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Trump Visit Closes Blocks Around MSG: What to Know About Security at the Knicks Game

8 June 2026 at 21:24
With President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani set to attend Monday night’s Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, there will be strict security in Midtown Manhattan.

© Vincent Alban for The New York Times

There will be airport-style security at checkpoints in the blocks surrounding Madison Square Garden on Monday night.

Are U.S. and Israel on the Same Page in Mideast Wars?

8 June 2026 at 17:38
President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli military action.

© Pool photo by Ronen Zvulun

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found himself on the sidelines of talks to end the war in Iran.

Why Iran Risked an Attack on Israel

8 June 2026 at 18:41
Iran’s leaders want to show they are serious about defending their Hezbollah allies in Lebanon and maintaining the regional balance of power, analysts say.

© Shir Torem/Reuters

Part of a projectile that landed in northern Israel, early Monday morning.

The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In

8 June 2026 at 17:15
As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles.

© Pool photo by Ronen Zvulun

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

8 June 2026 at 10:01
The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The F.B.I. director Kash Patel’s “grand conspiracy case” sought to tie together actions by a group of people that President Trump blamed for various investigations into him.
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