Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds
The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.Read More
Global Supply Shortages Deepen as War Drags On, Risking Jobs and Growth
After three months, the fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is spreading, with developing countries bearing the brunt of the shortfall.Read More
In Alabama Case, Supreme Court Faces First Major Test of Voting Rights Act Ruling
Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.Read More
Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon
Israel has intensified its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, in recent days, striking targets across Lebanon.Read More
Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P.
Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks.Read More
A Blue Texas May Be More Than a Dream for Democrats
Ken Paxton’s victory for the Republican nomination and a big shift among Hispanic voters have put a Senate seat within reach.Read More
A MAGA Victory in Texas, and the Trump Administration’s New Ebola Plan
Plus, Iran begins lifting an internet blackout.Read More
A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground
When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash.Read More
Ken Paxton Victory Tests Whether Texas Republicans Can Reunite for November
Republican voters made a familiar bet, that Texas is conservative enough that any Republican, even the most conservative, will beat a Democrat.Read More
Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate
Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.Read More