“We cannot bring a stick to a knife fight”: Democrats are increasingly open to extreme measures, including gerrymandering, when the stakes are high.Signs in support of the Virginia redistricting referendum at a polling location at Nottingham Elementary School in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.
Virginia’s approval of an aggressive gerrymander could give Democrats up to four additional House seats as they seek to win back Congress.National party leaders were heavily invested in Virginia’s referendum, and tens of millions of dollars flowed in.
Gov. Greg Abbott gave the leaders of Houston, Dallas and Austin until Wednesday to amend their policies to his liking, or return over $150 million in police funding.Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas intensified his rhetoric on Monday on social media.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the law does not violate the Constitution. The plaintiffs said they planned to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.A Ten Commandments poster in an English classroom at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Worth.
Plus, how rainforests can bounce back.Both proponents and opponents of a Virginia redistricting referendum have depended to an extraordinary degree on money raised from nonprofit groups that do not disclose their donors.
As wealthy nations scramble to secure stocks of oil, the result is higher prices for all and shortages in vulnerable countries.People queue for cookinig gas cylinders in New Delhi this month.
President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place.Negotiators from the United States, Iran and European countries meeting to discuss a nuclear deal in Vienna in 201
A law meant to end surprise medical billing accidentally created a multibillion-dollar industry that is making doctors richer.
A new law forces Ukrainians in the captured regions to get Russian title deeds or risk losing their homes.Recently built apartment buildings in Mariupol, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, last year. The Kremlin is trying to remake the city after its brutal siege, but many residents still lack homes
After months of impasse because of objections from Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, ambassadors were meeting to discuss a key step on the way to disbursing the much-needed money.Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. “Ukraine really needs this loan, and
The proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to President Trump’s vanity to get American might on their side.Sloviansk, in the industrial Donbas region, which was first invaded by Russia in 2014.
A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.A photograph released by the U.S. Army showing Afghans being processed at Camp As Sayliyah, in Qatar, in August 2021.
Migrant arrest rates have been high in places like Long Island, where federal agents benefit from stealth and the aid of local politicians.Osman Canales, a neighborhood watch leader, takes to the streets of Long Island to issue an alert when immigration agents converge.
“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran.Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, has feuded with President Trump and his allies for weeks over the war with Iran.
As SpaceX prepares to go public, Mr. Musk has proposed moonshots that differ from the company’s original aim of reaching Mars.
The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.SpaceX said a deal with Cursor gave it the option to buy the artificial intelligence start-up, which makes code-writing software, for $60 billion l
Pahalgam, with steep ravines, grassy hillsides and pine forests, is a base for Hindu pilgrimages that business operators hope will revive visitors.Security officers are a constant presence on tourist routes in Pahalgam after last year’s attack.
In separate small clinical trials, two treatments showed promise that they could help patients with one of the most dire diagnoses in oncology.An animated image showing the human body highlighting the pancreas.
The English singer and guitarist wrote mainstays of the classic-rock canon like “Feelin’ Alright?” and “Only You Know and I Know.” He also had a successful solo career.Dave Mason performing in Chicago in 1980.
In the Big Bend region, a portal to the early universe is enabled by the largest dark-sky reserve on Earth.
The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.The proposed lifetime smoking ban will apply in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
At campaign stops, he talks about high gas prices and Trump’s incompetence. But the core of his message is an unflinching disgust for forever war.Graham Platner
Jason Furman, Neera Tanden and Elizabeth Wilkins discuss.
“It’s always the ones you never heard of,” the late night host said on Tuesday’s “The Daily Show.”
