Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot

A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is influential at the White House on technology policy and has developed a close relatio

J Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson, Paul Mozur, Tripp Mickle and Julian E. Barnes

Alaska Governor Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign

President Trump had lashed out at Mary Peltola after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime may have been committed.President Trump campaigned this month for Senator Dan S. Sullivan o

K Kellen Browning and Anna Griffin

The Red States That Could Decide the Senate

Democrats need to flip four Republican-held Senate seats to regain the majority, but some of their targets are in states President Trump won by double digits in 2024. Our election data reporter Evan Reynolds explains just how difficult that might be.

E Evan Reynolds, Laura Bult, June Kim, Sutton Raphael and Thomas Vollkommer

As Trump Faces Down the Midterms, a Grim Mood Takes Over the White House

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

K Katie Rogers

How Netanyahu Used Fear, Again, to Win More Votes Than Anyone Else

Despite years of political baggage, the Israeli prime minister outperformed expectations, and his rivals, by playing on Jewish voters’ fears of Arab political power and potential security threats.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to exit polls during a speech at his party headquarters in Jeru

D David M. Halbfinger

How Arab Voters in Israel Shifted the Political Landscape

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.

A Aaron Boxerman

U.S. G.D.P. Increased in Third Quarter

Spending by A.I. companies and consumers powered gross domestic product growth in the third quarter. The economy grew 3.4 percent, the fastest pace in a year.QCells employees test solar panels in Georgia.

B Ben Casselman

Inflation Accelerated in October, PCE Index Shows

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index picked up in September, according to data released a day after the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady.A factor pushing prices up this year has been a severe energy crunch created by the war with Iran that sent oil prices soaring.

A Aruni Soni

After 28 Years Walking the Globe, Karl Bushby Is Almost Home

Karl Bushby has walked 31,000 miles, crossing some of the world’s harshest landscapes. He plans to reach his mother’s house in England next week.Mr. Bushby in London. He said his journey was a reminder of people’s kindness.

J Jonathan Wolfe

A Ukrainian City in the Kill Zone Relishes a Moment of Peace

A rare localized cease-fire 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

S Siobhán O’Grady, Liubov Sholudko and David Guttenfelder

Russian Strike on Ukrainian Train Station Kills 13

A deadly strike was a grim reminder that despite a rare local cease-fire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, other communities remained under fire.A photo released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service after an air attack on a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday.

C Cassandra Vinograd

The Five-Borough Route: The Beating Heart of the NYC Marathon

When the event’s five co-founders first proposed moving it out of Central Park, it seemed impossible. Much has changed in the sport and the city since that 1976 race.Runners on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge during the 1976 New York City Marathon, the first to include all five boroughs.

J Jennie Coughlin

Stacking Ballots

A tale of political intrigue from Alaska.A sample election ballot in Alaska.

S Sam Sifton