Trump’s Trade War Is Shaping the Fight for Congress

In Colorado and across the country, higher costs, tariffs and cheap beef imports are affecting voters who will help determine which party controls the House next year.Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado, center, at the state fair in Pueblo last month. Mr. Hurd, a first-term Republican, has leaned i

C Carl Hulse

As War Grinds On, Trump Relishes Renovation Projects

President Trump is basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.Trucks and cranes worked on a helipad in front of the White House last month.

L Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman

Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’

The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. Over the weekend, he shared a map of New Mexico on social media with the word “Mexico” crossed out with a red X and replaced with “Amer

D Dan Watson

After Victory in German State, Far Right Needs Help to Take Power

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not have a straightforward path to governing Saxony-Anhalt, but a small populist party could clear the way.Tino Chrupalla, left, and Alice Weidel, right, co-leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, with Ulrich Siegmund, center, the party’s lea

C Christopher F. Schuetze

Officials Search for Answers After Fatal Miami Airport Cargo Plane Crash

The cargo plane, operated for Amazon, plowed into a public road and crashed into vehicles, killing five people and disrupting more than 200 flights over Labor Day weekend.Investigators continue work to determine what caused the crash of an Amazon cargo plane at Miami International Airport.

D David Ovalle, Karoun Demirjian and Eduardo Medina

9/11 Shaped Their Lives, Even Though They’re Too Young to Remember It.

They have no memory of the buildings missing from the skyline or airports without security lines. But they have strong feelings about how to regard the legacy of the attacks.“There was no first time I heard about it. As a child it was simply a fact of the world I was in: 9/11 happened, and people li

M Maia Coleman, Troy Closson and Elinor Kry

Why Amy Klobuchar Wants to Run a State Beleaguered by Trump

The senator opted to run for governor, having concluded that many Minnesotans lost faith in state government under fellow Democrats. But some wonder: Would she be a fighter in the role, or a conciliator?Senator Amy Klobuchar, the third highest-ranking Democrat in the chamber, is running for governor

E Ernesto Londoño

With a Gerrymander Vanquished, Wisconsin Democrats Aim for Control

The swing state of Wisconsin had one of the most undemocratic State Assembly maps in the country. Now Democrats have a chance to take control of the legislature.State Representative Jenna Jacobson goes door to door to talk with voters while campaigning in her hometown, Oregon, Wis.

D David W. Chen and Jamie Kelter Davis

Thousands of Serbs Gather to Mourn Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’

The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.Serbs lining up to pay tribute to the former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday.

A Andrew Higgins and Alisa Dogramadzieva

How ‘Hypermilers’ Are Trying to Beat High Gas Prices

Gas prices have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war. Some drivers are using special techniques to maximize their miles per gallon and save at the pump.Bob Winger driving his 2016 Hyundai Sonata hybrid past a gas station in Williamsburg, Va., on Sunday.

P Pooja Salhotra

Happy Labor Day!

We’re loading up the grill.In Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

S Sam Sifton

They Went to Ukraine on the ‘Peace Express.’ Detours Are Likely Ahead.

The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalating fighting.The U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, right, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Mr. Kushner said “new ideas” were

C Cassandra Vinograd and Andrew E. Kramer