Kennedy Campaign Fires Consultant Who Sought to Help Trump Win The Kennedy campaign said the consultant, Rita Palma, had falsely identified herself as its New York state director.

New Trump Super PAC Says It Has $27 Million After Its First Major Event The group’s biggest donor is Isaac Perlmutter, the former Marvel Entertainment chief executive who supported the organization when it formed weeks ago.

Donald Trump Finally Goes on Trial Jury selection begins Monday in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.

John Bolton Says He’ll Write in Dick Cheney Instead of Voting for Trump or Biden The diplomat, a fixture in multiple Republican administrations who now opposes Mr. Trump, said he also voted for the former vice president in 2020.

Election 2024: How Voters Describe the Trump-Biden Rematch in One Word To dig into the complex views voters have about the upcoming rematch, we asked poll respondents to describe their feelings in their own words.

Election Live Updates: Abortion and Inflation Raise Issues for Biden and Trump Many of the key issues driving the campaign — each posing clear vulnerabilities to the two major candidates — have collided.

Tracing Charleston’s History of Slavery, From a Burial Ground to a DNA Swab A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherever it may lead.

24 Hours at a Makeshift Refuge for Migrants in the California Wilderness The campsite, run by a 22-year-old volunteer, became a first stop for people seeking food, water and warmth as they waited to be apprehended by border authorities.

Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales The new rule, which is likely to face legal challenges, is an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons that has fueled gun violence.

In Warning to China, Biden Hosts Summit With Leaders of Japan and Philippines President Biden has invited the leaders of Japan and the Philippines to the White House, where they will discuss security in the South China Sea.

‘Save Democracy’ Democrats Look to Win Primaries on Anti-Trump Sentiment In two races in Maryland and Virginia, candidates are turning political fame into campaigns, and a Pennsylvania race is focused on a congressman’s role in Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 loss.

Biden’s State Dinner for Japan Was Heavy on Symbolism (and Yes, Cherry Blossoms) The event’s musical guest, Paul Simon, even learned a little Japanese for the occasion.

WWII Rosie the Riveters Are Honored in Washington Rosie the Riveters, American women who filled a crucial labor shortage during World War II and reshaped the work force, were honored at the Capitol.

Trump Again Insults Jews Who Support Biden Speaking to reporters in Atlanta on Wednesday, former President Donald J. Trump said that any Jew who “votes for Biden should have their head examined.”

Without More Aid, Ukraine Could Lose the War, U.S. General Says The United States gives Ukraine’s military most of two critical munitions that are in shortest supply: artillery shells and air-defense interceptors.

Thomas Gumbleton, Progressive Voice as a Catholic Bishop, Dies at 94 He was arrested protesting war and clashed with fellow bishops in supporting gay marriage and the ordination of women and championing victims of sex abuse by priests.

Biden Says U.S. Is Considering Dropping Assange Case The WikiLeaks founder has been held in London as he has battled extradition to the United States on charges related to his publication of classified documents.

Gerald Ford Foundation Board Member Resigns Over Believed Snub of Liz Cheney David Hume Kennerly, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, resigned from the board of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation over what he said was a snub.

Trump, Criticizing Arizona Abortion Ruling, Says He Wouldn’t Sign a Federal Ban Days after he said that abortion policies should be left to the states, former President Donald J. Trump criticized an Arizona court ruling that upheld an 1864 law.

Japan Gives Washington 250 Cherry Trees as Replacements The trees will replace 140 that will be torn up as part of a restoration project. The capital’s first Japanese cherry trees were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo in 1912.