Virginia Court Strikes Down Redistricted Voting Map in a Huge Blow to Democrats

The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.The ruling from the Virginia Supreme Court leaves Democrats at a disadvantage in the country’s redistricting fight.

C Campbell Robertson, Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein

ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment

The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.The filing on Friday was registered on behalf of a single ABC station in Houston and involved a minor regulatory dispute over the talk show “The View,” which r

J Jim Rutenberg and John Koblin

Pentagon Releases Files on U.F.O.s

The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.

H Helene Cooper

Emirates Doubles Down on U.S. and Israeli Ties Amid Iran War

The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends and foes.The Emirates leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and President Trump in Abu Dhabi, last year.

V Vivian Nereim

David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100

Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.Mr. Attenborough enrolled at the University of Cambridge in 1945, where he studied natural sciences, including geology and zoology.

J Jonathan Wolfe

What to know about the report.

Employers added 115,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent despite higher energy prices and instability spurred by the war with Iran.

S Sydney Ember

Trump’s Latest Tariff Setback Looms Over China Talks

For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.President Trump and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, in 2025. Tariffs are expected to be a major topic when they meet next week in Beijing.

T Tony Romm and Ana Swanson

How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs?

Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how A.I.-related layoffs are testing the resilience of the government’s safety net programs.

B Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart and Rafaela Balster

Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections

Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour.British Prime Minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer in London, England, on Friday.

S Stephen Castle

Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning

The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in.

F Frank Kendall