Supreme Court Won’t Stay Alabama Execution After Bitter Clash
Christopher Lee Price’s case prompted an anguished middle-of-the-night dissent in April that opened a window on angry divisions at the court.
Barr Says Mueller Could Have Decided Whether Trump Committed a Crime
The attorney general reiterated his view that the special counsel should not have conducted an investigation if he did not plan to make a prosecutorial decision.
The Split-Screen Primary
In the On Politics newsletter: Presidential candidates are perfecting the art of talking to the media about impeachment, and of talking to voters about issues.
Curtis Blake, a Founder of the Friendly’s Chain, Dies at 102
Mr. Blake and his brother, S. Prestley Blake, opened the first Friendly ice cream shop in 1935. With an expanded menu, it grew into an East Coast staple.
On the Abortion Issue, Pence Leads the Way
President Trump may be the louder voice on the issue, but the vice president is the one many evangelicals hear.
Unhappy With Findings, Agriculture Department Plans to Move Its Economists Out of Town
The relocation is viewed by critics as the latest case of the Trump administration stifling the work of nonpartisan experts.
Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says
There have been 971 known cases of measles in the United States so far this year.
House Will Not Act on Disaster Relief Until Next Week
Representative John Rose, Republican of Tennessee, used the power of a single lawmaker to object to final passage of a disaster relief package by unanimous consent.
DeepMind Can Now Beat Us at Multiplayer Games, Too
Chess and Go were child’s play. Now A.I. is winning at capture the flag. Will such skills translate to the real world?
Trump’s Metals Tariffs Did Not Revive American Manufacturing
There are few signs of the industrial renaissance the president promised from taxes on steel and aluminum imports.
New Democratic Debate Rules Will Distort Priorities, Some Campaigns Say
A threshold of 130,000 donors will force campaigns to spend more on digital ads they hope will go viral, an expensive redirection of resources, some campaigns said.
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