McConnell Ends an Era for Himself, His Party and the Senate

The forces of change in Republican politics caught up to the longtime Senate leader, but he won’t be exiting the stage just yet.

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Election Shadows Supreme Court in Trump’s Immunity Case

In an ordinary case, the justices’ decision to hear arguments in April might seem a sober compromise. But the electoral calendar and Donald J. Trump’s hope for delays prompt questions.

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House Passes Stopgap Bill to Head Off Shutdown, With Key Issues Unresolved

The latest temporary spending measure buys Congress a week to finalize details of a deal on half of government spending, and another three weeks to negotiate and pass the other half.

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A look at the politics behind Trump and Biden’s dueling border stops.

In separate events along the border in Texas on Thursday, President Biden and Donald Trump will present contrasting goals, and clashing messages.

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Alabama Republicans Scramble in an Effort to Pass an I.V.F. Shield Law

The urgency underscores the bind for the party, which has long maintained that life begins at conception but must now reconcile that stance with broad support for I.V.F.

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Divisions Among Finance Ministers Flare Over Seizing Russian Assets

France’s finance minister, Bruno LeMaire, said there was no legal rationale for giving the Russian central bank funds to Ukraine.

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Rafael Nadal Is Ready to Play Again. In America. On Hard Courts. Should He?

Nadal is playing a Netflix exhibition in Las Vegas against Carlos Alcaraz, and then at Indian Wells. Many thought that at age 37, he would focus on being fit for clay.

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Behind the A.I. Robocall That Impersonated Biden: A Democratic Consultant and a Magician

The two men are disputing how the call, which urged New Hampshire Democrats not to vote in the primary, came to be.

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NASCAR’s Vilified Track Delivers an Epic Race

Drivers have come to almost loathe Atlanta Motor Speedway. But Sunday, it brought an instant classic.

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The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin

For more than a decade, the United States has nurtured a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical for both countries in countering Russia.

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Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, Police Say

The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Republicans Struggle to Respond as Democrats Emphasize the Alabama IVF Ruling

A decision in Alabama’s Supreme Court, which pointed to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, has rocked presidential and congressional campaigns.

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Nikki Haley Turns to Michigan Ahead of Tuesday’s Primary

Ms. Haley has rallies planned in Detroit and Grand Rapids ahead of G.O.P. contests that begin Tuesday.

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U.S. and British Warplanes Again Strike Houthi-Linked Targets in Yemen

The Iran-backed group, which has been targeting global shipping routes, has proved especially difficult for the United States and its allies to restrain.

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South Carolina Primary: When to Expect Results

During the Democratic primary earlier this month, nearly all ballots had been counted by 10:45 p.m. Eastern time.

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This Man Paid $9,000 for a Pair of Donald Trump Sneakers

Roman Sharf is one of the watch world’s best known dealers. Compared to the Patek on his wrist, the shoes were cheap.

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Eli Manning’s Popular Football Skit to Be Made Into a Hulu Comedy Series

The series will be based off of Manning’s act of trying out as a college football walk-on under the pseudonym of “Chad Powers.”

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Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama

The decision means I.V.F. patients who want to transfer frozen embryos to another state may not be able to do so.

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Supreme Court Allows $2.4 Billion Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Deal to Go Forward

The justices denied an emergency request by a group of victims to pause the deal, allowing the settlement to proceed.

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U.S. Campaign to Isolate Russia Shows Limits After 2 Years of War

Many nations insist on not taking sides in the war in Ukraine, while China, India and Brazil are filling Russia’s coffers.

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Barcelona Signed Him to Lead Their Post-Messi Age. Now Some Want Him Gone.

Robert Lewandowski’s status is under serious scrutiny, despite a recent return to form.

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Why Nikki Haley Isn’t Dropping Out

She dismissed speculation about her motives behind staying in the race, and has encouraged supporters to stick with her until the end, whenever that may be.

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The Trump-Allied Conservative Partnership Institute Rises in Washington

The Conservative Partnership Institute has become a breeding ground for the next generation of Trump loyalists and an incubator for policies he might pursue. Its fast growth is raising questions.

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Eric Hovde Enters Race for Tammy Baldwin’s Senate Seat in Wisconsin

Eric Hovde, a wealthy businessman, is the most prominent Republican to enter the race after two members of Congress declined to run.

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N.F.L. Free Agency Is Fast Approaching. Here Are the Top Players Available.

The quarterback Kirk Cousins ranks seventh on a list loaded with elite defensive players.

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Trump Breaks Silence on Navalny Death, but Doesn’t Condemn Putin

His winding social media post on Monday contained no reference to Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, who has been widely condemned after the death of one of his most vocal critics, Aleksei A. Navalny.

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New Wisconsin Legislative Maps Diminish G.O.P. Advantage

The new maps, which were drawn by the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and signed into law Monday, include an almost even split between Democratic- and Republican-leaning districts.

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Time May Be Running Out for Juwan Howard at Michigan

Howard is one of the school’s all-time great basketball players. But his fifth season coaching the Wolverines has not gone as planned.

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Intelligence Chairman Defends His Hints About a Russian Space Weapon

Representative Michael R. Turner, who drew criticism last week after releasing a cryptic statement about a new threat, said he wanted to avoid “an international crisis.”

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Republicans Push Hard Line on Russia While Defending Trump’s NATO Comments

Fearful of antagonizing the former president, congressional Republicans downplayed the remarks, instead lauding the former president’s record and criticizing President Biden.

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At Rally in Michigan, Trump Lashes Out at Judge Who Fined Him $355 Million

“Our court system is a mess,” said the former president, who faces felony charges in four other cases and has been found liable in civil cases related to business fraud, sexual assault and defamation.

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Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death

Nikki Haley has long criticized her former boss over what she has described as his love of dictators and authoritarian leaders.

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Biden Administration Blames Congress for Fall of Ukrainian City

As a $60.1 billion military aid bill languishes in the House, a spokeswoman pointed to Avdiivka’s fate as “the cost of congressional inaction.”

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After Report of Navalny Death, Haley Attacks Trump Over Past Praise for Putin

“Putin did this. The same Putin who Donald Trump praises and defends,” Nikki Haley said. Mr. Trump has so far kept silent since reports that Aleksei A. Navalny died.

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Torture by U.S. Was Key Issue in Bali Bombing Plea Deal

How prisoners were treated has complicated prosecutors’ efforts to hold trials in the Sept. 11 and the U.S.S. Cole bombing cases at Guantánamo.

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Biden Ad in Battleground States Calls Attention to Trump’s NATO Threat

The campaign is running the digital ad in three states — Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — that have significant populations of voters with Eastern European roots.

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Russia’s Antisatellite Technology Poses No Immediate Threat, White House Says

“We are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on earth,” a White House spokesman said.

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Many Suicides in Prisons Could Have Been Averted, Justice Dept. Watchdog Says

The Bureau of Prisons routinely subjects prisoners to conditions that put them at heightened risk of self-harm, drug overdoses, accidents and violence, the inspector general said.

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Man Who Made ‘Video Manifesto’ Charged for Role in Jan. 6 Riot

“I have a feeling it’s going to be mayhem, chaos and pandemonium,” the man, Thomas J. Method, said in the video while traveling to Washington, D.C., according to prosecutors.

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Intelligence About Russia Puts Focus on New U.S. Satellite Push

The Pentagon is in the early stages of a program to put constellations of smaller and cheaper satellites into orbit to counter space-based threats of the sort being developed by Russia and China.

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N.W.S.L. Team Signs Most Expensive Women’s Soccer Player of All Time

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Review of Sensitive Issues Slows Potential Release of Biden Transcript

A lengthy interview with a special counsel who questioned the president’s memory included discussion of classified material, security arrangements and topics potentially subject to executive privilege.

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Jared Kushner Says He Would Not Join a Second Trump Administration

Mr. Kushner was an influential senior adviser to Donald J. Trump, his father-in-law, during Mr. Trump’s term in the White House.

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How Congress Could Bypass Republican Opposition to Funding Ukraine

Lawmakers in the House may resort to an arcane procedural move to force action on a foreign aid bill that Speaker Johnson has suggested he would not put to a vote.

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Biden Denounces Trump’s Support for Russian Attack on Allies as ‘Un-American’

The president cited the former president’s comments in seeking to increase pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to allow a floor vote on a $95 billion package of security aid for Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate.

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Nikki Haley Feels the Love in Her South Carolina Hometown

Ms. Haley has traveled throughout the state trying to cut into former President Donald J. Trump’s lead. But even with a friendly audience, her uphill battle to win votes remained clear.

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House Republicans Try Again to Impeach Mayorkas on Border Charges

In a redo of their first failed attempt, Republicans are hoping to push through the charges that would make the homeland security secretary the first sitting cabinet member to be impeached.

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The Chiefs Won the Super Bowl. Will Taylor Swift Visit the White House?

A White House visit from the superstar would add fuel to several theories that she has the power to bolster President Biden’s re-election bid and sink the prospects of his likely challenger, Donald Trump.

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Congress to Examine U.S. Spy Agencies’ Work on Havana Syndrome

The C.I.A. and other agencies concluded that no hostile power was responsible for the mysterious ailments, a finding some whistle-blowers have challenged.

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Biden Cautions Netanyahu on Ground Offensive in Southern Gaza

The president told the Israeli leader on Sunday that protection was needed for Palestinians seeking shelter and called for “urgent and specific” steps on humanitarian aid.

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Mayorkas Says He’s Undeterred by Republicans’ Impeachment Drive

The homeland security secretary called the allegations “baseless” and said he was focused on his work.

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Rubio Defends Trump’s NATO Comments: ‘He Doesn’t Talk Like a Traditional Politician’

Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, suggested there was nothing the former president could say that would shake Mr. Rubio’s support.

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Trump Insinuates Haley’s Husband Deployed to Africa to Escape Her

At a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump asked of Nikki Haley: “What happened to her husband? Where is he?”

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How Biden’s Mishandled Classified Papers Differs From Trump’s Criminal Case

Two superficially similar special counsel investigations came to contrasting ends — criminal charges in one case, and closure in the other — because the facts significantly diverged.

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Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump

Both Donald J. Trump and President Biden are elderly men. But voters are much less likely to worry that Mr. Trump is too old to serve.

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D.N.C. Files Federal Election Complaint Against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Democrats accused Mr. Kennedy of illegally coordinating with a super PAC to get him onto the ballot in several states that could be critical to President Biden.

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Kamala Harris Calls Special Counsel Report on Biden ‘Politically Motivated’

The special counsel, Robert K. Hur, put President Biden’s age and memory in the spotlight during an investigation into his handling of classified documents.

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Special Counsel in Biden Classified Documents Case Will Not Seek Charges

The inquiry found that the president had willfully retained material after finishing his term as vice president and had shared sensitive information with a ghostwriter.

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A Blinken Visit Puts U.S.-Israeli Tensions on Full Display

During a round of diplomacy by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to be speaking to a domestic audience that does not want to let up pressure on Hamas.

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Why the Cost of Biden’s Climate Law Keeps Going Up

Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations.

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U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $54 Trillion Over Next 10 Years

Congressional Budget Office projections released on Wednesday said a growing economy and recent spending cuts had slowed deficits.

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CREW, the Group Behind Trump’s Colorado Case, Has Faced Partisan Pressure

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, is among the avowedly nonpartisan groups under pressure from donors to take more aggressively political stances.

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Texas Company Was Behind Voter Robocalls That Impersonated Biden, N.H. Says

The state attorney general said the calls, which used a voice that sounded like President Biden’s to discourage voting, originated with a company called Life Corporation.

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Republican-Led House to Vote on Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment

Republicans were working to win support for their charges against the homeland security secretary amid skepticism in their ranks. There is virtually no chance of a conviction in the Democratic-led Senate.

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The Soccer Stars With Expiring Contracts in 2025

There will be a host of high-profile players who will be able to leave their clubs for free in just over a season.

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Facing Another Boeing Crisis, the FAA Takes a Harder Line

The latest crisis involving a 737 Max jet is once again prompting scrutiny of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing.

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Why Are Americans Wary While the Economy Is Healthy? Look at Nevada.

Economic shocks over two decades, combined with reliance on volatile casinos, have undermined confidence despite an economy that’s bustling.

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At Las Vegas Rally, Biden Promotes Promises Kept

While Nevada has a primary this week, the president is looking ahead to the general election and trying to energize supporters in a key swing state.

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Senators Release Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, but Fate Remains Uncertain

After months of talks, a small group of Republicans and Democrats produced the text of a plan to clamp down on migration, but it faces an uphill path to enactment.

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Trump Pushes Immigration Conspiracy Theories and Mass Deportations

Former President Donald J. Trump suggested to Fox News that China was orchestrating illegal immigration and that Latin American governments were picking criminals to send to the United States.

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U.S. and U.K. Launch Heavy Strikes on Houthi Sites in Yemen

The airstrikes, meant to deter attacks on ships in the Red Sea, came one day after the United States struck at other Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.

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Biden to Sit Out Super Bowl Interview for Second Year in a Row

CBS said the president declined its invitation to appear ahead of what may be the highest-rated television broadcast of the year.

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When to Expect Results in South Carolina’s Democratic Primary Tonight

Plan for an early night — polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern, and the results will most likely be available not long after.

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House G.O.P. Plans Vote on Israel Aid as Senate Tries to Close Broader Deal

The move comes as the Senate is racing to finalize and vote on a broader national security bill that would also include new border policies and funding for the war in Ukraine.

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U.S. Leading Soft Landing for Global Economy

Economies all over the world are lowering inflation while avoiding serious recession — but growth in the United States stands out.

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Alejandro Mayorkas Still Won’t Call It an Immigration Crisis

In a wide-ranging interview with The Times, the secretary of homeland security defends his record and says the only path to real reform is through Congress.

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Supreme Court to Mull Trump Ballot Questions

Should Trump be removed from the ballot for his role in the Capitol attack? Justices will hear arguments next week.

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Biden Takes Aim at Grocery Chains Over Food Prices

President Biden has begun to accuse stores of overcharging shoppers, as food costs remain a burden for consumers and a political problem for the president.

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Austin Says Iran Trains and Funds Militias Targeting U.S. Troops

President Biden has promised to respond to attacks that killed three American service members at a base in Jordan.

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