What Tom Kean Did and Didn’t Explain About His Absence
Representative Thomas Kean Jr., a New Jersey Republican, has finally reappeared in Congress. Questions remain about his nearly four-month absence…
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Talarico Seizes on Paxton Tabloid Story to Test Corruption Attacks in Texas Senate Race
After a salacious report about Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, his Democratic rival, James Talarico, seized…
Beaver Statue Honoring the United States Is Smashed in Toronto
One of dozens of statues of Canada’s national animal, part of a public art installation for the World Cup, was…
Aid Workers in Venezuela Fear Disease Outbreaks After Twin Quakes
Health care workers worry that illnesses like cholera could spread in areas where clean water was already in short supply,…
G.O.P. Revolt Paralyzes the House, Stalling Trump Agenda
A Republican blockade derailed a Pentagon policy bill and other legislation as the far right pressed for action on a…
BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina
The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars…
Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas
Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall.
Amy Coney Barrett Faces Right-Wing Ire Over Recent Rulings
Justice Barrett sided with Chief Justice Roberts and the liberal minority to uphold birthright citizenship and mail-in voting practices.
The Two Mexico Cities Fighting for Claim Over Soccer’s Origin
Mineral del Monte, a small former mining town that became a tourist destination partly because of its Cornish influence, claims…
Trump Officials Sideline Machado, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Over Earthquake Response
A bid by María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela has angered U.S. officials…