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Who Are Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, the Minnesota Lawmakers Who Were Shot?

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed early Saturday, and a state senator and his wife were injured. [...]

What We Know About the Suspect in the Minnesota Lawmakers Shootings

The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday. [...]

What’s Going On in the Middle East?

In sweeping attacks that started Friday, Israel struck at the regime in Tehran, hitting Iranian nuclear and military assets. Iran retaliated with barrages of ballistic missiles and drones. It is the most intense fighting in decades between the two heavily armed countries. To understand what’s happening in the region, Katrin Bennhold, a New York Times senior writer, spoke with Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief. [...]

Two Major Energy Facilities in Tehran Hit in Israeli Strikes

Across Iran’s capital, flames and smoke covered the sky. [...]

‘I Was Afraid I’d Die’: Iran’s Missiles Rained Down on Tel Aviv

At least three people were killed and scores were wounded during an aerial battle over Tel Aviv, as Iranian missiles rained down and Israeli rockets attempted to intercept them. [...]

Police Clash With Protesters After Anti-Trump Rally in Downtown Los Angeles

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order. [...]

Photos and Maps: ‘No Kings’ Day Protests Across the United States

In Photos and Video [...]

As Trump Celebrates Army’s Founding, His Critics Take to the Streets

President Trump held a military parade the same day that hundreds of protests took place, in what amounted to a split-screen show of force. [...]

Melania Trump Suits Up for the Military Parade

The first lady’s outfit was fully in line with the controlled and contained public image she had been crafting since the end of her husband’s first term. [...]

Fox News Hosts Gushed Over the Parade, With No Protests in Sight

Cable networks covered President Trump’s Army parade on a busy day of protests, a political assassination and Middle East strikes. ABC, CBS and NBC aired other programming on their affiliates. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day [...]

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Israel-Iran strikes: What are the worst-case scenarios?

The BBC's James Landale looks at what could happen if the fighting escalates and expands. [...]

The first trial of its kind: A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution

Dmitriy Kurashov is the first Russian soldier to stand trial in Ukraine over a battlefield execution. [...]

Manhunt after two Minnesota state politicians targeted, one of them killed

Hortman and her husband were killed and Hoffman and his wife injured in what officials called "targeted political violence". [...]

Macron visits Greenland in show of European unity and signal to Trump

France's Emmanuel Macron is visiting Greenland to hold talks on North Atlantic and Arctic security, climate change and critical minerals. [...]

'It's heavy on the heart': Israelis survey damage in city hit by Iranian missile

Two people were killed and several homes destroyed when a missile hit the city of Rishon LeZion early on Saturday. [...]

Paternity leave: How much time off work do new dads get across Europe?

Most dads in the UK get two weeks off work after their baby is born, but dads in many European countries get more. [...]

School killings leave stunned Austria and France searching for answers

Parents and governments are left reeling and at a loss how to protect schools from random, deadly violence. [...]

Black box found at Air India crash site as families wait for answers

Doctors are relying on DNA from relatives to identify victims' remains, and warn the process will be slow. [...]

Museum's plea after couple break crystal-covered chair

An Italian museum says the special chair has since been restored, but the culprits haven't been found. [...]

Hiding in the fields - farm workers fearing deportation stay in California's shadows

Immigration raids on American farms are having ripple effects across the agricultural industry. [...]

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