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Trump’s Midterm Convention May Struggle for Ratings Against the NFL Kickoff

MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

Many major TV networks are sticking with regular programming as the Republicans convene in Dallas. Fox News, NewsNation and C-SPAN will carry more of the proceedings.

Here are 5 races to watch this fall for answers to the biggest midterm questions.

BAYLISS WAGNER

Chinese nationals accused of smuggling synthetic drugs into US prisons on drug-soaked paper

Two Chinese nationals allegedly shipped synthetic opioids and cannabinoids to U.S. co-defendants who soaked paper with the drugs and mailed them to inmates.

Manhattan prostitute pleads guilty to killing 3 men with fentanyl-laced drugs in robbery scheme

Tabitha Bundrick admitted to feeding fentanyl-laced drugs to three men during encounters across Manhattan, then robbing them as they lay unconscious.

Surrogate who refused abortion takes fight to Supreme Court as baby's life hangs in balance

Surrogate McKenna West asks the Supreme Court to block a California ruling that left her unable to advocate for a newborn with a rare heart defect.

Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race

ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS

The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.

A Hostile Trump Reopens Old Wounds in the U.S.-Canada Relationship

MICHAEL CROWLEY

President Trump is not the first American president to feud with Canada. But today’s crisis might be the worst.

Fetterman to Praise Trump in Convention Video

ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

Senator John Fetterman, who has become alienated from his own party, was expected to make a surprise virtual appearance, breaking with Democrats’ midterm message.

Trump’s Convention Offers an Unusual Fund-Raising Opportunity for Republicans

THEODORE SCHLEIFER

Republicans are hoping to use the Dallas extravaganza as a fund-raising opportunity, with some local parties charging as much as $20,000 to be an “honorary delegate.”

How Republicans and Democrats see their advantages in the midterms.

TIM BALK

Here’s the latest.

MAGGIE HABERMAN, ANNIE KARNI, TIM BALK AND PATRICIA MAZZEI

New Mexico’s Name Is Older Than the U.S. Trump Still Wants to Change It.

REIS THEBAULT

President Trump has no authority to change the state’s name, but his suggestion has constituted fighting words to proud New Mexicans.

Trump threatens Canadian jetmaker Bombardier, which has an extensive US footprint

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada's Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States

Trump Takes No Position on Allies’ Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements

ERICA L. GREEN

The president declined to say whether the United States opposed measures taken by Britain, Canada and France over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon Launching

SHARON LAFRANIERE

The president’s son portrayed his memecoin as a symbol of redemption. Critics denounced it as hypocrisy.