Miami Mayor Suarez Eyes Presidential Run Amid City Hall Turmoil
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami has visited early primary states in recent weeks, mulling a Republican presidential run built on the premise that his...
How to Watch the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee
For nearly 100 years, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has showcased the biggest words from the youngest lexicologists. The inaugural champion, 11-year-old Frank Neuhauser of...
Can Californians Keep Their Lawns?
The tremendous rains over the winter have filled California’s reservoirs, blessed the snowpack and brought waterfalls and ancient lakes back to life. In some parts...
Solomon Peña Faces Federal Charges for Attacks on Democrats
Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, has been charged with several federal offenses in connection with drive-by shootings...
How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans
This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here. “It’s almost paranoia, a paranoia that there’s no safe place,” said Thomas Mayes,...
McCarthy Emerges From Debt-Limit Fight With Victories, and Some Wounds
When the debt limit fight began, it was widely assumed that Speaker Kevin McCarthy, untested and inexperienced in high-stakes negotiations, would either preside over an...
Here’s How the House Voted on the Debt Limit Bill
The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday night to raise the government debt ceiling and set federal spending limits, breaking a stalemate that brought the nation...
Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Cite Landmark Gun Ruling in Bid to Stave Off Charges
To Hunter Biden’s father, the Supreme Court decision last June that expanded Second Amendment rights is a travesty for gun control. But to Hunter Biden’s...
How Angela Paxton Could Help Decide the Fate of Her Embattled Husband, Ken Paxton
The September episode with the process server in their driveway was perhaps the most dramatic example of Ms. Paxton’s acting to assist her embattled husband,...
The GRE Test Is Cut in Half: Two Hours and Done
Why it matters: Admissions tests are ebbing in popularity. The changes reflect a general decline in the use of standardized tests, partly because of concerns...
Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had After Leaving Office
Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified material have a recording of Mr. Trump from 2021 discussing a sensitive military document...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules New Abortion Bans Unconstitutional
Why It Matters Oklahoma is among a number of Republican-led states that moved to ban abortion in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to...
Teenager and Two Children Fatally Shot in Pennsylvania
Two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of two boys and a teenager in Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday night, the authorities...
$528 Billion Nuclear Cleanup Plan at Hanford Site in Jeopardy
From 1950 to 1990, the U.S. Energy Department produced an average of four nuclear bombs every day, turning them out of hastily built factories with...