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How Trump Is Using the Postal Service to Intervene in Elections

Our politics reporter Reid Epstein explains how the Trump administration is using the Postal Service to intervene in…

Trump’s ‘Midterm Convention’ Tried to Reach Die-Hard Republican Voters, but Lacked Oomph

The long, odd two-night TV production hoped to reach a select audience of die-hard voters (if football didn’t intercept…

Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump’s Convention

The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more…

“We have banned corporate tycoons from buying up our housing stock because we hold the simple belief that American homes ought to go to the American people.”

Fears of a Democratic Wave Push Texas to Center Stage at G.O.P. Convention

A parade of speakers focused on crucial races in the reliably red Texas, where Democrats are running close, or even…

“Under Donald Trump’s leadership, we’ve created one million new jobs. And unlike the last administration, where most of the job growth went to illegal aliens, 100 percent of the job growth in the United States of America is going to American citizens, which is exactly where it belongs.”

“When Medicaid programs for homeless or expecting mothers in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin, they began to fall apart because the money that you had paid to support those expectant mothers was going to fraudsters. Here’s what the Democrats did: They refused to prosecute the crime.”

“Americans who were finishing school suddenly found themselves competing not against their fellow Americans for jobs, but against 25 million new illegal immigrants.”

Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War

Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump…

Fox News Didn’t See a Ratings Bump During Trump’s Republican Convention Speech

A typical prime-time audience on Fox News tuned in for an atypical presidential speech.

TSA May Allow Passengers With PreCheck to Bring Water Through Checkpoints

Bottles of water could soon be allowed through security checkpoints at some airports, relaxing a strict policy in place…

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Los Angeles Clippers’ Dealings With Kawhi Leonard

The investigation, by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, is in its earliest stages, leaving it unclear whether…

Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons

In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious,…

25 Years After 9/11, Trump Personifies a Nation Moving On

The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into…

Trump Administration Says U.S. Will Work With Peru on Crime Crackdown

The Trump administration is taking an increasingly militarized approach to Latin America, and it has pushed governments…

Some Republicans Balk at Trump’s $5,000 ‘Dividend’ Offer

The president’s call to send a $5,000 “dividend” to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms disturbed some…

Trump Announces $500 Rebates for Some Obamacare Customers,Weeks Before the Election

The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the…

D.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Records

The department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President…

A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health…

Defying Precedent in Ten Commandments Case

A much-reversed appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring schools to post the sacred text.

U.S. Airstrikes Targeting Houthis Killed Scores of Civilians in Yemen

A new report found that most of the deaths occurred during President Trump’s second term as his administration pursued…

What Would Charlie Kirk Do Today?

A year after the killing of the 31-year-old conservative youth leader, the movement he helped create has splintered.…

Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear

At an unusual midterm gathering, President Trump and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.

“I’m giving you the largest prescription drug price cuts in history, with differences of 400 — 400, 500 and even 600 percent.”

“But trillions of dollars in tariff revenue have come in.”

“100 percent — think of it — of the Democrats voted against voter ID.”

“We gave you no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security for our great seniors.”

Fetterman Has a Surprise Cameo at Trump’s Convention

Senator John Fetterman, who has become alienated from his own party, appeared in a short video filmed in front of a…

AOC Hits the Campaign Trail for Senate Candidate Angie Nixon in Florida

The progressive representative from New York spoke at a small event to help lift the underdog Senate candidate Angie…

Fetterman’s Surprise GOP Convention Video Angers Democrats

Democrats in Pennsylvania reacted with a mix of annoyance and eye-rolling to Senator John Fetterman’s video appearance…

Why Trump’s Republican Midterm ‘Convention’ Isn’t a Real Convention

No nominations or formal party business will be happening, as they would at a traditional presidential convention. But…

States File 2 Lawsuits Over Trump’s Cuts to Endangered Species Act

Two lawsuits seek to reverse the Trump administration’s moves to open the habitats of imperiled wildlife to commercial…

A Hostile Trump Reopens Old Wounds in the U.S.-Canada Relationship

President Trump is not the first American president to feud with Canada. But today’s crisis might be the worst.

U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group

The sanctions on Los Tiguerones imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio are an increasingly common U.S. tactic,…

Trump Is Delayed After Emergency Slide Deploys on New Air Force One

The mishap occurred while the Qatari-donated jet was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. It delayed President…

Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon Launching

The president’s son portrayed his memecoin as a symbol of redemption. Critics denounced it as hypocrisy.