Yoji Muto is expected to negotiate with U.S. officials ahead of global tariffs that could damage Japanese businesses, including automotive giants. Read full article

Federal agencies have removed topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. Read full article

Among supporters and detractors alike, his transactional approach to foreign policy has upended old notions about the United States as a global leader. Read full article

The real legacy of the case, scholars say, is not its protection of former presidents from prosecution but its expansive understanding of presidential power. Read full article

The Ukrainian president is trying to secure a favorable deal to end his country’s war with Russia. Saudi Arabia has emerged as a host to talks that the Trump administration is pursuing with Moscow and Kyiv. Read full article

More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February. Read full article

Jason Kale Clampit, 44, was sentenced for possession of ricin, which he had made to set traps for trespassers, prosecutors said. Read full article