Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter

A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.The Democratic National Committee’s autopsy of the 2024 election was meant to examine missteps that led to the party’s defeat.

S Shane Goldmacher

Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party

Progressives hope momentum by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will give them a signature victory. Centrists warn that picking him will backfire in November. Acrimony is everywhere.Haley Stevens speaks during a Get Out The Vote Rally for her Senate campaign at Local 98 in Madison Heights, Michigan on Sunday.

R Reid J. Epstein and Sam Easter

Spain’s Leader Is Seen as Soft on Migrants, but He Acted Fast on Ceuta

After thousands poured into the Spanish territory in North Africa, the pro-immigration policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were blamed. The reality is more complex.Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, center, visiting Ceuta on Friday. “In less than 48 hours, my government has succeeded in ful

J Jason Horowitz

Ceuta Migration Crisis Exposes Despair Among Morocco’s Young People

Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain.Migrants returning back to Morocco. Last week, between 50,000 and 60,000 people entered Ceuta, a small Spanish exclave in North Africa that shares a border with Morocco.

B Ben Hubbard, Aida Alami and Sergey Ponomarev

Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.Capt. Kai Proce before his separation board hearing at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in June.

G Greg Jaffe and Dave Philipps

Spokane Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Buildings as Thousands Evacuate

Firefighters were hopeful that improving weather conditions in Washington state could help efforts to contain the blaze, which officials described as the largest natural disaster in the history of Spokane.All of Christine and Bryan Farris’s belongings burned in the Old Trail fire in Spokane, Wash.

C Christina Morales

The German Auto Industry, a Pillar of the National Psyche, Is Trembling

The country’s iconic carmakers are struggling with tariffs, the growth of electric vehicles and intense competition from Chinese companies.The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class at the celebration of the company’s 140th anniversary. Carl Benz filed a patent for a car in 1886.

J Jack Ewing and Jim Tankersley

Mamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care

A new report by the Center for New York City Affairs projected that a child care system for all children under 5 could cost the city about $9 billion a year.A new report from the Center for New York City Affairs builds in higher salaries for some New York City child care educators than are included

E Eliza Shapiro

Kay Granger, Pathbreaking Texas Congresswoman, Dies at 83

She was the first Republican woman from the state to be elected to Congress. It caused a stir in 2024 when she was discovered to be residing in a senior living facility while still in office.Representative Kay Granger of Texas at the Capitol in 2023. In her final term, she became the first Republica

K Katharine Q. Seelye

Michigan Looks Left

We’re sizing up tomorrow’s primary contest.Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens.

E Evan Gorelick