Trump Had Urged Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to Fight for His Job

The president called the Nvidia chief on Tuesday, continuing a pattern of supporting him even as the spy scandal was intensifying.President Trump and Jensen Huang during a summit in Washington last month.

M Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Tripp Mickle and Julian E. Barnes

Huang and Lutnick Summoned to Testify Before Congress

Senator Tim Scott said he had requested that the Nvidia co-founder and the commerce secretary appear before the Senate Banking Committee.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the Capitol to testify before a Senate committee last year.

M Mack Liederman

Rescue Ends in Brooklyn After 8 Die in Building Collapse

The Fire Department said the search for victims on Flatbush Avenue was over, while city investigators began looking into an excavation occurring next door.The collapse of an apartment building into an adjacent construction site in Flatbush killed eight people and injured 18.

T Troy Closson, Nate Schweber, Andrea Barnes and Michael Levenson

What to Know About the Deadly Building Collapse in Brooklyn

At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-story building in Flatbush collapsed on Wednesday, officials said.The building that collapsed, at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, had four apartments, according to city records.

M Maia Coleman

Chris Van Hollen Set to Challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate Majority Leader

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has emerged as a favorite of Democrats seeking an alternative to Senator Chuck Schumer, who says he has the votes to win.Chris Van Hollen had emerged as the favorite to challenge Chuck Schumer for the post and had expressed increasing willingness to do so in rece

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Republican Setbacks Swell in the South With Stinging Loss in Mississippi

The Democrat Scott Colom’s stunning Senate upset punctuated a dismal midterm showing for the G.O.P. in a region they had dominated for years.Scott Colom, the Democratic Senate candidate in Mississippi, secured a major upset over Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.

T Tim Balk and Emily Cochrane

Holscher Wins Kansas Governor Race, Retaining Seat for Democrats

State Senator Cindy Holscher won the race. Though Kansas is reliably Republican in presidential elections, its voters often break for Democrats in midterms.Cindy Holscher celebrated her win in the primary election at a watch party in Lenexa, Kan., in August.

M Mitch Smith

One Dead and Four Wounded in Shooting Around Washington D.C. Condo Building

The gunman, disgruntled about repair work in his condo, fatally shot the building manager and opened fire on others before killing himself, officials said. One resident had a narrow escape.Emergency workers in the Logan Circle area of Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.

B Billy Witz, Madison Malone Kircher, Clarence Williams and Aishvarya Kavi

An A.I. Titan Resigns

Also, a Brooklyn building collapse kills eight, including two children. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

M Matthew Cullen