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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

The downward spiral of one inmate, Markus Johnson, shows the larger failures of the nation’s prisons to care for the mentally ill. [...]

How One Latino Pastor Became a Foot Soldier for Trump

Republicans have spent years drawing Latino evangelicals into their fold. At one growing church in the Las Vegas suburbs, Donald J. Trump is reaping the benefits. [...]

Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump’s Possible Return Rattles Capital

At Washington dinner parties, dark jokes abound about where to go into exile if the former president reclaims the White House. [...]

Charges Against a Congressman Lay Bare Foreign Government Influence Attempts

Federal prosecutors say Representative Henry Cuellar tried to shape policy for Azerbaijan in exchange for bribes. The country has spent millions in the past decade lobbying Washington. [...]

Kristi Noem Suggests Biden’s Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too

The South Dakota governor, defending her tale of shooting and killing her family’s dog, suggested that President Biden’s German shepherd, Commander, had merited a similar fate. [...]

Driver Dies After Crashing Into Barrier Near the White House

The Secret Service said the incident posed no threat to the public, and President Biden was in Delaware at the time of the crash. [...]

Chief Counsel at R.N.C. Pushed Out After Two Months on the Job

Charlie Spies, a veteran election-law lawyer, had been under attack since soon after he joined the Republican National Committee in March. [...]

At Donor Retreat, Trump Calls Biden Administration the ‘Gestapo’

The speech by Donald J. Trump at a Republican National Committee fund-raising retreat came during his criminal trial in New York. He faces a total of 88 criminal charges across four indictments. [...]

Just What Kind of a Third-Party Candidate Is R.F.K. Jr.?

Categorizing previous third-party bids helps us understand where he fits in and where he might wind up. [...]

Jerry Seinfeld Can No Longer Be About Nothing

The comedian, long beloved for his apolitical riffs, has been wrestling with what it means to be Jewish amid the Israel-Hamas war. Not everyone is pleased. [...]

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. [...]

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Israel shuts Gaza crossing after Hamas fires rockets

Three Israeli soldiers were killed and others injured as Hamas fired rockets near the Kerem Shalom crossing. [...]

'My children cling to me as dogs raid graves near our shelter'

In a tent yards from a cemetery, Rehab Abu Daqqa tries to shield her seven children from Rafah's horrors. [...]

Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air

The network denies being a threat to security, and says Israel wants "to cover up its crimes". [...]

Eurovision hopefuls put on the style in Malmo

The world's biggest song contest reaches its finale on Saturday and contestants have arrived in style. [...]

Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79

Bernard Hill enjoyed a career spanning decades in film and television. [...]

From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted

Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history. [...]

Madonna's free Brazil show draws 1.6 million fans

The show at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach was the final stop on the pop idol's Celebration Tour. [...]

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

As graduations begin, three students reflect on a college experience bookended by Covid and now campus protests. [...]

Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports

The number of Cubans recruited to fight in Ukraine is thought to be in the hundreds. [...]

Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?

Traders suffer a case of déjà-vu as any savings are wiped out with a new currency called the Zig. [...]

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