U.S. Attorney Who Oversaw Centerpiece of Trump’s Revenge Campaign Resigns

Jason Reding Quiñones joins what is expected to be a succession of departures at the Justice Department after the midterm elections, including that of the leader of the national security division.The Southern District of Florida had more than 200 lawyers when Jason A. Reding Quiñones arrived, but by

D Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer

How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections

Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.Elon Musk has become by far the Republican Party’s biggest megadonor, spending nearly $500 million during the 2025-26 midterm election cycle.

T Theodore Schleifer

China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang

U.S. intelligence concluded that Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive who developed a close relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.Jensen Huang, an influential ally of President Trump’s, is a pivotal figure in the intense global competition for A

J Julian E. Barnes, Tripp Mickle, Paul Mozur and Maggie Haberman

How Farmers’ Frustration With Trump’s Policies Helped Democrats

Anger over tariffs and higher costs because of the war in Iran led many Republican farmers and ranchers to vote blue — or stay home.A farm in Kansas. Ranchers were hurt when President Trump’s plan to import more beef lowered the price they received for their cattle, and farmers had to pay more for f

K Kevin Draper

She Commands the Sunken Titanic, From 1,000 Miles Away

A Virginia judge, empowered by quirks in maritime law, has overseen the salvage of the remote shipwreck for decades. Now her rule is being challenged.When it sailed from Europe in 1912, the Titanic’s majesty and reputation for opulence brought attention to its maiden voyage.

M Marc Davis

Texas Led the Conservative Overhaul of Education. What Now?

In Texas, teaching on race and gender was restricted, Christianity was encouraged and private school vouchers expanded. It may be hard for Democrats to reverse those policies.Texas last year began one of the largest taxpayer-funded school voucher programs.

V Vimal Patel and Dana Goldstein

A Cornell Fraternity Was Supposed to Have an Adviser on Hand. It Didn’t.

University rules required Chi Phi to have a live-in adviser on the premises the night a woman said she was raped at the fraternity house. The organization had not hired one.A former student said in a lawsuit that she was raped by members of the Chi Phi fraternity at a house party in October 2024.

D Debra Kamin

John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89

The rare Democrat in a fabled family of wealthy Republicans, he served 30 years as senator and helped bring health insurance to millions of low-income children.John D. Rockefeller IV on Capitol Hill in 2009. He served five terms as a U.S. senator and two as governor.

R Robert D. McFadden

What to Expect From Lame-Duck Trump

“When he feels cornered, when he feels attacked, he fights back,” the columnist Carlos Lozada says of Donald Trump, who is now entering the lame-duck phase of his presidency. Columnists from across Times Opinion share their predictions for what the final two years of Trump’s term might look like — a