Runoff Polls in Texas Senate Contest Have Favored Ken Paxton

Mr. Paxton, a Texas Senate candidate, has led Senator John Cornyn in all but one independent poll in the Republican primary runoff.Read More
Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.Read More
Texans Head to the Polls, Again

Plus, Ferrari’s first fully electric car. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.Read More
The Factors Shaping the 2026 Midterm Elections

President Trump has sought revenge in G.O.P. primaries. Democrats have turned out to vote in large numbers. Republicans have gained a redistricting advantage.Read More
Democratic Incumbents Run Against Each Other After Republican Redistricting in Texas

A Republican-led redistricting effort forced Representative Al Green, who has served 11 terms, and Christian Menefee, one of the newest members of Congress, into a battle for the same seat.Read More
South Carolina Redistricting: Senate Passes on New Map, Defying Trump

With early voting already underway, it became clear there was no longer enough support to use new lines before the November midterm elections.Read More
Judge Lets Stand a Florida House Map That Could Add 4 Republican Seats

The plaintiffs had argued that the map violated a state ban on partisan gerrymandering that the state’s voters passed in 2010.Read More
U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan has also faced criticism from nonproliferation experts.Read More
Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say

Organizations that track online traffic confirmed an uptick in activity on Tuesday, as Iranians reconnected to the global internet after a government-imposed shutdown.Read More
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters

Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.Read More