The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions
Marines are searching thousands of containers aboard the Touska, an Iranian cargo ship that the Navy disabled and seized on Sunday.Read More
Tracking the Virginia Redistricting Referendum Early Vote
Voters in Virginia will decide on Tuesday whether to redraw the state’s congressional map in an attempt to eliminate all but one safe Republican district.Read More
Former Kansas Mayor Pleads Guilty in Noncitizen Voting Case
Joe Ceballos, a green card holder who resigned as Coldwater’s mayor after being charged, said he did not know that he had to be a citizen to vote.Read More
Democrat Betty Yee Leaves the California Governor’s Race
Betty Yee, the former state controller, had faced pressure to drop out after hovering near the bottom of polls for months. The move could help Democrats begin to unify behind a front-runner.Read More
Why a Democratic Senate, Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility
Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show.Read More
How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order, Without a Beak
The kea gained fame for learning to use a pebble to groom himself. Scientists were astounded by his next innovation.Read More
California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing in Legal Filing
The state claimed the e-commerce giant pressured brands like Levi’s and Hanes to ask competing retailers to raise prices on certain products.Read More
Trump’s Fed Pick to Defend Central Bank’s Ability to Set Rates Independently
Kevin M. Warsh is set to testify at the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday even as a criminal investigation into the central bank risks delaying his ascension to become the next chair.Read More
The Night the Government Closed the Skies Over El Paso
A high-energy laser weapon and a power struggle between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city.Read More
Trump Administration Takes Steps to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs
The government debuted a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.Read More