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Retiring Senator Dick Durbin Laments the Decline of Legislating

CARL HULSE

Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat, learned how to take his fights to the floor and prevail — except in one crucial case.

Katie Zacharia Picked as Trump’s New White House Press Secretary

HAMED ALEAZIZ AND TYLER PAGER

Ms. Zacharia is a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security. She succeeds Karoline Leavitt.

Congregants celebrate the reconstruction of one of America's oldest Black churches

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, one of the oldest Black churches in the U.S., celebrated the reconstruction of its original meeting house with a re-dedication on Friday

James Talarico’s Time Off the Campaign Trail Rattles Texas Senate Race

J. DAVID GOODMAN

Mr. Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, has not held a campaign event in more than a week. His campaign says that he is recovering from the flu.

'SNL' writer's missing sister case leads homicide detectives to Joshua Tree months after family's murder claim

LAPD homicide detectives searched Joshua Tree for evidence in the disappearance of Christina Downer, sister of "Saturday Night Live" writer Jimmy Fowlie.

Texas think tank accuses Houston parent coalition of using 'socialist' tactics to push radical agenda

The Texas Public Policy Foundation accuses a Houston education coalition of using socialist-aligned tactics to push radical policies in HISD schools.

Climbers scale St. Louis trees during international tree climbing competition

Nearly 100 arborists scaled trees in a St. Louis park during the International Tree Climbing Championship

Trump Casts Himself as Columbus’s Protector in Pitch to Italian Americans

JONATHAN SWAN

President Trump sought to inject the Genoese explorer into the current political conversation.

Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices

CHRIS CAMERON, IVAN PENN AND VALERIE HOPKINS

President Trump said Russia had agreed to ship potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months. But the amounts would be small relative to global demand.

Senate Fact Finders Decry Costs of Immigrant Detention at Guantánamo

CAROL ROSENBERG

The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said. A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.

Donor Says Kimberly Guilfoyle Sought Money From Him to Cover Debt

SHARON LAFRANIERE

Correspondence suggests that Ms. Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., asked a G.O.P. donor to pay off her credit card.

Vance Says He Would Not Watch Livestreamed Execution of Fort Hood Shooter

CHRIS CAMERON

The vice president also cast doubt on whether the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood gunman, would go forward as Pentagon officials have planned.

Canadian poet who combines classical and modern wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson who combines the classical and the modern wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Blogger on Trial: Is a Lewd Image of Shrek Free Speech or Harassment?

MADISON MALONE KIRCHER

An Ohio municipal court heard a misdemeanor case that considered the limits of political discourse in the age of the internet.

In Deep-Red Kansas, a Surprisingly Competitive Senate Race Takes Shape

JESS BIDGOOD

Adam Hamilton wants to be the first Democrat to win a Senate seat there in nearly 100 years.