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A Highway Split Their Community. Efforts to Fix That Face Opposition.

The Biden administration is spending billions to reconnect communities of color that have been fragmented by highways. Some projects have stirred debates over how to mend longstanding harms. [...]

He’s Running for Senate With an Immigrant’s Origin Story. Here’s the Rest.

Bernie Moreno, the Republican challenging Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio, tells a riches-to-rags-to-riches tale. But the reality isn’t so tidy. [...]

In Deep-Blue Maryland, a Democratic Primary Turns Uncommonly Competitive

The contest between Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, and Representative David Trone has grown tighter as they vie to take on Larry Hogan, the G.O.P. ex-governor. [...]

Freshman Democrats Work to Turn Biden Impeachment Effort on Its Head

A crop of novice lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee has countered Republicans’ allegations against President Biden with attention-grabbing charges of their own. [...]

Battleground Polling Shows Ticket- Splitting Pattern

In states where Biden trails among likely voters, four Democratic Senate candidates are leading. [...]

Choice for Maryland Democrats Comes Down to Star Power Versus Experience

A crowded race for Tuesday’s House primary features a Jan. 6 Capitol Police officer and veteran lawmakers, and could be a test of the “save democracy” movement. [...]

U.S. Awards $120 Million to Polar Semiconductor to Expand Chip Facility

The grant is the latest federal award in a series stemming from the CHIPS and Science Act meant to ramp up domestic production of vital semiconductors. [...]

Democrats Hold Leads in 4 Crucial Races That Could Decide Senate Control

New battleground state polls by The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer show Democrats ahead in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and running well ahead of the president. [...]

Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden

A new set of Times/Siena polls, including one with The Philadelphia Inquirer, reveal an erosion of support for the president among young and nonwhite voters upset about the economy and Gaza. [...]

J.D. Vance Says He Would Accept the Election Results, With a Caveat

The Republican senator from Ohio is on former President Donald J. Trump’s short list of running mates. [...]

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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Putin removes defence minister who led war campaign

Sergei Shoigu, a close ally of the president, will be replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov. [...]

Spain Socialists win Catalan election

The Catalan Socialist Party wins the regional elections as pro-independence parties lose ground. [...]

Riot police face off against Georgia protesters

Thousands have gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi to protest the bill they say is Russian-inspired. [...]

Three charged with aiding Hong Kong intelligence service

Police say the investigation was not related to a separate case involving Russia. [...]

Australian teen jailed for murder of British woman

Emma Lovell, 41, was killed while confronting two home intruders in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022. [...]

The Russians simply walked in, Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv tell BBC

The BBC's Jonathan Beale meets front-line soldiers battling Russia's new incursion in north-east Ukraine. [...]

'Cold lava' sweeps villages near volcano, killing 41

Heavy rains washed volcanic debris and pebbles down Mount Marapi in Indonesia. [...]

Dual world records marked on Mount Everest

Kami Rita Sherpa scaled the world's tallest mountain for a 29th time while a Briton marked his 18th. [...]

Russia blames Ukraine after blast destroys apartments

At least two people are said to have been killed after a section of a 10-storey block collapsed in Belgorod. [...]

Internet outage felt across East Africa

A key cable linking the region to South Africa was cut on Sunday morning, an industry expert says. [...]

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