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Supreme Court may strike down school policies that limit Asian students

DAVID G. SAVAGE, HOWARD BLUME

The court agreed to hear an appeal from parents in Montgomery County, Md., who were upset by a sharp drop in Asian students at its four magnet schools for gifted students.

Supreme Court to hear case on race in middle school admissions

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions

Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed

A federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody

Joe Manchin to Campaign With Susan Collins in Maine Ahead of Midterm Elections

TIM BALK AND EVAN GORELICK

Former Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia said he told Senator Susan Collins, who is locked in a tough re-election fight, “Whenever you run again, I’m going to come.”

Mahmoud Khalil Appeals to Supreme Court to Halt Deportation

ANN E. MARIMOW

Mr. Khalil had recently graduated from Columbia when he was arrested by ICE agents and became the face of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Republicans Are Vastly Outspending Democrats on Senate Races

SHANE GOLDMACHER

With Republicans seen as less likely to hold their majority in the House, the party is focusing more on the battle for the Senate, where it is vastly outspending Democrats on ads.

Kansas man mapped rooftops near Trump speech site, threatened to shoot president: DOJ

Jaden Read allegedly posted Facebook threats to shoot President Donald Trump and claimed he mapped rooftops near the planned Wichita, Kansas, speech.

Parents of school shooting victim hire attorneys to probe school plans, gun purchase

The parents of one of three children killed in last week's shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, have hired attorneys to investigate the school's protocols and how the teenage gunman got his weapon

France on edge as curfews imposed to curb rioting and looting

MICHAEL FINNEGAN

Two large sections of central Paris were shut down in a curfew Monday night as France was reeling from a weekend of nationwide rioting and looting that left much of the country shaken.

DOJ Charges 28 California Residents With Voting-Related Crimes Amid Trump’s Voter Fraud Push

DEVLIN BARRETT

The effort by the Trump administration comes as it wages a broader fight with California officials over voter rolls.

LISTEN: Kansas soccer field dispatch call captures mass-casualty response after driver kills boy, man

New dispatch audio from the deadly Wichita soccer field crash captures first responders declaring a mass casualty incident at Stryker Sports Complex.

Melania Trump Announces White House Women’s Health Initiative

SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND RONI CARYN RABIN

The effort comes as Republicans are struggling to win over female voters two weeks before the midterm elections.

Bend Residents Want Accountability. Oregon’s Gun Laws Make It Hard.

ANNA GRIFFIN AND AARON WEST

After a school shooting in which the 16-year-old attacker died, there are few ways to pin official blame.

U.S. Citizen Hospitalized After Being Detained by ICE, His Family Says

MADISON MALONE KIRCHER

The police in Long Beach, Calif., said they were called by ICE for backup and found a man who was bleeding and handcuffed.

Trump Rallies Red States Amid Fears About G.O.P. Voter Enthusiasm as Midterms Near

EMILY DAVIES AND JONATHAN SWAN

The president’s swing is taking him to states including South Carolina and Kansas that were not seen as competitive just a few months ago.