Once a fierce critic of President Trump, Senator Lindsey Graham is his close ally. Democrats want “the old Lindsey” back, but he loves the conservative adulation. Barack Obama has re-emerged as the Democrats’ most prominent face, pitting president versus president over the future of the country. Despite murmurs of opposition from her own party, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California is in a dominant position in her campaign for Senate. Because of weak Republican candidates at the top of the state ticket and redrawn congressional districts, Democrats are positioned for gains in the state. The question is how big? Young voters have a variety of causes this year: gun control, climate change, reproductive rights. Will they vote in big numbers? History says no. A glowing jobs report right before an election should be a gift to the party in power, but the president’s strident tone on immigration is drowning out the good news. The last official snapshot of the economy before Americans vote on Tuesday offered another reminder of the labor market’s persistent strength. Where is this growth really coming from; how real is the concern over inflation; and how many more workers are out there? Eight countries — including India, South Korea, Japan and China, among the world’s largest importers of Iranian oil — were granted six-month waivers. The European Union did not receive an exemption. President Trump said rocks would be considered firearms if thrown at the American military. The Nigerian Army pointed to that language when explaining why its soldiers fatally shot protesters. President Trump’s newly soothing tone toward President Xi Jinping of China lies less in trade talks, which remain on hold, and more in domestic political calculations. The attack that killed a powerful Afghan police chief and missed the top U.S. commander led to violence between allies, and the rumor that Americans were behind it all. We invite you to take a look at this year’s winners ... Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. A group of desperate migrants walking toward the Texas border is not a threat. We have laws to protect us — and them. Apparently, the self-evident truth that all people deserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is far from settled. Democrats miss Trump’s political gifts and the real threat he represents. The Jewish community center became a mourning tent. The synagogue, a crime scene. The Republican Party hopes to beat back the Democrats on Tuesday with a big push from the Christian right. Austerity in a slump, stimulus in a boom. Across the state, diverse liberal candidates are redefining its politics. Threats from the right inspire a new left-wing gun culture. Here are three local races that could help determine who controls Congress. The police in Tallahassee said they did not know the motive the shooting, which happened about the time a yoga class was to be held. The ruling came in a lawsuit accusing the president of illegally maintaining a financial interest in his company’s hotel near the White House. The police said that someone was apparently holding a parking space for Mr. Baldwin, but another car pulled into the space and an altercation ensued. The head of a review panel predicted the drug, Dsuvia, would cause more overdose deaths. But the F.D.A. said there were adequate safeguards. James Rackover, accused with another man of killing Joseph Comunale and burying his body, was convicted by a jury of murder and related charges. The fallout from a football player’s death has created turmoil on campus six years after Maryland announced it would join the mighty Big Ten Conference. Once a year, the authorities disclose the taxable incomes of all Finns, prompting talk of who’s up, who’s down — and who may be weaseling out of taxes. To draw attention to its oldest character, Disney has revved up its cross-promotional machine to what may be its highest level yet. Kirill Serebrennikov, under house arrest in Moscow, is staging a production of “Così Fan Tutte” in Zurich through a process closer to espionage than traditional theater. More Recent Articles |
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