legislature overwhelmingly supported it, following the lead of other conservative states.

Court Rules Against Andrew Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle Ethics Panel New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a $5.1 million book deal he received for a memoir.

RSF Announces Plans for Breakaway Government in Sudan Amid reports of new atrocities by their troops in Sudan, leaders of the Rapid Support Forces were cheered at an elaborate political event in Kenya.

What to Know About Leonard Peltier, Activist Released From Prison by Biden Mr. Peltier’s murder conviction and two life sentences, stemming from a 1975 shootout with F.B.I. agents on a reservation, have been widely criticized.

A Lonely Holdout Where Republicans Still Resist Trump: Utah Bolstered by Mormon voters’ distaste for MAGA politics, the center-right is trying to reassert itself in a ruby-red state.

Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Released From Prison Mr. Peltier was convicted in the killing of two F.B.I. agents. An order from former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will allow him to serve his remaining time under home confinement.

Zelensky Lashes Out at Trump for Excluding Ukrainians From Peace Talks Left out of a meeting between American and Saudi officials, the Ukrainian leader also canceled a trip to Riyadh.

Pope Francis, Hospitalized, Has Pneumonia, Vatican Says The Vatican said that the pontiff had pneumonia in both lungs and that he “continued to present a complex picture.”

Hochul to Weigh Removing Mayor Eric Adams. Here’s What to Know. After four top aides to Mayor Eric Adams resigned, calls for him to step down are growing.

Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis With four key deputy mayors saying they planned to step down, Mayor Eric Adams is facing growing questions about his ability to lead New York City.

Two Tiny Captives, Symbols of Hostage Crisis, to Come Home Dead, Hamas Says Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine Faced with undisguised hostility from the Trump administration, Europeans are preparing for what is shaping up to be a go-it-alone era.

A Disagreement on Tariffs We explain two competing views.

Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash The filings over the collision of an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter last month appear to be the first such claim and signal the start of a long legal fight.

C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs.

6 Living Hostages Will Be Released to Israel This Weekend, Hamas Says The militant group’s chief negotiator also said Hamas would increase the number of living hostages it would release on Saturday to six from three.

When a Journey Home to Israeli-Occupied Lebanon Becomes Deadly Thousands uprooted by the war in Lebanon have been unable to reach southern towns occupied by Israel, but some have tried anyway. For one man, the journey was deadly.

As a G.O.P. Congressman Takes Aim at Hochul, a Democrat Eyes His Seat Representative Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, is contemplating running for governor next year. Beth Davidson, a Democrat, hopes to win his swing seat in the Hudson Valley.

Arctic Air Could Bring Dangerous Temperatures to Parts of the U.S. And a winter storm could dump up to a foot of snow from the Central Plains to the East Coast.