As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law.President Trump with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a campaign rally in North Carolina this month.
The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and “A.I. slop,” as one aide put it.President Trump after a campaign rally in Mississip
Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.A sample ballot showing candidates for next week’s U.S. Senate race in Alaska lists two Dan Sullivans (highlight added here to both), al
Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control.
The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens.Election workers process mail-in ballots in San Diego.
Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential election, fled Brazil for the United States via Argentina after the police canceled his passport in relation to an investigation.Flávio Bolsonaro arriving at Miami Opa-Locka Airport on Wednesday.
With street talk and tactics from the far-right’s playbook, André Janones used a WhatsApp channel to help organize millions of Brazilians online.The Brazilian congressman André Janones created a digital “army” by setting up WhatsApp groups and posting on Instagram, which helped mobilized the vote fo
The prominent law firm has been rocked by an exodus of high-profile lawyers, a failed succession plan and a scuttled deal to merge with a rival firm.Founded nearly a century ago, Weil Gotshal was once the marquee for bankruptcy advice but has more recently had difficulty competing with giant law fir
A rare localized peace deal announced by the first lady, Melania Trump, offered a brief respite for Kherson, where Russian drones and artillery have long terrorized civilians.Net covered streets in Kherson protect against Russian drone assaults as people take advantage of the relative calm during a
The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.Emergency services work at the scene of a crash between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday.
After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 68 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.Emergency workers at the scene of a crash involving two trains near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday.
Votes are still being counted, but it appears that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor the opposition alliance headed by Gadi Eisenkot will have a majority.Torn Likud party campaign ad featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump in Jerus
The Arab parties have long been kept on the political sidelines. But stunning turnout by their supporters makes the Arab minority an Israeli political reality that cannot be ignored.Voting in the predominantly Arab town of Tayibe during the Israeli election on Tuesday.
In his letter, the vice president suggested an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran’s nuclear program.Vice President JD Vance is said to have made the outreach in a letter sent last week via Qatari meditators and delivered Sunday to an Iranian official, Gen. Mohsen Rezae
Mr. Cárdenas, the only son of a Mexican president, never won the office but became a leading figure in the country’s democratic transformation.Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas in Mexico City in 2023.
A Florida sheriff’s office arrested a mother who had left her children home alone for days to go on a work trip, reigniting the debate over when parents act irresponsibly.The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released body-cam footage of officers escorting Irene Miller, in the tan suit, off a plane at
Long before its baroque décor and class identity became midterm talking points, this durable restaurant chain survived some withering critiques.The Cheesecake Factory has defined the term “upscale casual dining,” and closely read the psyche and the appetite of the American diner.
The protests roiling the continent express feelings of generational futility.
Ms. Huerta, a champion for workers and Latinos, revealed this year that she had been sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez. But some women said she rebuffed their own complaints about abuse within the movement.Dolores Huerta, seen in a 1988 rally, was remembered Wednesday in California as a transformat
