Newsom Signs Bills Meant to Prevent Trump’s Interference in Midterms

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation that would make it illegal to interfere with ballots or election records in response to efforts by the president to restrict voting.Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a package of 13 bills, including a measure that prohibits the seizure of ballo

L Laurel Rosenhall

Sherrod Brown Tries a New Retort to Criticism on Transgender Issues

A spot from the Senate candidate in Ohio seeks to dismiss the Republican Party’s focus on transgender rights as a distraction from economic issues.Former Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, lost his 2024 re-election bid but is running for the office again against a different Republican opponent

E Emily Davies

California Cracks Down on Influencers’ Undisclosed Political Ads

Under a new law, creators could face fines of $5,000 per post if they don’t disclose that they were paid to make political content.Assemblyman Marc Berman said he decided to introduce the bill after seeing reports that politicians were quietly funneling money to influencers.

K Ken Bensinger

In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital

The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities.Smoke rising on Saturday above Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

V Vivian Nereim, Ismaeel Naar and Pranav Baskar

The Rise of A.I. Is Raising Threats From Drones, Police Group Warns

The leaps being made in artificial intelligence and the plunging costs of drones pose dangers to cities across the United States, according to the Police Executive Research Forum.The report, “A Clear and Present Danger,” is one in a series from Police Executive Research Forum about the potential thr

H Hurubie Meko and Maria Cramer

Share the Times Pages You Couldn’t Throw Away

The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.Times employee Dora Clem in the Chicago office, 1952.

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Aaron Sorkin Goes Off Script

The Oscar-winning writer returns to Facebook with “The Social Reckoning”— and surprises us with the revelation of why he is so drawn to uplift and romance.

L Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Has Trump Lost Touch With Reality?

Three Opinions writers debate whether the president’s recent behavior is really that different from what we’ve seen from him over the years.

M Michelle Cottle, David French, Michelle Goldberg and Jillian Weinberger

Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate Disasters

The young government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s major economies as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers.Tashi Lhazom, a climate activist, meeting with a woman displaced by the floods, at a Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu, N

H Hannah Beech and Sajal Pradhan