When Voters Worry About ‘Affordability,’ Many Point to Health Care

Democrats have had limited political success running on the Affordable Care Act, even with its relative popularity. Now President Trump’s health care cuts may have given the issue new resonance.“Affordability can’t just be a buzzword,” said former Representative Tom Perriello, second from the right.

R Ruth Igielnik and Kate Zernike

In California, a Republican Sheriff Seizes Ballots, Prompting Concerns

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, recently took possession of more than 650,000 ballots as part of a fraud probe. Election officials say his investigation is baseless.Riverside County sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation involves ballots cast in the 2025 special election

N Nick Corasaniti

How Obama’s Strategist Discouraged Biden From Running in 2016

In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political strategist, in 2011. He publicly defended his adv

P Peter Baker

Trump Is Digging Up Washington. Can Lawsuits Stop the Bulldozers?

As the president develops plans to fundamentally alter the White House, the Kennedy Center and other sites, federal lawsuits are beginning to catch up.A coalition of eight prominent cultural and architectural preservation organizations filed a new lawsuit on Monday challenging President Trump’s emer

Z Zach Montague

A Professional’s Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Life

Tackle clutter, let go of sentimental objects and create a home that reflects who you are now.Professional organizer Christina Fallon likes to shake up her client’s homes “like a snow globe” in order to put them back together.

A Alix Strauss

Born Abroad and Fearful of ICE, Adoptees Try to Prove They Belong

Up to 200,000 people adopted as children from abroad are vulnerable to deportation by an administration searching for problems with their citizenship.Tiko’ Rujux-Xicay worries about increased immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities of Minnesota as residents report people being questioned and deta

E Elizabeth Williamson

Canada May Need to Lean on the US as Military Threats in the Arctic Rise

For the past seven decades, Canada has been the junior partner in a military agreement with the United States to protect the Canadian Arctic.A North Warning System station near Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island in Canada’s Arctic. The system consists of automated radars whose technology is now widely

N Norimitsu Onishi

Jewish and Muslim People Face a Wave of Hate. Can Schools Turn the Tide?

New York City is rolling out lessons on Jewish and Muslim American history. Too often, some leaders say, what students know comes from TikTok and social media.Afsa Irfan, a seventh grader, participated in a discussion about enslaved people during a class at the Urban Assembly School for Leadership a

T Troy Closson

Death by Paper

We examine a new innovation in drug smuggling.Searching for drug-soaked paper at the Cook County jail in Chicago.

S Sam Sifton