Republican Groups Rush to Paxton’s Aid in Texas After Staying on Sidelines
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:59:24 +0000
An organization allied with Senate G.O.P. leaders has booked more than $51 million in ads. Now, Ken Paxton has a financial edge after months of being outspent by his Democratic rival.
As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:59:55 +0000
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, experts said.
Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:04:04 +0000
Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.
Alabama Is Set to Execute a Murderer. The Jury Wanted Him to Live.
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:02:24 +0000
Jeffery Lee’s case has grappled with questions in Alabama about emerging execution methods and an abandoned sentencing practice that sent him and others to death row.
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:29:44 +0000
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
What a Hunchbacked Raccoon Teaches Us About Kindness in a Fractured World
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:17:39 +0000
A neckless raccoon named Jimothy captivated the internet, and sent this Seattle resident out looking.
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:09 +0000
Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
Federal Judge Poised to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Library
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:16:10 +0000
The judge, in halting the pretrial fact-finding process, said President Trump’s claim of immunity could “dispose of the entire case” involving the library to be built in Miami.
Trump Heads to Ireland for the Irish Open at His Golf Course
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:09:20 +0000
President Trump’s trip comes after a two-day Republican rally in Dallas, where he tried to energize voters amid fears that the party could face losses in the midterms.
Women Special Operations Veterans Remember Their Battles
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:07:19 +0000
The only fraternal organization for women special operations veterans held a gala to mark the wars that began 25 years ago. It came as the Pentagon questions women’s roles in the military.
Will Stark Warnings About AI Shape the Midterm Elections?
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:21:17 +0000
Stark warnings from A.I. researchers have reverberated across the country.
Trump Wanted a New House Map in Missouri. Voters Got Chaos Instead.
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:11:59 +0000
The legal wrangling over a congressional map redrawn by Republicans has election officials, candidates and voters scrambling before November.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:28:16 +0000
The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.
Republicans Go All In on Trump
Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:18:32 +0000
Shane Goldmacher, one of our national political correspondents, looks at the Republican candidates who spoke this week at their party’s unusual midterm convention, called a “Trumpapalooza.” Some other vulnerable candidates avoided it because of President Trump’s unpopularity.
In Shanksville, commemorating the lasting legacy of Flight 93.
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:42:45 +0000
In Shanksville, Pa., the fa
Trump Appears to Defend Iran War During 9/11 Anniversary Speech
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:09:11 +0000
The president appeared to embrace the idea that after 9/11, no risk can be tolerated, an echo of reasoning used by previous American officials in the “forever wars” that he has long denounced.
C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars in Basement Reaches Tentative Plea Deal
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:42:45 +0000
David J. Rush was fired from the C.I.A. after the F.B.I. found 303 gold bars in his Virginia home. Officials have said he created a fake classified program to funnel himself millions of dollars.
Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy’s Mistrial Highlights a Divide in America
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:48:54 +0000
The nation’s reaction to the 11-1 deadlock that resulted in a mistrial for Lindsay Clancy was, like the jury itself, fiercely and unbridgeably divided.
Afghan Woman Deported in First Use of Obscure Terrorism Court
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:49:34 +0000
It remains unclear whether the administration would seek to use the court again after successfully obtaining an order from its chief judge to expel the woman.
C.I.A. Releases Intelligence Sent to Clinton and Bush on Al Qaeda Before 9/11 Attacks
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:33:50 +0000
The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.