Justice Dept. Clears Way for Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

The $111 billion deal would unite two major movie studios and put CNN under the same roof as CBS News.A merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery would include the Warner Bros. movie studio, above, in Burbank, Calif.

L Lauren Hirsch, David McCabe and Benjamin Mullin

SpaceX’s Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut

Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way.A SpaceX ad on the Nasdaq MarketSite tower in Times Square. The company, which Elon Musk founded in 2002, began trading on the stock market on Friday.

R Ryan Mac, Kenneth Chang and Kirsten Grind

Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.A health worker in the town of Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, collecting medication for patients suspected of having Bundibugyo virus last month.

C Carl Zimmer and Stephanie Nolen

Can Democrats Overcome G.O.P. Gerrymandering?

Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, who writes The Tilt newsletter, looks at the Republicans’ advantage in the House of Representatives after partisan redistricting. To win the House, how much of the popular vote would Democrats need to win?

N Nate Cohn, Laura Bult, June Kim, Edward Vega and Pierre Kattar

Federal Agents Search Voting Rights Group in Ohio

It was not immediately clear what the investigators were looking for, but a board member with a progressive group said members had been served with search warrants.People voting in Ohio in 2024.

D Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush

Framing David Hockney’s Greatest Art

Whether in Los Angeles, in his native England or traveling the world, the artist always reinvented the world he saw, with psychological insight.

H Holland Cotter

Trump’s D.C. Renovations, HGTV Style

President Trump brings a particular brand of reality TV-style renovations to the nation’s capital.After generations of slow and often staid improvements, the Trump era has already added a splashy flair to today’s Washington, including an Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon cage rising on the Sout

J Jesse McKinley

A Guide to Chicago’s South Side, Home of the New Obama Center

The Obama Presidential Center, opening on June 19, is poised to attract visitors to an often-overlooked area. Here’s what you’ll find in Hyde Park and beyond.The $850-million Obama Presidential Center will introduce visitors to an area they have largely overlooked in favor of downtown attractions. A

E Elaine Glusac and Akilah Townsend