U.S. to Withdraw Diplomats From Iraq Amid Iran Tensions The State Department said it had decided to shrink the U.S. “footprint” in Baghdad, and Britain issued a warning about …

Kennedy Announces Eight New Members of C.D.C. Vaccine Advisory Panel The health secretary promised not to pick “anti-vaxxers.” But some public health leaders accused him of breaking his word. …

How a D.C. Prep-School Kid Became Hollywood’s Most Dependable Bruiser Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters. By Irina Aleksander from …

Brian Wilson: 12 Essential Songs The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and …

Ocean Vuong on Becoming a Father to His Brother Three weeks after my mother died, my brother moved in with me. In our grief I emerged as a kind …

Senate Republicans Want to Trim Some of Trump’s Populist Tax Cuts G.O.P. senators are considering whether to further curb the president’s favorite tax cuts as they rewrite key portions …

Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests Former officials said the Trump administration’s push for the agency to detain record numbers of …

Mexican Flags Have Become Republican Fodder, but Protesters Keep Waving Them Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters …

This A.I. Company Wants to Take Your Job Mechanize, a San Francisco start-up, is building artificial intelligence tools to automate white-collar jobs “as fast as possible.” By Kevin Roose …

Trump Crossed the Line at Fort Bragg Donald Trump’s Fort Bragg speech was the latest in a string of high-profile efforts to reshape the military more in his own …