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Sep 15, 2026
Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
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Sep 15, 2026
Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor and democratic socialist, was viewed more favorably than Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a fellow high-profile member of the movement.
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Sep 15, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office said its analysis had been limited by the fact that the Defense Department did not respond to requests for information on the costs of the conflict.
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Sep 15, 2026
The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.
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Sep 15, 2026
As fears grow about the threat of artificial intelligence, neither party has claimed an advantage on the technology, a New York Times/Siena poll found. But voters are united in opposition to data centers.
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Sep 15, 2026
The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump's effort to give it a new role in elections.
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Sep 15, 2026
For years, Democrats and Republicans have proposed bills to address the greatest threats posed by artificial intelligence. Many remain stymied by political disputes.
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Sep 15, 2026
A plan to halve the agency's sprawling work force was illegal, a judge ruled. But the court is not blocking other FEMA cuts.
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Sep 15, 2026
In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said "these are not the people I interviewed" to serve as justices.
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Sep 15, 2026
In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said "these are not the people I interviewed" to serve as justices.
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Sep 15, 2026
President Trump's efforts to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterms were thwarted by the Supreme Court, but they have sowed confusion and doubt among some voters.
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Sep 15, 2026
A Times/Siena national poll suggests Republicans are reeling. Can they come back by depicting Democrats as too far to the left?
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Sep 15, 2026
Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump's economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.
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Sep 15, 2026
Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.
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Sep 15, 2026
Troy E. Meink's comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China.
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Sep 14, 2026
President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome.
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Sep 14, 2026
President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome.
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Sep 14, 2026
Officials cheered the order blocking President Trump's last-minute effort to change the rules on mail ballots, noting that some states had already mailed ballots.
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Sep 14, 2026
The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.
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Sep 14, 2026
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration's reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were "exceptionally weak."
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Sep 14, 2026
Why is JD Vance campaigning in a red state?
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Sep 14, 2026
The comments made to CNN, if taken at face value, seemed to fly in the face of the California governor's presidential ambitions.
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Sep 14, 2026
Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former leader, had been absent for more than 13 weeks after a health incident, fueling questions about his ability to continue serving.
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Sep 14, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is beginning a key final stretch of midterm campaigning by dropping in on the Senate race in Kansas, where Republicans were long seen as heavily favored.
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Sep 14, 2026
The two men will appear separately at an event calling for a "pro-human" approach to A.I. as warnings mount from the industry and the technology's danger becomes a midterm issue.
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Sep 14, 2026
The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president's family member.
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Sep 14, 2026
President Trump recently blamed Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for causing a spike in diesel prices, but analysts say the Iran war is probably a bigger factor.
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Sep 14, 2026
Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say.
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Sep 14, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security is in the midst of a weeks-long hunt for noncitizens among the nation's registered voters despite the absence of evidence of widespread fraud. Reporter Hamed Aleaziz breaks down how a D.H.S. agency is using open-source state voter registration websites in their search for voter fraud.
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Sep 14, 2026
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
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Sep 14, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is beginning a key final stretch of midterm campaigning by dropping in on the Senate race in Kansas, where Republicans were long seen as heavily favored.
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Sep 14, 2026
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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Sep 14, 2026
The policy would give immigration officers wide authority to deny green cards to people using public benefits.
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Sep 14, 2026
Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say.
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Sep 14, 2026
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked the United States for more U.S. military help last week after the Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched a broad offensive.
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Sep 14, 2026
The ruling delivered another blow to the plan with a looming Supreme Court decision that could determine whether it goes into effect before the midterm election.
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Sep 14, 2026
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked the United States for more U.S. military help last week after the Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched a broad offensive.
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Sep 14, 2026
Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.
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Sep 14, 2026
After the Trump administration blocked a new ambassador to Washington, the country expressed regret for a post from a French official social media account.
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Sep 14, 2026
Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.
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Sep 14, 2026
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.
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Sep 14, 2026
Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska has shown quiet support for President Trump's tariffs. His brother, the head of their family business, has described the economic volatility as an enormous challenge.
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Sep 13, 2026
The long-running CBS News program returned for a high-pressure 59th season on Sunday. With new correspondents and a refreshed stopwatch, it was more tweak than overhaul.
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Sep 13, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Sunday of competitive risks from China, and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader, said Congress should start regulatory talks this week.
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Sep 13, 2026
Representative Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for governor, said he and the pilot swam to safety after an emergency landing on Lake Wausau.
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Sep 13, 2026
President Trump has been in the forefront of the "what-me-worry?" crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.
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Sep 13, 2026
The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years.
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Sep 13, 2026
Mr. Paxton, the Texas attorney general now running for the U.S. Senate, was accused of abusing the power of his office to protect a campaign donor. He was acquitted on all counts.
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Sep 13, 2026
Inflation and the cost of living have been the biggest drivers of campaigns this year, but the broad term "affordability" breaks down into specific issues, from housing to health care.
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Sep 13, 2026
When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women's "tradwives" imagery.
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Sep 13, 2026
The judge said the plan would hinder the agency's ability to respond to disasters.
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Sep 13, 2026
During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be "dangerous" if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.
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Sep 12, 2026
Senator Jon Husted, running in a high-stakes race in Ohio, dismissed his political director because of social media activity displaying a "complete lack" of judgment, a spokeswoman said.
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Sep 12, 2026
An organization allied with Senate G.O.P. leaders has booked more than $51 million in ads. Now, Ken Paxton has a financial edge after months of being outspent by his Democratic rival.
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Sep 12, 2026
The United States is officially neutral on an issue that had been a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a 1998 peace deal.
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Sep 12, 2026
Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president's midterm appeal.
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Sep 12, 2026
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Sep 12, 2026
Communism, in the president's hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
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Sep 11, 2026
The judge, in halting the pretrial fact-finding process, said President Trump's claim of immunity could "dispose of the entire case" involving the library to be built in Miami.
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Sep 11, 2026
President Trump's trip comes after a two-day Republican rally in Dallas, where he tried to energize voters amid fears that the party could face losses in the midterms.
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Sep 11, 2026
The only fraternal organization for women special operations veterans held a gala to mark the wars that began 25 years ago. It came as the Pentagon questions women's roles in the military.
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Sep 11, 2026
Stark warnings from A.I. researchers have reverberated across the country.
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Sep 11, 2026
The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.
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Sep 11, 2026
The president appeared to embrace the idea that after 9/11, no risk can be tolerated, an echo of reasoning used by previous American officials in the "forever wars" that he has long denounced.
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Sep 11, 2026
The president appeared to embrace the idea that after 9/11, no risk can be tolerated, an echo of reasoning used by previous American officials in the "forever wars" that he has long denounced.
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Sep 11, 2026
David J. Rush was fired from the C.I.A. after the F.B.I. found 303 gold bars in his Virginia home. Officials have said he created a fake classified program to funnel himself millions of dollars.
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Sep 11, 2026
The contractor said the pool's new blue liner peeled and tore because of "human oversight" and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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Sep 11, 2026
The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.
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Sep 11, 2026
The long, odd two-night TV production hoped to reach a select audience of die-hard voters (if football didn't intercept them).
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Sep 11, 2026
Online media stars eager to promote President Trump and Republicans worked to find a message that would resonate with an audience that is struggling with an affordability crisis.
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Sep 11, 2026
Our politics reporter Reid Epstein explains how the Trump administration is using the Postal Service to intervene in mail-in voting in state elections.
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Sep 11, 2026
On the second night of the Republican gathering in Dallas, Vice President JD Vance was the headliner. But President Trump returned to center stage.
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Sep 11, 2026
The president made clear as his midterm convention wrapped up that he wants to carry his party through a tough midterms. He just won't go too far out of his way to do it.
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Sep 11, 2026
The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more personal side to the MAGA faithful.
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Sep 10, 2026
A parade of speakers focused on crucial races in the reliably red Texas, where Democrats are running close, or even ahead, of Republican nominees.
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Sep 10, 2026
A typical prime-time audience on Fox News tuned in for an atypical presidential speech.
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Sep 10, 2026
The investigation, by the U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn, is in its earliest stages, leaving it unclear whether criminal charges will ensue.
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Sep 10, 2026
Bottles of water could soon be allowed through security checkpoints at some airports, relaxing a strict policy in place for more than 20 years.
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Sep 10, 2026
Amid the glitz, glamour and party atmosphere of an unusual midterm convention in Dallas, the president boasted of his accomplishments, predicted Republican victories and all but ignored the daunting political landscape his party faces this fall.
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Sep 10, 2026
The disgraced founder of the crypto exchange FTX is serving a 25-year prison sentence.
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Sep 10, 2026
The president's call to send a $5,000 "dividend" to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms disturbed some members of his party.
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Sep 10, 2026
The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.
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Sep 10, 2026
Senator Susan Collins, the only Republican seeking re-election in a state President Trump lost, steered clear of his convention as she distances herself from him and his record.
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Sep 10, 2026
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.
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Sep 10, 2026
The Trump administration is taking an increasingly militarized approach to Latin America, and it has pushed governments across the region to work with U.S. forces.
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Sep 10, 2026
The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.
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Sep 10, 2026
Republican politicians, donors and lobbyists have been busy networking and partying on the sidelines of a midterm convention that is partly a fund-raiser.
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Sep 10, 2026
Republican politicians, donors and lobbyists have been busy networking and partying on the sidelines of a midterm convention that is partly a fund-raiser.
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