New York Times

The independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he’s confident he will qualify. But CNN’s rules have put an urgently ticking clock on his already-critical ballot access efforts.

President Biden’s executive action addresses one of his most serious political vulnerabilities ahead of the presidential election.

At Hunter Biden’s trial, he listened with the jury to his own voice on the audio version of his memoir. “We’ve all been inside rooms we can’t afford to die in,’’ he heard himself say.

The president issued an executive order that essentially blocks asylum claims at the southern border, a major shift in how the United States has handled claims for protection.

Mr. Sheehy will face a formidable opponent in Senator Jon Tester, the Democratic incumbent who has survived past challenges in his red state by leaning on his farming roots and bipartisan brand.

On June 4, Democrats and Republicans will choose nominees for the U.S. Senate. In the House, Representative Rob Menendez faces a strong primary challenge.

By starting a discharge petition on legislation to codify the right to contraceptive access, Democrats aim to spotlight Republican opposition to the bill, part of a broader push to highlight the issue for voters.

Democrats in Republican states have tended toward soft-spoken moderation, but Ryan Busse and Raph Graybill have charted a different course in trying to take down Gov. Greg Gianforte.

The group, which has ties to Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, has a $1 million plan for TV spots playing up the president’s record on green power.

Democrats had been clamoring for the president to ratchet up his criticism of his predecessor.