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Judge issues injunction blocking administration's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from establishing its $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund."

'Active shooter situation' reported in Midland, Texas: Sheriff

Authorities are assisting with an "active shooter situation" in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, according to the Ercot County Sheriff's Office.

Opera Company Sues to Collect $17 Million From the Kennedy Center

JULIA JACOBS

The Washington National Opera, which left the center amid the Trump administration’s takeover, says its efforts to retrieve its endowment and other assets have been blocked.

With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech

ALEX MARSHALL

Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.

Hockney’s Sense of Style Never Wavered

JACOB GALLAGHER

The painter David Hockney’s clothes roared with mirth and maximalism.

What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for You, and a Giant Act of Vandalism in D.C.

TRACY MUMFORD, WILL JARVIS, MARGARET KADIFA, JAKE LUCAS, IAN STEWART AND MAUREEN FARRELL

Plus, the Friday news quiz.

Trump’s D.C. Renovations, HGTV Style

JESSE MCKINLEY

President Trump brings a particular brand of reality TV-style renovations to the nation’s capital.

The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Peace Deal

REBECCA F. ELLIOTT AND LAZARO GAMIO

The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic Impact

MEGAN DITROLIO

Two Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the world’s richest man in it all.

Risk Strait of Hormuz or Wait? Shipping Companies Face a Costly Dilemma.

JENNY GROSS

With more than 500 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf, pressure on the shipowners and sailors is growing by the day.

Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Stock Begins Trading

RYAN MAC AND BEN CASSELMAN

With SpaceX shares soaring on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.

Brawls, Biting and Bliss in a City Craving a Knicks Championship

MARIA CRAMER AND MAIA COLEMAN

Decades of bottled-up hopes and frustrations have created a frenzy around the New York Knicks that has brought out the worst in some fans.

Framing David Hockney’s Greatest Art

HOLLAND COTTER

Whether in Los Angeles, in his native England or traveling the world, the artist always reinvented the world he saw, with psychological insight.

Knicks in Five? Please Don’t Tempt the Jinx Gods.

EMMA GOLDBERG

Some Knicks fans have predicted series sweeps. Others, conditioned by decades of failure, pay more heed to jinxes and superstitious rituals.

Judge denies request for stay of Kennedy Center renaming order

The Trump administration still faces a deadline of Friday to remove Trump’s name from the building.