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The effort by Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s inner circle to limit access to him helps explain why it took him more than three weeks to drop his re-election bid after his disastrous debate performance.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel praised President Trump's role in his country's establishment of diplomatic relations with some Arab states. But Mr. Trump has supported Israeli actions that have strained those ties.

Answering reader questions about the obstacles and opportunities for new parties like the one formed by Elon Musk.

A steamfitter and former union leader, running as an independent but with Democratic support, will take on the Republican incumbent, a billionaire's son.

A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business.

The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.

How the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dismantling the agency.

"They have to be able to defend themselves," the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week.

In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.

The department abandoned its previous plan to cut 80,000 workers, saying it expected a reduction of around 30,000 jobs by the end of September.