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Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe

A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.

Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills

Russia’s president has signaled an increase in income and corporate taxes that will help finance the war. The move reflects his firm control over Russian policy.

Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People

The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trump-era policy.

Tornadoes Strike Nebraska and Iowa, Injuring at Least 5

At least five people were injured as severe weather destroyed homes. The damage came a day after tornadoes battered other parts of the Midwest.

Daimler Truck Workers Reach Deal and Avert Threatened Strike in North Carolina

The United Automobile Workers reached an agreement involving workers who make Freightliner trucks and Thomas Built buses. The deal comes as the union seeks to expand its membership in southern states.

Barnard Ends Suspensions for Most Student Protesters Who Were Arrested

The students had been among more than 100 who were suspended for participating in an encampment at Columbia University.

G.O.P. Asks Secret Service to Move Protesters Away From Convention Venue

The Republican National Committee said moving protesters farther away from the venue in Milwaukee would reduce the risk of confrontations.

Columbia Bars Student Protester Who Said ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’

After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his comments were wrong.

Pecker Is Defiant at Trump Trial as Lawyers Try to Shake His Confidence

David Pecker, who was the keeper of Donald J. Trump’s secrets, insisted he had testified truthfully about his dealings with the former president.

A Dispatch From Inside Columbia’s Student-Led Protest for Gaza

There might be problems in the student protest movement for Gaza, but they are not misguided in their goals.

Protests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy

After Covid ruined high school graduation for the class of 2020, the response to campus protests might upend their college commencements.

Can Weinstein’s Overturned New York Conviction Help Him Appeal California Case?

Harvey Weinstein faced similar sex crimes charges in New York and California, but the arguments used to overturn one case may not help in the other.

Three Questions About Politics and the Campus Protests

The encampments present a new wrinkle in a year already knotted by war abroad and domestic discord.

Biden Taunts Trump, Calling Him a ‘Loser,’ Trying to Get Under His Skin

President Biden has been trying to hit his opponent where it hurts, critiquing everything from his hairstyle to his energy levels in court.

Columbia’s University Senate Calls for an Investigation Into the Administration

The senators voted for a resolution that accused the administration of breaching the due-process rights of students and professors.

Britney Spears and Her Father Settle Legal Dispute Over Conservatorship

Terms were not disclosed. The parties had been arguing over the payment of legal fees and James P. Spears’s financial oversight as his daughter’s conservator.

Trump Hush-Money Trial: Takeaways From the 2nd Week in Court

A tabloid publisher’s testimony dominated a week that began with opening statements setting the stage for the first prosecution of a president.

Israel Has a Choice to Make: Rafah or Riyadh

Israel is facing one of the most fateful choices it has ever had to make.

A Strike Looms in a Battleground State

Also, Biden said he would be “happy to debate” Trump. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Kristi Noem Defends Killing Her 14-Month-Old Dog and a Goat

In a forthcoming book, the South Dakota governor, seen as a potential vice-presidential pick, tells of shooting her hunting dog. And a goat.

Blinken to Return to Israel to Discuss Hostages and Planned Rafah Incursion

The visit next week will come as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen over the treatment of civilians in the war.

This Whole King Trump Thing Is Getting Awfully Literal

The former president’s claim that he has absolute immunity for criminal acts taken in office as president is an insult to reason.

Conservative Justices Take Argument Over Trump’s Immunity in Unexpected Direction

Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct.

Trump’s Immunity Case Was Settled More Than 200 Years Ago

But several members of the Supreme Court seem willing to put presidents above the rule of law.

Watch Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor Spar Over Churros in ‘Challengers’

The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a tense scene between the two characters.

Beth Linker is Turning Good Posture On its Head

A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for this.