How to Catch Pandemic Fraud? Prosecutors Try Novel Methods. Strained by limited resources, prosecutors are deploying special teams and nurturing local relationships to catch up to a wave of fraud.

Schumer Wields Political Heft in Bid for New York Chips Funds The Senate majority leader helped deliver billions of dollars in federal funding for semiconductors. Now he’s pushing for his state to reap benefits.

Republican Attacks on ‘Woke’ Ideology Falling Flat With G.O.P. Voters New polling shows national Republicans and Iowa Republican caucusgoers were more interested in “law and order” than battling “woke” schools, media and corporations.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Campaign Anguishes His Storied Family The presidential bid by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tested the bonds of an iconic Democratic clan that does not want him to run and does not know what to do about it.

On the Campaign Trail, an Impossible Task: Ignoring Trump’s Latest Charges Voters pressed them to weigh in. Reporters asked about pardons. Mike Pence was heckled. Republicans found it’s not easy to escape the fallout from Donald J. Trump’s legal peril.

Trump’s Legal Team Is Enmeshed in a Tangle of Possible Conflicts Former President Donald J. Trump’s growing cast of lawyers is marked by a web of overlapping interests encompassing witnesses, co-defendants and potential targets.

Devon Archer Testimony on Bidens Doesn’t Back Up Biggest G.O.P. Claims The testimony of Devon Archer, a Hunter Biden associate, paints an unflattering portrait of Hunter’s business dealings, but contradicts reports of bribes or material involvement by the president.

A Rising Tide Lifts Many Boats, but So Far Not Biden’s The president is experiencing a flurry of good news on the economy, crime, immigration and other areas, but voters so far have not given the president much credit.

Trump Indictment Presents New Obstacle in Spending Fight as Shutdown Looms The far right is taking aim at the F.B.I. and the Justice Department in a push to cut funding for the agencies, another complication for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he seeks to avoid a shutdown.

Pence Reaches Fork in Road of 2024 Campaign With New Trump Indictment The former vice president and Jan. 6 witness is campaigning to persuade voters. But is he also trying to warn them?

Trump’s Lead in Iowa Is Less Dominant, Poll Shows New polling suggests that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts in Iowa have been having an effect, but that the challenge of defeating Mr. Trump there is complicated by multiple factors.

Is Trump Leaving an Opening in Iowa? The former president’s poll numbers are still strong. But the caucuses could be his rivals’ best chance to make him look vulnerable.

Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty The former president appeared in federal court in Washington after being indicted over his efforts to overturn his defeat in 2020. His first pretrial hearing was set for Aug. 28.

Trump’s Arraignment and Court Appearance: Key Takeaways A quick proceeding that was mostly straightforward.

Fact-Checking Trump Defenders’ Claims After Indictment in Election Case Former President Donald Trump’s supporters have made inaccurate claims about the judge presiding over his case and misleadingly compared his conduct to that of other politicians.

Trump’s Court Day: An Encounter With Jack Smith and a Different Swearing In This time the seriousness of the charges facing the former president gave the proceedings a sense of historical weight.

What’s Next in the Trump Election Case? Setting a Pretrial Timetable Lawyers will be filing briefs over the course of the month before appearing in court again on Aug. 28.

Two U.S. Navy Sailors Charged With Helping Chinese Prosecutors said the two sailors in California gave Chinese intelligence officers U.S. military secrets and sensitive information.

DeSantis Wants to ‘Remove’ Trials From D.C. Legal Experts Say It’s a Non-Starter. The main Republican rival to Donald J. Trump argued that the former president, who was indicted on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election, won’t get a fair trial in Washington.

Will Trump Have His Mug Shot Taken? Federal rules dictate that an accused person be reprocessed in each jurisdiction in which he or she faces charges, so his fingerprints will be taken electronically again. But officials will again skip a mug shot.