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How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar

TYLER PAGER AND ANATOLY KURMANAEV

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.

In Sudan, a Preventable Atrocity

NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are bracing for their city to be overrun by a militia notorious for committing atrocities.

WATCH: California man fights off charging bear near Lake Tahoe

Harrowing video captured the moment a bear charged at a man outside of his vacation home. Thanks to quick thinking and advance planning, he was able to grab bear spray and fend off the animal.

An American Politician Is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

LISA LERER

Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.

Trump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota

ERICA L. GREEN AND DYLAN FREEDMAN

The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a kindergarten promotion ceremony, including comments noting the girls were in hijabs.

Videos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston

ROBIN STEIN, DEVON LUM, SAM LERMA, MIMI DWYER, ALEXANDER CARDIA, ARIC TOLER, DMITRIY KHAVIN, CHARLIE SMART AND ALLISON MCCANN

Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky.

Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge as Iran’s Top Diplomat Is in Oman For Talks

AARON BOXERMAN

Recent clashes between the U.S. and Iran, and a vow by the ayatollah to avenge his father’s death, further eroded a shaky cease-fire signed last month.

The University Where Kirk Died Ponders How to Remember His Killing

JACK HEALY

Utah Valley University doesn’t want to be known as the place where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and even a discussion of memorializing that day has provoked division.

Whistle-Blowers Accuse Kennedy Center of Contracting Flaws Under Trump

JULIA JACOBS AND ZACH MONTAGUE

Documents submitted to Congress detailed concerns about competitive bidding processes and a White House order to tear up new bathroom tile because of its color.

Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.

KATE ZERNIKE

Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices.

Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show

DAVID MARCHESE

The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.

White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting

DEVLIN BARRETT, GLENN THRUSH AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.

Arsenal Legend Bob Wilson on the Loneliest Role in Soccer

ANDRE ANDREEV

For the Arsenal legend Bob Wilson, goalies must have “a desperate sense of courage.”

Rep. Khanna says he was 'detained' by Israeli settlers, IDF during West Bank visit

Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna said he was briefly "detained" by Israeli settlers during his visit to a West Bank village on Wednesday.

At Vigil, Sons of Man Killed by ICE in Houston Call for Accountability

EDGAR SANDOVAL

The sons of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo recalled their father’s love of soccer and said they would “continue to keep fighting for him.”