U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Damaged by Rough Seas Army engineers are working to put the pier back together, and Defense Department officials hope it will be operational again in about a week.

What to Watch in the Texas Runoff Elections Representative Tony Gonzales is facing a challenge from a gun rights activist, and voters will decide which Republican will face Representative Henry Cuellar this fall.

If Trump Is Convicted, How Will Biden’s Team Go on the Attack? A guilty verdict in New York would be a gift for Democrats — but if it comes, the Biden campaign is unlikely to tear up its 2024 playbook.

Robert De Niro and Biden Campaign Troll Trump Outside Courthouse Holding a news conference with Robert De Niro and two former Capitol Police officers, the Biden campaign signaled it was growing more assertive on Donald Trump’s legal troubles.

Eyeing Trump, but on the Fence: How Tuned-Out Voters Could Decide 2024 Politically disengaged Americans are increasingly Trump-curious, but President Biden has a shot at winning some of them back. Reaching them in a changed media environment will be his challenge.

Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul. At a time when the U.S. government is concerned about its reliance on a mercurial billionaire for access to space, new competitors say Elon Musk’s SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them.

Teamsters Struggle to Unionize Amazon and FedEx Delivery Workers The Teamsters union has made little headway in organizing workers at Amazon and FedEx despite wage and other gains it secured at UPS last year.

A Soldier’s Final Journey Home Sgt. Kennedy Sanders was killed in a drone attack on a U.S. outpost in Jordan. A collection of photos offers a glimpse into her life.

Big Sky, Big Growth: How Montana’s Newcomers Are Shaping Its Senate Duel Out-of-state transplants, drawn during the pandemic by the Mountain West’s allure, have caused prices to soar and created new uncertainty in the state’s crucial Senate race.

Even as Violent Crime Drops, Lawlessness Rises as an Election Issue In most cities, rates of homicide and violent assault are down significantly from pandemic-era highs. But property crimes have risen, fueling voter anxiety.

The Hard Problem of Bringing Trump Into Focus For all the news that the former president makes, the Biden team is struggling to make the campaign about him.

Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort, security officials say.

Trump’s Post-Verdict Playbook: Anger and Retribution, Regardless of the Outcome Former President Donald J. Trump has a history of attacking investigators, blaming President Biden and seeking vengeance on those who cross him.

Fetterman, Flashing a Sharper Edge, Keeps Picking Fights With the Left The first-term Pennsylvanian has battled with progressives on Israel, immigration and energy, adopting a more caustic political persona and alienating some supporters.

At Bronx Rally, Trump Turns to Drill Rappers Accused in Murder Plot The joint appearance was one in a series of the former president’s blunt and sometimes clumsy overtures to court Black voters, and particularly Black men.

Lloyd Austin Undergoes Procedure Related to Bladder Issue The Pentagon called the procedure a “minimally invasive,” nonsurgical follow-up to previous treatment, and said the defense secretary had resumed his duties after temporarily handing them over.

Prosecutors Seek to Bar Trump From Attacking FBI Agents in Classified Documents Case The prosecutors said the former president had made “grossly misleading” assertions about the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago that could endanger the agents involved.

How Donald Trump Still Lives in the 1980s The greed-is-good era was the last time his preferred public image was intact, and he’s been returning there in ways large and small as he sits through his criminal trial in Manhattan.

How Trump’s Trial Fueled His Presidential Campaign Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial has had a profound impact on the 2024 presidential race. Jonathan Swan breaks down the politics of the case, and its galvanizing effect on the Republican Party base.

‘Sedition Panda,’ a Jan. 6 Rioter in a Costume Head, Is Convicted Jesse James Rumson, known as Sedition Panda for the costume head he wore, was found guilty of eight charges related to his participation in the breach of the U.S. Capitol.