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How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term

ANN E. MARIMOW AND ABBIE VANSICKLE

Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

Democrats Expect Record Number of Women in Party in House After Midterm Elections

ANNIE KARNI

Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win.

Kash Patel Is Engaged to Country Singer Alexis Wilkins

CLAIRE MOSES

The director of the F.B.I. and his girlfriend announced their engagement on social media over the weekend.

Florida student killed in rollover school bus crash

A 10th grade Winter Haven High School student was among two killed in the Polk County school bus crash that injured several others Monday morning.

Supreme Court sounds wary of state-based climate change suits against oil producers

DAVID G. SAVAGE

Oil and gas producers hope the Supreme Court will shut down scores of lawsuits over the impact of climate change.

Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint

Cornell's main administration building has been splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken

'American Idol' contestant Caleb Flynn faces betrayed family after conviction for wife’s murder

Caleb Flynn faces sentencing Monday after an Ohio jury convicted the former "American Idol" contestant on all nine charges in Ashley Flynn's murder.

California Prepares to Ban Quartz Countertop Production

REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN

The state would be the first to block an industry that has been connected to a deadly lung disease in workers.

Will Midterm Elections Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term?

ANN E. MARIMOW, ALEXANDRA OSTASIEWICZ, NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, NOUR IDRISS, STEPHANIE SWART, PIERRE KATTAR AND JOY SUNG

The Supreme Court is starting its new term already mired in election disputes. Our reporter Ann E. Marimow explains why the court is likely to get pulled into even more of these cases.

2 People, Including Winter Haven High School Student, Killed in Florida Bus Crash

JOHNNY DIAZ

A school bus carrying 39 people to Winter Haven High School in Florida was struck by a sedan and rolled over, killing a student and a person in another vehicle, officials said.

Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani-Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe

JULIE BOSMAN

The growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera.

Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress? Latest Data

LISA LERER AND SHANE GOLDMACHER

It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.

Supreme Court Tangles Over a Major Climate Change Case

ABBIE VANSICKLE

The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.

Justice Dept. Officials Objected to Biden-Era Covid Memo, Report Shows

DEVLIN BARRETT

The Trump administration painted the memo as evidence of bias against conservatives. But it has also forced out many of the career Justice Department and F.B.I. officials who objected at the time.

Hispanic Voters Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Trump, New Poll Shows

CAROLINE SOLER

Latino voters, who shifted Republican in the 2024 presidential election, view the party more negatively than they have in the past decade, according to an NBC News/Telemundo poll released on Monday.