A demoralizing special-election defeat has left some Democrats questioning the leadership and political strategy of Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader.
In a demoralizing result for Democrats, Ms. Handel defeated Jon Ossoff, a political newcomer who had drawn an outpouring of support from liberals around the country.
This year’s generally positive special elections results for Democrats are still a reminder that it will be difficult to win in G.O.P. territory next year.
The Republican leadership in the Senate plans to unveil a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but senators remain divided over issues from abortion to Medicaid.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Wednesday: The return of Hollywood’s production mojo, the Uber C.E.O. calls it quits, and a Boy Scout’s incredible merit badge collection — all of them.
Versions of the proposal, which would require the United States to reduce its military footprint on the Korean Peninsula, have been floated by Beijing and Seoul.
The Trump administration is quietly lobbying House Republicans to weaken the legislation passed overwhelmingly by the Senate.
The annual game between the women of Congress and women who work in the news media was considerably more relaxed than the men’s congressional game last week.
The removal of the crown prince is a stark upheaval in the leadership of the wealthy kingdom, a key ally of the United States and the Arab world’s largest economy.
The president views Mohammed bin Salman, the newly named Saudi crown prince, as a key ally in his effort to cement a Sunni Muslim alliance in the Persian Gulf.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s becoming heir to the throne makes him an even more influential voice in global oil circles. The episode is a blow to the city’s cultural heritage and its plethora of ancient sites that have been damaged or destroyed during three years of Islamic State rule.
The death last August touched off two days of protests and violence on Milwaukee’s north side. The jury decided the shooting had been justified.
On the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, watch Inuit in northern Canada teach the next generation the disappearing craft of building igloos. One of Canada’s remaining igloo builders teaches the disappearing technique that was once common knowledge among the Inuit people.
The four children, from a fishing village in Nigeria, were among thousands abducted by Boko Haram and trained as soldiers. They learned to survive, but only by forgetting who they were.
At a Chicago hotel on Tuesday, two venture capitalists presented Mr. Kalanick with a list of demands, including his resignation by the end of the day.
Travis Kalanick, who stepped down as Uber’s C.E.O., had many enablers who turned a blind eye to the company’s faults because it was growing quickly.
The company has been dogged by scandal for months. One response: changes to its all-important app.
Women are speaking out about attacks, harassment and the tepid official response at Australian universities, and facing a backlash from a hypermasculine society.
The father of the basketball star Lonzo Ball has taken an assertive role in his son’s career, reflecting a larger trend as millennials come of age.
The bloc’s regulations protecting consumers and preserving distinctive culinary cultures often create tension, sometimes even with the United States.
The topsy-turvy power dynamics of internet culture are on display in “FANtasies,” a new fan-fiction-inspired web series.
The announcement of a criminal investigation came after a Times article detailed a sweeping operation using advanced spyware to infiltrate a target’s smartphone.
Jay Solomon, a longtime correspondent, was fired after evidence surfaced that he had become entangled in the business dealings of an aviation titan.
The judge ordered the jury to not discuss their deliberations but one juror gave an account of what happened as they decided the case.
The suspicion contradicts a police assessment that said the disaster was a result of lightning strikes and is likely to fuel calls for a wider investigation.
The man who opened fire on members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game lived an increasingly desperate life but had no ties to terrorism, the F.B.I. said.
The Pentagon paid for a proprietary pattern that was inappropriate for the environment based on a single Afghan official’s tastes, a government watchdog said.
Casamigos, which the actor founded with the entertainment impresario Rande Gerber, drew the attention of the spirits giant Diageo.
The show will end after 609 performances, a far cry from the 18-year run of the original production.
Dr. June Y. Chu, who was appointed the dean of Yale’s Pierson College in May 2016, was put on leave last month, and an official announced this week she was no longer employed.
The F.B.I. said that a suspect arrested in the stabbing of a police officer at Bishop International Airport, Amor Ftouhi, was from Canada.
An Israeli court ruled that moving female passengers at the behest of Orthodox men who object to sitting with them constituted illegal discrimination.
It was the government’s biggest financial commitment so far to house families displaced by the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Forrest Fenn said he buried a stash worth $2 million. The search for it has drawn tens of thousands of people to some of the more unsparing wilderness in the southwest.
Ms. Handel is not the first woman in Georgia’s Congressional delegation, but she is the first Republican woman.
The new museum dedicated to Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, in Springfield, Mass., left out some controversial political cartoons.
Lane Moore’s shows involve real men on the dating app, but she works hard to avoid mocking them. The result is a clever show that’s deservedly a hit.
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