The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.
U.S. efforts for a truce in Lebanon appear to have stalled. Israel accused Hezbollah of firing at Israeli territory. Iran swiftly retaliated.
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
It was a victory for President Trump and his party, though the debate exposed fissures between Republican senators and Mr. Trump on a variety of issues.
The president’s unilateral and retributive style of governing is starting to hit a wall in both chambers of Congress.
The reality TV star has used his status as a victim of the Palisades fire to mount an outsider campaign portraying Los Angeles officials as incapable of solving the city’s problems.
The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with public benefits.
U.S. Central Command said it conducted strikes against military targets in southern Iran over the weekend. Kuwait, which hosts U.S. military bases, accused Iran of attacking its territory.
The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices and advocacy groups.