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Democrats are pinning their hopes of flipping the Senate on Graham Platner, who has made his working-class persona key to his campaign. His background defies easy categorization.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not say when these talks would happen. There are fears in the United States and China about the threats from A.I., but neither side is willing to slow down its development.

At a court hearing over a presidential order seeking to exert more control over elections, a government lawyer said no "responsible state" should rely on the lists to update their voter rolls.

Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump's immigration crackdown.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits.

Mail-order pills shipped to states with bans are a reason abortion has increased since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.

But two vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to force President Trump to win authorization from Congress, in the latest sign of G.O.P. jitters over the war.

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.

Although at odds over issues like trade and Taiwan, the U.S. and Chinese leaders met in Beijing with a show of friendly gestures.