Why Were Polls So Wrong in the Wisconsin Governor’s Race?

Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, had a double-digit lead in polls as recently as last week. Then she lost. What happened?Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, was the front-runner in polls ahead of the Wisconsin Democratic primary for

B Bayliss Wagner and Ruth Igielnik

How Crowley Eked Out a Win in the Wisconsin Governor Primary

A shifting race and a key endorsement helped the moderate Democrat overcome his progressive challenger, Francesca Hong, voters said.David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, casting his ballot alongside his daughter at Milwaukee German Immersion School on Tuesday.

J Julie Bosman

For Blakeman, Trump Could Make and Break His Bid to Lead New York

Bruce Blakeman, who is vying to become the state’s second Republican governor in the last 50 years, pushes President Trump’s agenda even as he avoids mentioning his name.Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, trails Gov. Kathy Hochul by 10 percentage points in a Siena University poll of likely

G Grace Ashford

Trump Is Sued Over Plan to Sell Early Access to His Truth Social Posts

The lawsuit filed in federal court said President Trump “stands to gain financially by giving ‘market-moving’ government information to those who are willing and able to pay his personal company.”President Trump is the largest shareholder in Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social.

M Matthew Goldstein

Gulf Oil Giants Are Spending Billions to Build Ways Around Strait of Hormuz

Even if a cease-fire materializes, Gulf exporters recognize that relying strictly on the Strait of Hormuz is a risk they can no longer take.Ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday off the coast of Bandar Abbas in Iran. Shipping through the strait has been greatly curtailed because of the wa

L Lisa Friedman

RFK Jr. Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles Outbreak

At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.Before becoming health secretary, Mr. Kennedy promoted vaccine skepticism as the leader of Children’s Health Defense.

T Teddy Rosenbluth

Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continents

The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.Collecting water from a well in a drought-afflicted village in Gujarat, India, in May.

R Raymond Zhong and Chico Harlan

Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough

With temperatures set to soar as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) this week, Europeans and tourists say that summer in Europe has lost its appeal.A woman cooling off at the Vatican on Wednesday.

E Elisabetta Povoledo, Giulia Imbert and Carlos Barragán