Why Trump Is Gathering Republicans in Texas, and Iran Targets U.S. Warships

Plus, the fake images flooding real estate listings.Normally, national party conventions are held only in presidential election years, but President Trump pushed for a Republican midterm convention.

T Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Shane Goldmacher and Erika Solomon

Trump’s Super PAC Is Tied to Mystery Group Spending $25 Million on Midterms

The recently created Republican group is pumping cash into half a dozen key midterm races, with the largest amounts going toward Senate contests in New Hampshire and Alaska.President Trump’s main super PAC, MAGA Inc., has reported a war chest of more than $400 million.

T Theodore Schleifer, Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman

Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos

After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.Protesters outside the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City last September.

A Ann E. Marimow and Mitch Smith

Three Jurors in Clancy Trial Describe Frustration With Holdout

The three jurors, who voted to acquit Lindsay Clancy of murder, described the tense deliberations in an interview with a Boston TV station.Lindsay Clancy reacting to the jury’s saying it could not reach a verdict, during her murder trial in Plymouth, Mass., last week.

M Maia Spoto

Trump Cannot Pardon Lindsay Clancy, but Her Lawyer Asked Anyway

President Trump does not have the power to wipe away the state murder charges Ms. Clancy faces. Her lawyer’s spokesman said the comments were “a statement to the country.”Kevin Reddington, right, with Lindsay Clancy in court last week. A judge declared a mistrial in the case on Friday.

M Michael Levenson

Ukraine’s Unexpected $27 Billion Budget Gap Rattles Europe

An unexpected request from President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a stark reminder that the cost of the war will rise, challenging Europe.President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed military forces and European leaders during Ukraine’s Independence Day in Kyiv last month.

J Jeanna Smialek and Siobhán O’Grady

Clay, an A.I. Sales Tool Provider, Raises $115 Million

The round was led by Wellington Management, a firm known for investing in start-ups on the path toward potential initial public offerings.Varun Anand, left, and Kareem Amin, founders of Clay, say that the company is now focused on attracting Fortune 500 customers.

M Michael J. de la Merced

Germany’s Right Turn

We take stock of the AfD’s success.Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces pressure from the far right.

S Sam Sifton