Democrats Accuse Republicans of Meddling in High-Stakes Maine Primary
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:54:50 +0000 A mysterious group has spent $500,000 to elevate a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary race for a key House seat.: House Votes to Advance $70 Billion G.O.P. Immigration Bill
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:45:03 +0000 The test vote cleared the way for final passage of Republicans’ megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump’s term.: What to know about how The Times reports results and race calls.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:45:02 +0000: Trump Says Iran Shot Down U.S. Helicopter and Vows to Retaliate
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:43:19 +0000 U.S. Central Command said the incident was under investigation. The pilot and gunner were safely rescued.: U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:18:44 +0000 With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran’s nuclear program.: A South Carolina race tests the strength of a Trump endorsement.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:05:04 +0000: Watchdog Group Skeptical of Vows to End Trump Administration’s $1.8 Billion Fund
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:39:15 +0000 The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up.: At 10,000 consecutive votes and counting, Collins holds a Senate record.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:29:05 +0000 The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous re-election race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote.: Lindsey Graham’s Allies Spend Big to Ward Off a Republican Challenger
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:50:17 +0000 The Republican senator from South Carolina has a well-funded primary challenger who has a chance of forcing him into a runoff election.: Bill Gates Said to Have Hired Ex-House Oversight Chief to Advise on Epstein Testimony
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:24:59 +0000 Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, has retained Jake Greenberg, the former top investigative counsel to the House Oversight Committee.: Man Is Attacked by Alligator After Fleeing Louisiana Police
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:17:20 +0000 The driver, who was charged with driving while impaired, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.: Formlabs Introduces a Cheaper Industrial 3-D Printer
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:06:30 +0000 Factories have been slow to adopt 3-D printing because the systems tend to be expensive and difficult to use. Formlabs just released a printer that costs a fraction of what competitors charge.: Here’s the latest.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:15:21 +0000: Democratic Group Kicks Off $50 Million Midterm Blitz in Conservative Strongholds
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:30:09 +0000 American Bridge is hoping that Republicans are vulnerable in parts of the country that had been exceedingly tough terrain for Democrats in recent elections.: She’s Set to Swim the Entire 900-Mile California Coast — Sharks Permitting
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:39:59 +0000 Swimming 900 miles won’t be “the worst way to spend four months,” Catherine Breed says — as long as the great whites, jellyfish and elephant seals leave her alone.: Maine Elections Test Democrats’ Support for Platner: What to Watch in Today’s Primaries
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:10:57 +0000 Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.: Inside a World Cup Nerve Center Monitoring Fans, Drones and Heat
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:01 +0000 Officials in North Texas will watch for potential threats from a new $40 million emergency operations center, one of many new security precautions in place across North America.: Hannah Neeleman’s Ballerina Farm Store Draws Crowds in Utah
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:33:00 +0000 Tourists are flocking to Midway, Utah. The Ballerina Farm Store, from the influencer whose brand revolves around motherhood and farm life, is a reason.: The Ex-Mayor of Arcadia, Her Boyfriend and the Chinese Government
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:32:41 +0000 Eileen Wang pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent. But what could Beijing want from the mayor of a small California city known as the “Chinese Beverly Hills”?: Crew Is Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:28:54 +0000 It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.: San Francisco Voters Appear to Reject Tax Hike on Highly Paid C.E.O.s
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:53:04 +0000 The proposal was seen as a possible measure of how residents felt about the recent flood of money into the city as a result of the A.I. boom.: Nithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Run
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:06:17 +0000 Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle.: Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:03:43 +0000 The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.: Three Questions About the Maine and South Carolina Primaries
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:56:53 +0000 Graham Platner and Lindsey Graham are both hoping for comfortably big victories.: Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:04:06 +0000 The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian.: Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:49:20 +0000 President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.: A Timeline of Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham’s Relationship Before the South Carolina Primary
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:24:17 +0000 Once one of President Trump’s fiercest critics, the South Carolina senator has dramatically shifted his posture over the years. Will it pay off on Tuesday in his primary?: Trump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:29:49 +0000 As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.: Netanyahu Called Off Iran Strikes After Trump Claimed Progress in Nuclear Talks, Officials Say
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:28:25 +0000 Multiple officials said that the president told Israel’s leader that the United States and Iran were within days of a breakthrough that would clear the way for talks on a long-term nuclear deal.: Hiker, 18, Dies at Grand Canyon National Park Amid High Heat
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:04:13 +0000 The man was with his father on a popular, strenuous trail on a day that temperatures reached above 100 degrees in parts of the canyon, officials said.: Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:13:01 +0000 The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”