New York Times

His 14-month nomination was ensnared by immigration politics and allegations of domestic abuse, and his departure is another blow to the Biden administration on an issue where it has struggled.

The action suggests that the criminal inquiry is accelerating into the efforts to help overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The White House is trying to tamp down speculation about plans to seek re-election, while aides say President Biden is bristling at the persistent questions.

While Democrats seethe, the Senate Republican leader sees the fruits of his efforts to install an aggressive conservative majority on the Supreme Court.

As the fall of Roe v. Wade rocked the country, Carrie and Roger Severino celebrated the realization of decades of work that has been complicated in recent years by health challenges.

Yesli Vega won a Republican primary last week to take on Representative Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, in Virginia.

The committee, which had planned at least two additional hearings next month, had not been scheduled to meet this week.

Jeann Lugo, a Republican and off-duty police officer, was suspended by the Providence Police Department after striking Jennifer Rourke, a Democrat, the authorities said.

Joseph Kennedy, a former high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., had a constitutional right to pray on the field after his team’s games, the justices ruled.

Demand for medication abortion is surging, setting the stage for new legal battles.

As Roe falls, new works including a documentary, a feature film and a comedy show disrupt the taboos and clichés around abortion.

In a unanimous ruling, the justices ordered federal appeals courts to reconsider the cases of two doctors convicted of violating the Controlled Substances Act.

About two dozen American researchers focus exclusively on how to prevent gun violence. They have waged an often-frustrating battle to translate their findings into public policy.

Representative David Valadao defeated two Republican primary challengers, in a Central Valley district that now leans Democratic.

The county clerk has been consumed by election conspiracy theories, lionized by a movement and indicted in a bizarre scheme. Will Republicans nominate her to run elections in Colorado?

Democrats used the ruling to criticize Republicans as threats to women and their health care providers, while G.O.P. leaders stressed that states will continue to determine policy on the issue.

The directives, given during a video conference, included obeying police lines and keeping away from ordinary protesters. But members of the far-right group played aggressive roles in several breaches at the Capitol.

Republican leaders think a moderate nominee for governor could beat Gov. J.B. Pritzker. But the party’s base seems to prefer a far-right state senator — and he is getting help from Mr. Pritzker.

A slow-burning hostility to constitutional abortion rights runs through the career of the author of the Supreme Court opinion overturning them.

With little hope of legislative action following the Supreme Court’s ruling, lawmakers urged the president to take “bold action” to defend Americans’ reproductive rights.