Biden to Visit Maine After Lewiston Massacre The deadliest mass shooting of the year will present the president with the familiar ritual of comforting grieving families. He will likely also press his case for gun control.

Virginia Erroneously Purged Nearly 3,400 From State’s Voter Rolls The disclosure came just a week before an election that will decide control of the state’s closely divided legislature.

Nikki Haley and Trump Meet Separately With Miriam Adelson, G.O.P. Megadonor As Nikki Haley has jumped in presidential polling, her campaign has stepped up its outreach efforts.

Alaska Man Emailed Kidnapping Threat to U.S. Senator, Police Say The threat was sent by email in late September, according to the Capitol Police, who did not identify the senator.

Vivek Ramaswamy and Ro Khanna Debate in New Hampshire The meeting between Vivek Ramaswamy, a presidential candidate, and Representative Ro Khanna of California, was largely a showcase for Mr. Ramaswamy to try to rescue a flagging campaign.

Trump critica la edad de Biden. Sus deslices podrían perjudicarlo El expresidente ha experimentado una serie de confusiones que van más allá de su naturaleza discursiva habitual, y sus rivales republicanos han comenzado a señalarlas como signos de declive en su desempeño.

Transgender Minors and Families Ask Supreme Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban Should the Supreme Court agree to hear the case on the state’s ban on transition care for minors, any ruling would reverberate across the legal challenges against other states that have passed similar bans.

Election Day Guide: Governor Races, Abortion Access and More Two governorships are at stake in the South, while Ohio voters will decide whether to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution.

Ken Buck Won’t Seek Re-Election, Citing Republican Election Denialism Representative Ken Buck, one of eight Republicans who moved to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, said his split with his party was too wide to remain in the House. Others are likely to follow.

Republicans Use Anti-Israel Protests to Slam ‘Woke Agenda’ at Elite Colleges As the Mideast war escalates, the party’s politicians and activists are casting antisemitic incidents and progressive protests as part of a larger cultural battle over education.

Trump’s Allies Want a New Breed of Lawyer if He Returns to Power Politically appointed lawyers sometimes frustrated Donald J. Trump’s ambitions. His allies are planning to install more aggressive legal gatekeepers if he regains the White House.

Some of the Lawyers Who May Fill a Second Trump Administration Donald Trump’s allies are hoping to install a different species of legal gatekeeper throughout the federal government. Here are some of the potential prospects.

With Proposed Censures and Expulsion, House Faces an Agenda of Recrimination Back to legislative work after the Republican speaker saga that stalled business for nearly a month, lawmakers will begin with a raft of disciplinary actions.

Harris to Announce Steps to Curb Risks of A.I. The vice president plans to flesh out a sweeping executive order President Biden signed this week and push toward global standards at a summit in London.

Bertie Bowman, Record-Setting Staff Member on Capitol Hill, Dies at 92 He was the longest-serving Black staff member in the history of the U.S. Congress, rising to a senior role with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Jacob Lew Is Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Israel The vote reflected deep partisan divisions over Jacob Lew’s nomination, which nearly all Senate Republicans voted against.

American Commandos Are in Israel Helping to Locate Hostages, Pentagon Says A Defense Department official, Christopher P. Maier, declined to say how many U.S. Special Operations forces were currently in Israel. But other U.S. officials say the Defense Department has dispatched several dozen commandos in recent days.

Israel Faces Hostage Dilemma in Gaza The country has said there are two main goals in the war: Destroy Hamas and free the hostages held in Gaza. But are those goals compatible?

The F.B.I. says the Israel-Hamas war raises the potential for an attack against Americans in the U.S. Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, warned senators that several foreign terrorist organizations have called for attacks against Americans since the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel.

Why Doug Burgum Is Staying in a Race He Can Afford to Lose With a substantial personal fortune, the North Dakota governor is insistent on spreading his message despite calls to drop out.