Some of the president’s supporters worry that the White House is listening too closely to Arab and Palestinian arguments and diluting support for Israel’s government.

Mixed Signals From Trump Worry Pro-Israel Hard-Liners

A blast of grass-roots energy against the Republican bill has been generated by a single clause, which Democrats have vowed to make a campaign issue.

Measure on Pre-existing Conditions Energizes Opposition to Health Bill

While its appeal has steadily waned in the past 20 years, boxing has a loyal ally in its Hispanic fans, who have become valued targets in its marketing efforts.

Boxing Struggles, but It Has a Culture in Its Corner

New details emerge in Volkswagen’s broad conspiracy to cover up a campaign aimed at deceiving pollution regulators.

Inside VW’s Campaign of Trickery

Though still mourning her “PBS NewsHour” co-anchor, Gwen Ifill, Ms. Woodruff continues to be a pioneering role model in journalism.

Judy Woodruff, the Woman of the Hour

At a recent convention of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, mainstream use of Ecstasy and other drugs was on the agenda.

Molly at the Marriott: Inside America’s Premier Psychedelics Conference

As a businessman, Donald J. Trump peppered local officials in Florida with requests, and governments pushed back. Now, some approvals come more easily.

When That Feisty Neighbor Becomes the President

House Republicans, already set to play defense in 2018 because of their unpopular president, must now contend with an energized, angry Democratic Party.

‘No District Is Off the Table’: Health Vote Could Put House in Play

Jobs in health care have grown much faster than most other sectors in the last decade, but could be threatened by the insurance coverage losses if Obamacare were repealed.

Health Act Repeal Could Threaten U.S. Job Engine

In a deeply divided country, some ask whether either Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen will have enough authority to actually govern.

France Chooses a Leader, and Takes a Step Into the Unknown

By starting a community farm and a pig co-op, Fannie Lou Hamer pointed the way toward food sovereignty.

The Hidden Radicalism of Southern Food

The territory, which filed for a kind of bankruptcy protection in the face of $123 billion in debt, has been gripped by a sense of gloom and anxiety.

Puerto Ricans Face ‘Sacrifice Everywhere’ on an Insolvent Island

The jockey John Velazquez and the trainer Todd Pletcher, who started working together over 20 years ago, secured their second Kentucky Derby wins, but their first together.

At Kentucky Derby, Always Dreaming Produces a Winner’s Circle Reunion Party

A neighbor’s renovation is making our lives miserable and the co-op board won’t do anything.

Noisy Construction in the Building

“It is one of the few days of the year when I wear a sports coat.”

Stopwatches and Mint Juleps: 17 Years on the Derby

When Trump Knows Enough to Stay Home

The problem with ‘We’re just like you’ jokes.

It’s Not This Muslim Comedian’s Job to Open Your Mind

At a university that spends $160 million on athletics annually, women must pay to play, sometimes sweeping the arena to do so. Their biggest bill? Michigan charges them rent.

Michigan’s Female Hockey Players Support Their Team With Cash and Brooms

When the team is the visitor, Pittsburgh’s equipment staff does its best to make the locker room feel like home, down to photos of the Roberto Clemente Bridge.

Penguins Carry Signs (and Posters and Rugs) of Home on the Road

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, May 6, 2017.

Quotation of the Day: Senate Panel Asks Trump Associates for Communications With Russians

The Spurs have lost their longtime guard Tony Parker for the rest of the playoffs. Guard Manu Ginobili is 39. The star center Tim Duncan has retired. But the San Antonio way continues to attract talent.

Despite the Fading of Star Players, the San Antonio Spurs’ Future Remains Bright

With nothing left to lose, can she find herself?

Hillary Clinton’s Absolution

For Republicans, governing seems to mean cutting taxes and nothing else.

The House Health Care Disaster Is Really About Taxes

The Senators forced overtime in the final minutes and then sent a shot through Henrik Lundqvist’s legs to leave the Rangers one loss from playoff elimination.

After Late Lead Slips Away, Rangers Lose Game 5 in Overtime

The team’s starting catcher, who has played only 164 games since the start of the 2015 season, has a bone bruise in his right wrist.

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Mixed Signals From Trump Worry Pro-Israel Hard-Liners

Measure on Pre-existing Conditions Energizes Opposition to Health Bill

Boxing Struggles, but It Has a Culture in Its Corner

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