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House Democrats’ Primary Endorsements Divide the Party

By Annie Karni

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s intervention in contested primaries in critical House races has highlighted deep divides over the party’s tactics and its future.

House Democrats’ Primary Endorsements Divide the Party

Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

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How Did a State Auditor Become the ‘People’s Rockstar’?

By Jenna Russell

Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure in 2024 authorizing Diana DiZoglio, the state auditor, to closely scrutinize the State Legislature. Lawmakers are resisting.

How Did a State Auditor Become the ‘People’s Rockstar’?

Sophie Park for The New York Times

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A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires

By Danny Hakim

After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.

A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires

Keystone Press Agency/ZUMA Press Wire, via Reuters

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5 Takeaways From the California Gubernatorial Debate

By Laurel Rosenhall and Jill Cowan

Seven candidates sparred in the first nationally televised debate in the 2026 California governor’s race. Many tried to launch attacks in a last-ditch effort to gain ground on their opponents.

5 Takeaways From the California Gubernatorial Debate

Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

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Illinois State Police to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting

By Mitch Smith

Officials said they were examining the shooting of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez last summer during a Chicago-area crackdown on illegal immigration.

Illinois State Police to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting

Todd Heisler/The New York Times

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Democrats Keep Michigan Senate Majority With Special Election Win

By Mitch Smith and Sam Easter

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, allowed the swing district seat to sit vacant for more than a year as her party clung to a slim majority.

Democrats Keep Michigan Senate Majority With Special Election Win

Committee to Elect Chedrick Greene

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Suspect in Colorado Firebombing Attack Will Plead Guilty, Court Records Say

By Pooja Salhotra

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who was charged in an attack that injured more than a dozen people and killed one, will be sentenced to life in prison, according to court documents.

Suspect in Colorado Firebombing Attack Will Plead Guilty, Court Records Say

Lisa Turnquist, via Associated Press

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Trump Gets Payback on Indiana Republicans: 5 Takeaways

By Mitch Smith and Reid J. Epstein

The president helped unseat most of the state lawmakers he targeted after they rebuffed his call to draw new House maps to help Republicans.

Trump Gets Payback on Indiana Republicans: 5 Takeaways

Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

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U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

By Adam Sella

The attack was the second in two days, and the latest in an ongoing campaign against people the United States says are engaged in drug smuggling at sea.

U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

Eric Lee for The New York Times

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Ex-ICE Deputy Falls Short in Republican House Primary in Ohio

By Reid J. Epstein

Madison Sheahan, whose candidacy promised to test how general-election voters viewed President Trump’s immigration agenda, lost to a rival who billed himself as a “MAGA Republican.”

Ex-ICE Deputy Falls Short in Republican House Primary in Ohio

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, via Associated Press; Leah Millis/Reuters

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