What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Mean for the Midterms

Democrats will lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, and Florida is drawing a redder map. South Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri could try to draw new maps before voting begins.The Supreme Court’s conservative majority had been widely expected to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

N Nick Corasaniti

Judge Asks Justice Department: Will You Oppose Trump?

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. over the disclosure of his tax returns.President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns to news media outlets, arguin

A Andrew Duehren

At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump

King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, welcomed King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday evening for a st

S Shawn McCreesh

Gallows Humor Provides Respite From Mideast Wars

Arab digital creators on social media are turning out edgy material to cope with the conflicts and bring levity to a pain that often feels too raw.Samer Moumneh, wearing a red headband, recording a new sketch in a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon, last week.

A Abdi Latif Dahir

Takeaways From the California Governor Debate at Pomona College

The candidates felt pressure to differentiate themselves, with ballots going out to voters next week. The result was a more spirited battle than past debates.Eight candidates took the stage at Pomona College in one of the final debates in the California gubernatorial primary race.

L Laurel Rosenhall and Soumya Karlamangla

He Defied the State to Fortify His Mansion. Now He Wants to Be Governor.

Rom Reddy has pushed to protect his beachfront mansion in South Carolina from what he calls “government overreach.” The fight, he said, inspired his political awakening.Rom Reddy said he was eager to shift the focus from his wall to his nascent campaign, which kicked off last month, much later than

E Eduardo Medina

In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks

From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.Sandra Martinez Roe, with her son, is a leader of a Los Angeles parents’ group pushing the district to audit its technology contracts and limit the use of tech in schools.

N Natasha Singer

An Age of Political Violence?

We look into whether the U.S. is in a new era of violent extremism.From left: At a memorial to Charlie Kirk, a flag flying at half-staff, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro walking in front of his firebombed home.

S Sam Sifton