Hoarding Is Driving Energy Prices Higher Everywhere
As wealthy nations scramble to secure stocks of oil, the result is higher prices for all and shortages in vulnerable countries.Read More
Democrats Win Big in Election Map Fight, and Influencers Push Nicotine as a Health Hack
Plus, how rainforests can bounce back.Read More
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the law does not violate the Constitution. The plaintiffs said they planned to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.Read More
Abbott Uses Trump-Style Tactics, Threatens Houston, Dallas and Austin Over ICE Policy
Gov. Greg Abbott gave the leaders of Houston, Dallas and Austin until Wednesday to amend their policies to his liking, or return over $150 million in police funding.Read More
In Virginia Redistricting Win, Democrats Play Hardball to Thwart Trump
“We cannot bring a stick to a knife fight”: Democrats are increasingly open to extreme measures, including gerrymandering, when the stakes are high.Read More
What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon
Our visual journalist David Guttenfelder traveled with displaced people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as a cease-fire paused the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Read More
Virginia Passes Gerrymandered Map to Help Democrats in Midterms: 4 Takeaways
Virginia’s approval of an aggressive gerrymander could give Democrats up to four additional House seats as they seek to win back Congress.Read More
Here’s What the New Virginia House Map Looks Like
Democrats now hold six of the state’s 11 seats in the U.S. House, but the new map could allow the party to win 10 of them.Read More
Here’s Where the National Fight Over Gerrymandered Maps Stands
With Virginia’s vote on Tuesday, Democrats pulled close to even with Republicans, who may have further cards to play in the race to gain extra House seats.Read More
RFK Jr. Refused to Commit to Backing New CDC Director on Vaccines
In a tense congressional hearing, the health secretary also said he bore no responsibility for the measles outbreak in the United States.Read More