Gali and Ziv Berman were taken hostage when their kibbutz was attacked on Oct. 7, 2023. They were freed a year ago but are still adjusting to freedom and trying to rebuild their lives.

The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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The assessment by the State Department’s inspector general echoes concerns raised by critics of the move to shutter V.O.A., including some Republicans in Congress.

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

Many leaders are unlikely to welcome the Russian leader’s presence at the event because of his country’s war against Ukraine.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s finances were reviewed by the inspector general after Mr. Bessent incorrectly listed at least $100,000 of the stock, which was owned by his husband, as cash.

The ruling clears a path for a land swap deal that would expand Elon Musk’s Starbase launch site in South Texas.