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Democrats in Maine Governor’s Race Head to Ranked-Choice Runoff

JENNA RUSSELL

State election officials will confirm the winner in the coming weeks, after a counting process that involves multiple rounds of elimination.

NAEP Test Shows Younger Students Recovering From Pandemic

SARAH MERVOSH

A national test found surprising progress among 9-year-olds, who are fully caught up in reading. But 13-year-olds have shown no improvement.

World Cup referee, denied entry to U.S. because of suspected ties to terrorists, hailed in return to Somalia

STEVE HENSON

Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House Task Force on World Cup 2026, indicated referee Omar Artan was suspected of having ties to a Somali militant group.

Will Trump’s Repairs to Washington D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Work?

DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD

President Trump has said that construction is complete. Now comes the real test. Will the longstanding problems finally be solved?

Trump-Backed Air Force Veteran Wins Republican House Primary in Nevada

TAYLOR ROBINSON AND KELLEN BROWNING

David Flippo won his party’s nomination for a safely Republican open seat, defeating a candidate backed by the G.O.P. governor.

Pro-Palestinian Activists at U. of Michigan Indicted on Federal Conspiracy Charges

MITCH SMITH

Federal prosecutors said the actions of eight demonstrators crossed the line into threats and vandalism.

Republicans in Maine Governor’s Race Head to Ranked-Choice Runoff

JENNA RUSSELL

State election officials will confirm the winner in the next week or two, after a counting process that involves multiple rounds of elimination.

Federal Judge Blocks Alabama From Using Nitrogen Gas in Jeffrey Lee Execution

RICK ROJAS

The judge ordered the state to find an alternate method if it is going to move ahead with the execution of Jeffery Lee, who was convicted of murder.

Could Control of Congress Run Through Northern Maine?

KATIE GLUECK

The state’s vast rural areas, which make up the swing Second Congressional District, will be important in November.

Nancy Mace's unpredictable career is up in the air after finishing last in South Carolina primary

Rep. Nancy Mace has finished a distant fifth in South Carolina's Republican primary for governor, leaving her political future uncertain

Hopes Dim for Renewing Spy Law as Trump Digs In on Bill Pulte

DUSTIN VOLZ AND ROBERT JIMISON

Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.

Carney says opening of Canada-US bridge may take 'a little longer'

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated

Feds charge 8 pro-Palestinian activists with conspiring to intimidate U of Michigan officials

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial tie...

Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors

Thousands of Southern Baptists have voted overwhelmingly to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors in the nation's largest conservative evangelical denomination

FBI nabs 7 for alleged 'campaign of violence' to pressure University of Michigan, businesses over Israel ties

College-aged activists allegedly waged a year-long campaign of intimidation and threats against University of Michigan officials and Jewish institutions.