- C.D.C. Says No Deaths This Year Attributed to Measles
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:28:34 +0000
The agency’s weekly update escalates a political fight after Pennsylvania said two deaths had been caused by the virus.
- Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:09:16 +0000
The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.
- Trump Says He Will Spend Some of His War Chest on Republicans
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:01:21 +0000
President Trump said he intends to hold some money back, even as Republican candidates ask for financial support.
- The Tetris Company Denounces Trump White House Clone of Tetris
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:35:28 +0000
Responding to Build the Wall, an apparent copy of the retro video game, the Tetris Company said “we take copyright infringement very seriously.”
- In Complex Cases Like Lindsay Clancy’s, a Unanimous Verdict Can Be Hard to Reach
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:49:07 +0000
Hung juries are not common, but the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was emotionally wrenching and uniquely complicated.
- What to Know About Trump’s Efforts to Block Mail-in Ballots
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:24:15 +0000
We sort through the proposed changes and court challenges, less than two months from Election Day.
- Fake Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects Visitors to Epstein Files
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:56:46 +0000
A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.
- Where Will Lindsay Clancy Go Now?
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:53:13 +0000
At first she will return to the hospital, where she will continue to be treated for mental illness. She may be confined much longer.
- Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Billion Fund
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:52:39 +0000
The plan to create a fund that could have funneled taxpayer money to the president’s allies drew repeated scrutiny, including a rare rebuke from Senate Republicans.
- F.B.I. Investigates Sale of Millions of Stolen Driver’s Licenses
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:11:56 +0000
The blog Krebs on Security reported on an identity theft service trying to sell scans of licenses and other documents belonging to people in Canada and the United States.
- Prosecutors Won’t Try to Reinstate Key 9/11 Confession Taken After Torture
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:43:17 +0000
The military’s lawyers said they feared an appeal could delay the trial of the man accused of masterminding the attacks, which is scheduled to start in mid-2028.
- Former John Fetterman Aides Threaten to Expose Senator’s Internal Messages
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:35:11 +0000
The former aides started a social media account they said would publicize Senator John Fetterman’s communications, following a report detailing the Democrat’s disdain for doing his job.
- Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:23:54 +0000
Republican groups had asked the court to clear the way for political parties to pay the same low-cost ad rates as candidates, a move that could undercut a Democratic advantage in the midterms.
- Trump Administration Issues Subpoenas For Voter Data in Nevada
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:55:36 +0000
The request comes as the government has escalated efforts to prove President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud.
- Homeland Security Dept. Asks for Inquiries Into Voting Machines
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:06:58 +0000
Critics of ballot-marking devices have claimed that hackers could manipulate digital codes on ballots. Election experts say the systems are safe to use.
- RFK Jr. Hires Army Doctor Who Opposed Covid Shots to Investigate if They Killed 2,500 Troops
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:43:21 +0000
In a legal deposition, the doctor, Theresa Long, compared immunizing service members against Covid to Nazi doctors experimenting on concentration camp prisoners.
- Timothy Cruz, the Clancy Prosecutor, Often Takes a Conservative Approach
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:07:42 +0000
His choice to bring first-degree murder charges fits with his reputation for tough-on-crime tactics.
- Lindsay Clancy’s Murder Trial Ended With a Hung Jury. What Now?
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:31:34 +0000
Ms. Clancy still faces murder charges for killing her three children. She is likely to remain in a hospital, and prosecutors may decide to retry her.
- The Local: Follow the Ice
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:17:03 +0000
Plus, we talk to the man in the rotating refrigerator.
- ICE Agent Charged With Six Counts of Lying About Minnesota Shooting
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:43:11 +0000
The federal indictment against Christian Castro marked a rare instance of the Trump administration seeking to hold an immigration agent accountable for actions taken while on duty.
- In a Last-Ditch Effort, Clancy Lawyer Takes His Case to a Higher Court
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:47:10 +0000
In an attempt to fend off a mistrial, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer convinced the trial judge to give him an hour to craft an appeal to a higher court.
- Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:31:51 +0000
Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
- Trump Plans to Use Qatari Jet for Another Overseas Flight Despite Security Concerns
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:47:39 +0000
The president intends to travel to Ireland on the plane, the first time he will have used it overseas since questions were raised about its defensive capabilities.
- Gloria Steinem Stayed Positive, Even as the Manosphere Took Hold
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:25:53 +0000
The feminist icon thought many women would carry on her legacy. But at an unsteady time for feminism, how will the movement carry on?
- How to Define the ‘Reasonable’ in Reasonable Doubt
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:47:44 +0000
“Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the highest burden of proof within the American legal system. Still, there is some wiggle room.
- ‘It Was Insulting’: When Steinem Said Young Women Backed Sanders to Chase Men
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:37:46 +0000
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Gloria Steinem was asked about the young women supporting Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Her answer created a brief hullabaloo.
- A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:21:43 +0000
New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.
- Kushner and Witkoff to Go to Russia and Ukraine to Revive Peace Talks
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:56:31 +0000
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s trip to meet with the countries’ presidents comes at a precarious moment in the Ukraine conflict.
- Photo of Road Runner Snagged by Coyote Shows That Cartoons Were a Lie
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:14:48 +0000
Here’s some bad news: Sometimes the coyote does win.
- Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants a Juror Removed. The Bar Will Be High.
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:59:31 +0000
Judges approach complaints about jurors with caution, mindful that in the event of a conviction, a removal could be grounds for an appeal.
- Here’s the latest.
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:29 +0000
- Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:05:03 +0000
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
- North Carolina Set to Mail The Fall’s First Ballots As Trump Tries to Restrict Them
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:16:35 +0000
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Postal Service rule that could impede millions of mail voters. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.
- ‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 15 Hours at Sea
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:04:29 +0000
Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.
- Can a ‘Prairie Populist’ Democrat Win a Senate Seat in Trump’s Iowa?
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:42:17 +0000
Josh Turek is trying to turn deep-red Iowa blue as he runs for the U.S. Senate.
- The Hit Song ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Hits a Nerve: Is Texas the South?
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:07:20 +0000
Ella Langley’s smash has become an anthem in Austin, a singalong in Nashville and a case study in how the Texas brand travels.
- Judge Ends Federal Oversight of Teamsters
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:09:06 +0000
The union and federal prosecutors agreed that organized crime groups had been rooted out of union operations, the judge wrote.
- Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary
- Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:18:55 +0000
The move came days after the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, who had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the purge of top generals in the Army.