María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela

After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, a Nobel laureate, came back to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and press for new elections.María Corina Machado greets supporters on Sunday in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

J Julie Turkewitz, Edward Wong and Adam Entous

Who Is María Corina Machado?

The Venezuelan opposition leader returned home from exile to a country firmly under American control. How are her relations with Washington?María Corina Machado in Panama City this month.

J Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Wolfe and Ephrat Livni

Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase

A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.President Trump at a midterm election campaign rally in Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., on Saturday.

Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs

In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk

On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.Elon Musk, left, is in an increasingly tense rivalry with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in

B Bayliss Wagner

METRO with Sarah Koenig: Episode 1

Sarah Koenig goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about.

S Sarah Koenig, Jenelle Pifer, Julie Snyder, Alex Epton, Matt McGinley, Allison Leyton-Brown, Phoebe Wang and Catherine Anderson

Can’t Afford a Home. Can’t Afford a Baby. Can’t Afford Life. This Is 30.

They’re trying to build middle-class lives in New York. But many 30-year-olds in the city feel worse off than their parents. Is it average adult angst? Or something more enduring?People in their early 30s make up the largest age cohort in the United States. They’re feeling priced out of adulthood.

T Troy Closson