Charging a toll is illegal under international law, but some fees are allowed for services. It is not clear what services Iran would provide, but there were no fees charged before the war.
Aides to Gov. Gavin Newsom of California say several people associated with the couple have been contacted by federal agents in the past week. He criticized the move as politically motivated.
In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and national parks officials, several Democrats and a Senate independent said that members of the administration could face fines and even criminal prosecution.
The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.
With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.
Elon Musk built a huge complex outside the city of Bastrop, population 14,000. Its residents now wonder what the historic SpaceX initial public offering might mean for them.
A bitterly fought Democratic primary in New York’s Hudson Valley will determine who takes on Representative Mike Lawler, one of the more vulnerable Republicans this cycle.
The championship celebration starts at 10 a.m. Thursday, just as some of the state Regents tests begin. Students had organized petitions calling for the exams to be delayed.
Last year, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé of sexual assault. It may have doomed her bid for South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination.
Violent unrest after a stabbing in Northern Ireland showed the extent to which the far right has taken hold in the U.K., as well as in Europe and the U.S.
The Kennedy scion explains his winding path to electoral politics, his relationship to his family legacy, and why he thinks he should represent New York’s Twelfth Congressional District.
Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict, Tehran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz and hold the global economy hostage has reinforced the power of regime hard-liners.
As the SpaceX I.P.O. kicks off what is expected to be a wave of A.I. offerings, a new book turns to another speculative era—the railroad boom that culminated in the Great Panic of 1873.
The most visible spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza discusses her memoir, “When We See You Again,” and the unending pain of her son’s captivity and murder.
The lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, and State Attorney General Alan Wilson advanced to a runoff in the Republican gubernatorial primary; Representative Nancy Mace’s campaign for governor came to an end.
Platner secured the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race against the incumbent Susan Collins; the former governor Paul LePage will be the Republican nominee in a competitive congressional district.
Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Becerra, a former federal health official and state attorney general, advanced to the general election in November.