In Nevada Senate race, Republican Sam Brown struggles to gain traction
SPARKS, Nev. — Ed Lawson, the longtime mayor of this smalldesert city of about 110,000 just outside Reno, said he has never voted for a Democrat. That will change next month when
Trump tries softer tone but reprises false migrant claims at Univision town hall
DORAL, Fla. — Donald Trump on Wednesday at times appeared to attempt a more measured tone on immigration, even as he reprised some false, alarmist attacks against migrants during a town hall
San Francisco takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10 billion fine
The environmental fight that played out insidethe Supreme Court on Wednesday was unusual in many ways: It featured poop, a whopping $10 billion fine and one of the nation’s greenest cities —
Georgia judge blocks array of rules approved by pro-Trump election board
A Georgia judge on Wednesday blocked a series of rules approved this year by a pro-Trump majority of the state’s election board, admonishing the board in stinging language that the rules are
Richard V. Secord, general embroiled in Iran-contra affair, dies at 92
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord, a veteran of America’s clandestine operations who served as the point man for the transactions in the Iran-contra affair, the arms-for-hostages scandal that metastasized
Democrats maintain massive money edge in key congressional races
Powered by small-dollar donors, Democrats have seized control of the fundraising game in the battle for the House and the Senate, leaving Republicans at a disadvantage — and increasingly reliant on a
Israel complicates election’s final stretch, an issue Democrats hoped would fade
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hoped the ongoing violence in the Middle East might simmer below the surface in the final weeks of the presidential race, but fresh Israelimilitary
Ethel Kennedy’s memorial attracts 3 presidents — and tales of an older era
President Joe Biden, who has long idolized Robert F. Kennedy and who served for decades in the Senate with Edward M. Kennedy, on Wednesday delivered an emotional eulogy for Ethel Kennedy. He dabbed
Felons with finished sentences can register to vote, Nebraska Supreme Court rules
Nebraska residents who were convicted of felonies and have finished their sentences can vote in the November election, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, potentially opening the door for thousands of Nebraskans
Trump backers are more primed to doubt the election than they were in 2020
The 2024 election is less than three weeks away. But who wins isn’t the only major question; so too is what happens afterward. And more specifically, it’s whether a large chunk of