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More Companies Are Promising Cloud Seeding Can Make Rain

SCOTT DANCE

States are spending millions of dollars on cloud-seeding technology, backed by new data on its effectiveness — and driven by desperation for water.

Trump Lays It on the Line for Darline Graham Ahead of South Carolina Runoff

EMILY DAVIES, PATRICIA MAZZEI AND MICHAEL GOLD

The president rallied for the sister of Lindsey Graham in her South Carolina Senate run and pressured allies to endorse her. A super PAC run by his advisers has spent nearly $800,000 on her campaign. Will it be enough?

Can Democrats Win Back the Senate? Why Their Chances Are Improving.

TIM BALK

Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump’s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.

Austin Metcalf's father says 'no such thing' as justice amid Karmelo Anthony trial

Jeff Metcalf said he does not believe the conviction and prison sentence can bring his family justice.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Five Years In, Makes Her Case for Four More

GRACE ASHFORD

Ms. Hochul, who ascended to the governorship in the depths of the pandemic, believes that New York is back. She hopes she has persuaded New Yorkers.

Eon Huntley, the Democratic Socialist Running for Office While Working at Bergdorf

SANDRA E. GARCIA

For Eon Huntley, who won his primary in New York in June, good clothes and populist policies go together.

The Mayor Went on Vacation. He Didn’t Travel Very Far.

EMMA GOLDBERG

Zohran Mamdani is known for working around the clock as mayor of New York City, but last week he and his wife headed “upstate” for vacation and some locals were thrilled to spot them.

S.E.C. Investigating Near-Implosion of A.I. Hedge Fund

ROB COPELAND AND MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN

Regulators sent subpoenas to major Wall Street banks seeking information about the trading of Situational Awareness, three people briefed on the outreach said.

U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Sailor Says Father Was Arrested by Border Patrol

CHRISTINE HAUSER

The sailor, Joshua Aviles, was on his way home from the Middle East aboard the beleaguered aircraft carrier when he learned his father had been detained.

Justices Allow Plans to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, the college admissions process is shifting once again. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Anatomy of an Autonomous Attack: 5 Alarming A.I. Capabilities

DYLAN FREEDMAN

When OpenAI’s agents went rogue in July, they demonstrated ingenuity and drive beyond what many experts imagined — a dangerous harbinger of what such bots could do in the future.

Religious References in Lindsay Clancy Trial Anger Judge and Defense

MAIA SPOTO AND JACEY FORTIN

The religious reference by a prosecution witness on Monday incensed the presiding judge, who sternly instructed jurors to disregard it. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked for a mistrial.

California Judge Says Recalled Officials Are Unlawfully in Office

LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA

The mayor and three other council members of Avenal, Calif., had refused to leave despite a certified vote by residents to recall them. They will now step down, a city official said.

Jeffries, Kushner met to discuss potential areas of common ground: Sources

Jared Kushner continues to serve as an outside adviser to the president.

Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of his mail-in voting executive order

The decision was 6-3, with the court's liberal justices dissenting.