Federal Investigators Widen Tesla Inquiry, Company Says The Department of Justice has sought documents related to vehicle range and “personal benefits,” Tesla said.

Republicans Grapple With Being Speakerless, but Effectively Leaderless, Too With a speaker fight in the House, concerns about an aging Senate leader and a 2024 front-runner who has the party in a vise grip, some G.O.P. members worry the turmoil could have long-term effects.

If Trump Trial Isn’t Broadcast Live, a Plea to Record It for Posterity A request to broadcast one of Donald Trump’s federal trials made an intriguing backup argument, one rooted not in the news cycle but in ensuring a complete historical record.

Fight for Speaker Reveals Four Types of House Republicans Jim Jordan’s bid showed the power of the ultraconservative faction in Congress.

Tim Scott Opposes Package Tying Aid to Israel and Ukraine The South Carolina senator and 2024 presidential candidate said a “longer process” was needed to determine how much aid to send to Ukraine, while Israel demanded immediate attention.

The Race to Avert Quantum Computing Threat With New Encryption Standards Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it’s too late?

How DeSantis’s Hyper-Online 2024 Campaign Strategy Fell Flat The G.O.P. contender’s campaign tried to take on Donald Trump’s online army. Now it just wants to end the meme wars.

From Bush v. Gore to ‘Stop the Steal’: Kenneth Chesebro’s Long, Strange Trip Mr. Chesebro, a buttoned-down Harvard lawyer, evolved from left-leaning jurist to key player in the Trump false electors scandal. What happened?

Biden’s Handling of Israel War Could Change How Voters See Him, Strategists Say Plagued by low approval ratings, the president has projected himself as a world leader. Strategists warn, however, that his re-election may depend more on domestic issues like the economy.

After Jordan Falls, House Republicans Ask Who, and What, Is Next A band of more mainstream Republicans brought down the hard-line conservative, but the G.O.P. has hardly stemmed the chaos.

DeSantis Says He Would Cancel Student Visas of Hamas Sympathizers At a G.O.P. candidate showcase in Iowa, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his rivals repeatedly sought to one-up one another on support for Israel.

Trump Co-Defendant Says He Wants to Keep Lawyer Despite Possible Conflicts A hearing brought to an apparent end the back and forth over whether a co-defendant in the classified documents case, Walt Nauta, understood that his lawyer might have conflicts.

DeSantis-Haley Rivalry Heats Up, With Attacks Focused on Israel As they vie to be the race’s Trump alternative, the two Republican rivals have been trading barbs, zeroing in on each other’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Biden and Aides Advise Israel to Avoid Striking Hezbollah U.S. officials learned that the Israeli defense minister and other military officials supported a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been cautious.

Trump Seeks Freeze of Gag Order in Election Case During Appeal Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who imposed the order, agreed to put it on hold for eight days as the parties filed additional papers.

Justices Reject, for Now, Missouri’s Effort to Override Federal Gun Laws The move blocked an expansive state law, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, and let stand a ruling that it was an unconstitutional attempt to nullify federal laws.

Biden Requests $105 Billion Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine and Other Crises The conflict in the Middle East has given President Biden a path to approving Ukraine aid that otherwise might have remained stalled.

Biden requests $105 billion in emergency funds for Israel, Ukraine and other crises.

Details of Biden’s $105 Billion Funding Request for Israel and Ukraine The package also includes money for border security, humanitarian aid, and Taiwan.

On Israel, Progressive Jews Feel Abandoned by Their Left-Wing Allies Jewish leaders and voters said they were taken aback to discover that many of their ideological allies saw them as oppressors who deserved blame following the Israel attacks.