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.Read More
Justices to Hear Challenge to State Mail-in Ballot Law

The case focuses on Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law, but the outcome could upend similar rules in more than a dozen states and territories.Read More
Takeaways From the Times’s Inside Look at the C.D.C.

Many current and former employees say the actions of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are undermining the agency’s role in safeguarding public health.Read More
Christopher Columbus Statue Is Installed on White House Grounds

The statue of the explorer, a replica of one that protesters toppled in 2020, was placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.Read More
Suspect in Chicago Student’s Killing Was in U.S. Illegally, D.H.S. Says

Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed last week near Loyola University Chicago. The Trump administration has sought to highlight crimes committed by undocumented people in its deportation campaign.Read More
Sidelined by War With Iran, Gaza Residents Remain in Limbo

The new war has led to panic buying and a surge in food prices for Gazans as they try to recover from Israel’s two-year offensive against Hamas.Read More
Energy Attacks in War on Iran Could Turn Economic Shock Into Long-Term Damage

A new phase targeting oil and gas infrastructure in the Persian Gulf threatens to hurt businesses and customers around the world for months or even years.Read More
Iranians Fear Trump’s Threat to Strike Power Plants

With President Trump threatening to strike Iranian power plants, some war-weary civilians are panicking over a possible new debacle.Read More
Anti-Muslim Comments by G.O.P. Congressman Reflect a Rising Trend

On Capitol Hill and in Nashville, comments by Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee have sown division and underscored a growing tolerance on the right for Islamophobia.Read More
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.Read More