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

About That Contested Elizabeth Holmes Quote to The Times

In today’s Backstory, the new Holmes film takes issue with our profile, Nikole Hannah-Jones unpacks her viral essay and a professor shares why he thinks we apply “conservative” and “liberal” labels inconsistently.

P Patrick Healy

Aleksandar Vucic Concedes Defeat in Serbian Election

“It is clear that we have lost these elections,” Aleksandar Vucic said in a surprisingly early speech congratulating his opponents.People cheering after the polls closed in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday.

A Andrew Higgins and Alisa Dogramadzieva

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

How to Straddle the MAGA Divide

Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike. Does she represent a vanishing type?

N Noam Scheiber