Maryland Moves Toward Redistricting Ahead of 2028
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:20:06 +0000 Lawmakers at a special legislative session next month will try to pass an amendment to the state constitution that should ensure new congressional maps survive a legal challenge.: Judge Quashes Justice Dept. Subpoena in 2020 Election Inquiry
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:28:19 +0000 The ruling cast serious doubts on the department’s efforts to reinvestigate the race, finding that it was too late to bring criminal charges in the case.: Utah Moves to Close Teen Treatment Center Accused of Abusing Girls
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:47:00 +0000 Paris Hilton helped lead a campaign to shut down the Provo Canyon School, where she said she was beaten and spat on when she was 17.: ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:32:58 +0000 The agency said the man was an “illegal alien” who had tried to run over the agent, though no evidence was immediately offered.: Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:05:45 +0000 The letters come amid President Trump’s effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn’t exist: widespread noncitizen voting.: Is Haiti Safe for Haitian Deportees?
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:05:58 +0000 Stephen Miller said that Haiti is safe for Haitian deportees. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs analyzed federal reports that say otherwise.: U.S. Revokes Iran Oil Sanctions Waiver After Attack on Tankers
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:13:45 +0000 A 60-day exemption allowing the sale of Iranian oil was cut short after three tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.: Andrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:42:44 +0000 A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.: Authorities Arrest Members of India-Based Gangs in Sweeping Crackdown
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:22:06 +0000 The actions were announced in Los Angeles, and most of the new arrests were in California. One of the gangs is accused of assassinating a prominent Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia.: Platner Supporters Struggle to Come to Terms With Campaign’s Death Knell
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:11:35 +0000 Many voters said they expected Graham Platner, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, to exit the race after a former girlfriend publicly accused him of sexual assault.: Republican Leaders Say They’ve Spoken With Mitch McConnell Since Hospitalization
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:38:52 +0000 Two top Republican senators said they had talked to Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June 14, but did not offer updates on his status or a timeline for his return.: Bernie Sanders Calls on Graham Platner to Drop Senate Bid After Rape Allegation
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:23:46 +0000 Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation.: Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:08:40 +0000 The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.: Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration Gave Iran Details on Asylum Seekers
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:49:42 +0000 A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia states that the administration allowed Iranian officials to “select” which Iranians seeking refuge in the United States would be expelled.: The Accused Is in Court but Conspiracy Theories Still Swirl Around Kirk Case
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:44:03 +0000 Mr. Kirk’s assassination played out live on the internet, but since then, it has become fodder for fantasy.: The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:22 +0000 The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.: Democrats Clash Over Who Replaces Platner Even Before He Exits
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:23:01 +0000 Progressives and moderates are gearing up for a fight over an as-yet-undecided process in Maine to name a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner after a rape accusation. He still wants a say, too.: Here’s the latest.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:10:55 +0000: Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent Gun Violence, Suppressing Reports
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:03:43 +0000 As the administration works to expand gun rights, hospitals and community groups have lost funding, and reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.: A Supreme Court Case on AR-15s Could Hinge on Their ‘Common Use’
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:04:27 +0000 Last week, the Supreme Court took up challenges to two assault weapons bans. Its decision could seriously limit the government’s ability to ban certain guns.: Abandoned by Allies, Graham Platner Faces Pressure to End Maine Senate Campaign
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:04:21 +0000 After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.: After Courting Black Voters, Trump Downplays Black Unemployment
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:01:42 +0000 The president has glossed over persistently high unemployment among African Americans, a group he needed to secure a second term.: Trump’s Tenuous Relationship With NATO Allies
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:15:16 +0000 At this year’s NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump is arriving with his own priorities — and, as Tyler Pager, The Times’s White House correspondent, explains, they do not necessarily align with those of other NATO leaders.: U.S. Loss to Belgium Is Gut Punch, but Bright Future Remains for Soccer Here
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:19:40 +0000 While the team failed to meet the hopes of many fans, this World Cup highlighted the game’s decades-long climb into the national consciousness. What comes next?: In CNN Interview, Woman Details Alleged Sexual Assault by Graham Platner
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:50:45 +0000 “This is something that I tried for many years to forget,” the woman, Jenny Racicot, said on CNN.: The World Cup Revived Seattle’s Downtown. Will the Energy Last?
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:10:59 +0000 The city struggled for years after the pandemic shutdown and the rush to remote work. But downtown has been full of soccer fans for the past month.: Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:01:11 +0000 The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.: Platner Faces Growing Democratic Calls to Drop Out
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:07:28 +0000 Even supporters like Representative Ro Khanna of California and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts called on the Democratic nominee to exit the Maine Senate race after a report that he had sexually assaulted a woman.: Trump Tries to Take Credit for Walmart Price Cuts of Beef and Other Products
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:40:55 +0000 The retailer said it will lower prices for beef, produce, drinks, pools, toys, grills and summer clothing.