Trump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message. Mostly About Landscaping.

On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.“The pipes now are totally renovated,” President Trump said as he showed off the newly refilled Reflecting Pool on Monday.

S Shawn McCreesh

Democratic Divisions on Israel Come Thundering Back, in Preview of Fights to Come

A shattered alliance in Michigan between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and his former primary rival, Representative Haley Stevens, underscored broader tensions in the party.Democratic lawmakers and candidates have become more critical of Israel’s government since the war in Gaza, reflecting a broader shift in

T Tim Balk and Jennifer Medina

20-Year-Old Nathalia Filgueiras Was a Pilot on Learjet That Crashed in Florida

Nine people died, including two young children and a 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Filgueiras, who received her pilot’s license three years ago, when she was still a teenager.The private jet, which had been traveling from Texas to the Bahamas, crashed down in a residential area of Palm Beach, Fla.,

D David Ovalle, Jacey Fortin and Shahrzad Rasekh

Trump Administration Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections

The Biden era law was meant to help women stay in the workplace, but some conservatives say rules to enact it went too far with coverage for abortion and fertility treatment.A rally on Capitol Hill to support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which passed with bipartisan support in 2022.

C Coral Davenport and Rebecca Davis O’Brien

William Nordhaus Pioneered Putting a Price on Pollution

Economist William Nordhaus said putting a price on pollution was the best way to reduce climate change. Then came the fossil fuel lobby and the anti-tax movement.William Nordhaus in his Yale University office in New Haven, Conn., in 2018.

D David Gelles

‘Devastating’ Damage as Hard Rains and Flash Floods Batter the Southwest

Some towns received more rain in a single day than they typically get during all of November, forcing evacuations across the Four Corners region.The Fun Valley Family Resort, a campground in Rio Grande County, Colo., was among the areas heavily damaged in flooding last month. A potent storm on Sunda

J Jack Healy and Nazaneen Ghaffar