Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:49:13 +0000 The decision was a win for Republicans, who have been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain the party’s narrow control in the U.S. House in November.: Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:52:13 +0000 The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramatically escalate the war with Iran.: Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:46:07 +0000 The reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administration is protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors.: Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:52:58 +0000 Senator Bill Cassidy said Dr. Heidi Overton’s role in President Trump’s executive order on vaccines last week was “almost disqualifying.”: Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:49:00 +0000 President Trump called on Congress to pass a major cryptocurrency bill that would tilt regulation in the industry’s favor.: Trump to Appear on Radio With Michael Cohen, His Onetime Nemesis
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:37:59 +0000 The call is the latest sign of a rapprochement between President Trump and his former fixer, who served as the star witness against his former boss in New York State Court.: Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:55:33 +0000 Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.: More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Lose Republican Primaries
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:20:46 +0000 A series of recent losses has eroded the president’s winning record, raising new questions about his hold over the party’s voters.: The Local: Vaccines and Lip Balm
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:08 +0000 Why so many kids in Minnesota aren’t getting vaccinated.: Video Shows Deck Collapsing as Officers Serve Warrant in Missouri
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:03 +0000 Footage from a body-worn camera showed the officers and U.S. marshals at the door of a residence in Huntsville, Mo., as a deck gave way beneath them last month.: In Wyoming’s G.O.P. Primaries, an Emphatic Rebuke of the Hard Right
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:51:14 +0000 The Wyoming Freedom Caucus had ambitions for a total takeover of elected state government. But its candidates were rejected from the governor’s mansion to the Legislature.: Driver Kills 2 Milligan University Cycling Team Members, Officials Say
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:22:28 +0000 Milligan University said two members of its cycling team had been killed. The driver was charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness.: Prosecutor Reduces Charges Against L.A.P.D. Whistle-Blower After Uproar
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:04:52 +0000 A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.: Inside the Data Center Capital of the World
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:50:15 +0000 Cecilia Kang, who covers technology and regulatory policy for The New York Times, traveled to the “data center capital of the world” to see how the A.I. boom is affecting Loudoun County, Va.: Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:08:53 +0000 Guo Degang, one of the country’s best-known comedians, was reported to the authorities, as the arts continue to be a focus for ideological crackdowns.: Angie Nixon Notches Another Win for the Left Through Old-Fashioned Organizing
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:04:02 +0000 State Representative Angie Nixon scored a stunning upset on Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary. Her victory will test the strength of a democratic socialist in a red state.: Suspect in Deadly L.A. Fire Pleads Not Guilty Again After Mistrial
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:32:10 +0000 The man accused of setting the blaze that later turned deadly in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood is now readying for a new prosecution after a previous effort in June failed.: Byron Donalds Is Favored to Become Florida’s First Black Governor
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:50:50 +0000 Byron Donalds, a three-term congressman who won the state’s Republican primary on Tuesday, endorsed President Trump over his own governor, Ron DeSantis. The payoff has been huge.: Tom Begich, a Scion of Democratic Politics, Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:20:00 +0000 Tom Begich, a former Democratic legislator and singer-songwriter, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice ballot for governor in November.: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Pragmatic Democrat, Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:27:38 +0000 Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator from Sitka, Alaska, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice voting ballot in November.: Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:28:44 +0000 Both parties see Alaska as key to winning the Senate. The state’s nonpartisan primary put Mary Peltola, a Democratic former congresswoman, on the same ballot as Dan Sullivan, the incumbent Republican she hopes to unseat. Both advanced to the general election.: A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:09:58 +0000 State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, marshaled grass-roots enthusiasm to defeat a moderate who dramatically out-raised her. Can it carry her to victory in November?