’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss
Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.
Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes
Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so.
Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Allow New Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight
Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.
Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts
Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.
What Five Years in Big Law at WilmerHale Taught Me
Despite all our good intentions, the legal system — that thing we were charged to protect — kept getting worse.
Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations
The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.
National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects
The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.
Every New Cease-Fire in Lebanon Brings Hope — Until It Doesn’t
In Lebanon, each new cease-fire is met with blind optimism — as if it hails the end of a conflict instead of what it actually is: an admission ticket to the next war.
Evacuation Orders Lifted as Southern California Chemical Tank Cools
The risk of an explosion or spill has fallen significantly, the authorities said late Tuesday, and all evacuated residents can now go home. Some have begun to ask who should be held accountable.
Park Slope Food Co-op Votes to Boycott Israeli Products
In a three-hour meeting, members of the grocery cooperative voted by a margin of more than 2 to 1 in favor of a boycott.
Can Nigel Farage’s Right-Wing Party Win It All in Britain?
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his Reform U.K. Party emerge from the fringe of British politics. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.
Trump May Appear at N.B.A. Finals in New York
President Trump is said to be considering the appearance after his hometown team, the Knicks, clinched a championship spot.
Xi Jinping Quit Smoking. China Still Cannot.
China’s tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the government that even its powerful leader has failed to curb the country’s smoking habit.
Cornyn Crushed: 7 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas
President Trump’s record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn’s defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question.
Colin Allred, Former Lawmaker, Wins Democratic Runoff for House Seat
Mr. Allred beat the incumbent, Representative Julie Johnson, and is now favored to win the general election in a heavily Democratic Dallas-based district.
Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters
Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara Resigns After Investigation
The chief, Brian O’Hara, began leading the department in 2022 as it reeled in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd.
Ken Paxton Ousts John Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on Republican Party Voters
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.
High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat
The director of Britain’s electronic surveillance agency warns that Russia is only getting more brazen as battlefield losses in Ukraine mount.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Keeps Picking Up Snakes. Is He Doing It Right?
The health secretary wrangled two nonvenomous snakes while visiting Florida in a video that drew widespread attention.
