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‘It’s Bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s Hands-On Role in Her Husband’s Pentagon

ELISABETH BUMILLER

After an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no Pentagon spouse has before.

What Will It Take to Fix New York’s Housing Shortage?

PATRICK MCGEEHAN

A draft report from the city estimates that 700,000 new units would need to be built over the next decade to accommodate the need for homes.

For Caitlin Simmers, Surfing Is a Dance Born on the Waves

GIA KOURLAS

Caitlin Simmers, a world champion surfer, sees her sport as dance. How does this translate? She’s as seamless as a ribbon.

In Wyoming’s G.O.P. Primaries, an Emphatic Rebuke of the Hard Right

DAVID W. CHEN

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus had ambitions for a total takeover of elected state government. But its candidates were rejected from the governor’s mansion to the Legislature.

WATCH: Skydiving couple gets married in midair

Professional skydivers Mike Missroon and Megan Walsh kicked off their wedding ceremony by skydiving with their bridal party.

Trump appears to have dropped tit-for-tat strategy for Iran attacks on shipping

The U.S. hasn't responded to weeks of strikes to commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz despite Trump's previous threats that the U.S. will “hit back much harder.”

Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children

MADELEINE NGO

The reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administration is protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors.

Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

EMILY COCHRANE

Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.

More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting

COLBY SMITH

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July gathering showed broadening support for higher borrowing costs to stamp out lingering price pressures.

How the U.S. Navy Is Helping Get Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

PETER EAVIS AND JOHN ISMAY

With Iran making ship traffic perilous, a U.S. operation offers a way out for some energy exports, stealthily shepherding tankers on dangerous journeys.

Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?

BRIAN X. CHEN AND MINH CONNORS

The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, Trump nominates a Kennedy ally to lead the F.D.A. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

ALAN RAPPEPORT

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

Police helicopter, small plane collide midair near Pennsylvania airport

A small airplane and a helicopter collided midair near the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley on Wednesday evening, according to the FAA.

Trump shows off multimillion-dollar White House helipad and adds his signature

President Trump showed off the new, granite White House helipad on Wednesday.