More than a half-dozen American national security officials who have been briefed on details of the updated plans agreed to discuss them with The New York Times on the condition of anonymity. ... Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to comment. . . . ..…

Southern District of New York . Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have weighed charges against Stephen M. ... In March, the committee’s Democratic chairman, Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, requested documents from 81 agencies, individuals and other..…