Trump Adds Another Giveaway to His Midterm Pitch: Pardons.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:49:42 +0000 The president has stepped up his offers of financial rewards to voters with just weeks until the midterms. On Tuesday at a rally in Alaska, he announced pardons.: 7 Takeaways From the Second Georgia Senate Debate
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:58:16 +0000 Representative Mike Collins, who lags Senator Jon Ossoff in public polls, hit his opponent harder in a second and final debate on Tuesday.: 5 Takeaways From a Heated and Personal Maine Senate Debate
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:59:46 +0000 Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, disagreed over the war in Iran and President Trump in the third of four debates in a key race.: Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:12:23 +0000 A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.: How Elon Musk’s Money Is Shaping Republicans’ Midterms Strategy
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:43:22 +0000 A quarter-billion dollars to help Republicans hold Congress.: Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Ilhan Omar Investigation
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:40:20 +0000 After years of investigation, the Justice Department appears to be intensifying a criminal inquiry into the immigration history of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and her family.: Katie Zacharia Makes Bumpy Debut as Trump’s New Press Secretary
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:49:55 +0000 Ms. Zacharia spent eight minutes reading from a script, called on only three reporters and made an awkward slip-up.: UAW’s Shawn Fain Wins Second Term as President
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:30:21 +0000 The United Auto Workers has grown under Mr. Fain, who has also drawn scrutiny from federal prosecutors.: Texas Prosecutors May Seek Charges Against ICE Agent Who Hit Fleeing Man
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:52 +0000 The Harris County district attorney said investigators from his office did not believe that the crash that left Miguel Parra Hernandez injured over the weekend was accidental.: ‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:49:34 +0000 President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation.: Miami Tugboat Captain Gets 18 Months in Crash That Killed 3 Children
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:55:51 +0000 Five girls and a camp counselor were thrown into the water off Miami Beach in July last year when a barge pushed by a tugboat struck their stalled sailboat.: F.B.I. Disrupts Pyongyang Revenue Stream: North Koreans in U.S. Tech Jobs
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:04:22 +0000 F.B.I. investigators worked with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to dismantle so-called laptop farms that steal American identities to earn cash for Pyongyang.: Judge Prohibits Further Tree Cutting at East Potomac Golf Course for Two Weeks
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:56:56 +0000 The ruling barred major modifications at the D.C. course while a federal judge seeks testimony from Interior Department officials about whether they ignored a court order.: Florida Executes First Prisoner Since Botched Injection in Tennessee
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:47:00 +0000 The execution of James Robertson, who said he deliberately killed another inmate to get on death row, occurred without complications, state officials said.: You have politics questions. We answer them.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:33:32 +0000: They Pushed an Anti-Abortion Pill Law. Now, They’re Being Sued Under It.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:13:08 +0000 A Texas mother is suing the president of Students for Life of America and others in the group over an Instagram post that appeared to boast about ordering abortion pills in Houston.: Supreme Court Will Review Dispute Over Records From Elon Musk’s DOGE
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:29:12 +0000 A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.: Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:54:48 +0000 Ms. Guilfoyle was asked to quit by the White House after a string of damaging reports, including that she had asked a Republican donor to pay off a credit card.: Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:02 +0000 Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to triage the midterm map.: El-Sayed, Releasing His Platform on A.I., Calls It an ‘Existential Crisis’
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:01:04 +0000 Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan is the first Democrat running in a battleground Senate race to publicly call for a pause on artificial intelligence development.: They Lived Rent-Free on Boats Near San Francisco. Until Now.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:18:28 +0000 For decades, dozens of boat dwellers lived rent free on a bay just north of San Francisco. After a yearslong fight, just a few holdouts remained, with a deadline to leave by Oct. 15.: These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:26:56 +0000 For decades, dozens of people lived rent-free on a bay just north of San Francisco. A few holdouts remained as a deadline loomed to leave the water.: He Would Be Florida’s First Black Governor. Can He Sway Black Voters?
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:18:00 +0000 Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is working to win over Black voters who usually support Democrats as his party girds for the possibility of low turnout.: The New Affordability Fight in the Midterms: Home Insurance Prices
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:21:03 +0000 Extreme weather is driving up insurance rates, impacting races from California to the nation’s central Tornado Alley.