Trump Signs Executive Order Barring Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports The president said schools that violated the order would jeopardize their federal funding.

U.S. Is Holding Migrants in Cells That Once Held Al Qaeda Suspects The Trump administration said the 10 men who were sent to a prison on the base at Guantánamo Bay are affiliated with gangs.

Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102 She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.

Trump Signs Order Barring Transgender Student-Athletes From Women’s Sports The president said schools that violated the order would jeopardize their federal funding.

Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign Rattled civil servants struggled with whether to leave their posts in advance of a Thursday deadline as Elon Musk continued his push through agencies.

Trump Officials Tried to Walk Back His Plan to Take Over Gaza Also, the government is eyeing deeper work force cuts. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Inside Trump’s Hastily Written Proposal to ‘Own’ Gaza Although the president had been talking about the idea for weeks, there had been no meetings on the subject, and senior members of his government were taken by surprise.

The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

My Farewell Column Growing into myself as a writer — and doing it in front of and for all of you — has been one of the great honors of my life.

Death of Robert Brooks, Inmate Beaten by N.Y. Prison Guards, Is Ruled a Homicide Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said the autopsy results in the death of Robert Brooks, who was beaten by prison guards, should prompt the swift filing of criminal charges.

New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency The department’s No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his conflict with the interim leaders of the F.B.I., accusing them of “insubordination.”

Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

Mirroring Trump, Milei Pulls Argentina From W.H.O. President Javier Milei has sought to align Argentina with President Trump, even if it means breaking with previous allies and partners.

Google Unwinds Diversity Goals, Citing Trump’s DEI Orders The Silicon Valley giant also said it was reviewing other diversity programs and initiatives and would update them if they seemed risky or ineffective.

Japan Airlines Plane Clips Delta Plane at Seattle-Tacoma Airport No one was injured, but a passenger on one of the planes described “violent shaking” and a “really loud crunching sound.”

Anti-Trump Protesters Across the U.S. Gather to Condemn White House’s Policies In a grass-roots effort to kick off a national movement, organizers encouraged those opposed to President Trump’s actions on immigration, transgender rights and more to gather at state capitals and city halls.

Trump’s Proposal on Gaza Is a Risk for Egypt and Jordan The Arab countries are among the top recipients of American military aid, but forcing Palestinians out of their remaining territory could destabilize the entire region.

Trump, Musk and DOGE Are Tearing Apart the Government Musk and Trump are launching a frontal assault on the concept of democratic governance

‘Riviera’ in Gaza and U.S.A.I.D. Assault Capture Trump’s Vision of U.S. Power Mr. Trump’s America First vision is a one-way street that erects walls to keep immigrants out but demands other territories give way to American security concerns, or development whims.

Why Elon Musk Is So Focused on the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, ‘America’s Checkbook’ Spending power, privacy concerns and conflicts of interest have put the bureau at the center of a political fight.