Pacific Seabed Mining Delayed as International Agency Finalizes Rules Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that oppose them.

A ‘Leaner-Meaner’ DeSantis Campaign Faces a Reboot and a Reckoning The campaign’s missteps and swelling costs have made donors and allies anxious. One person close to the Florida governor said he had experienced a “challenging learning curve.”

Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations The government will soon announce the first 10 medications that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare under a new law. Drugmakers are fighting the measure in court.

How the Hunt for a Lioness Near Berlin Turned Into a Wild Boar Chase The heavily armed search that upended the southern edge of the German capital met an anti-climactic end — and left some scratching their heads: “A wild boar doesn’t really look like a lion.”

The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response.

The Question After Every Mass Shooting: How Much Do We Deserve to Know? A court in Nashville may decide whether releasing the musings of a killer could help prevent future losses, despite adding to survivors’ pain.

Fact-Checking Mike Pence on the Campaign Trail The former vice president has made misleading claims about abortion, fiscal policy and military spending.

Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez’s Business Targeted With Bad Reviews After Student Loan Vote Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez’s automobile repair business has become a target of online trolls on the left after she opposed President Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiative.

Alabama Lawmakers Decline to Create New Majority-Black Congressional District Republican lawmakers pushed through a new congressional map a month after the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s existing map diluted the power of Black voters.

DeSantis Tells Russell Brand That Jan. 6 ‘Was Not an Insurrection’ The main Republican rival to Donald J. Trump avoided answering whether he would pardon the former president.

JFK’s Grandson on Robert Kennedy’s Campaign: ‘An Embarrassment’ Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, accused his older cousin of “trading in on Camelot” and spreading conspiracy theories “for personal gain and fame.”

A.I. Regulation Is in Its ‘Early Days’ While there has been a flurry of activity by the White House and lawmakers over artificial intelligence, rules for the technology remain distant, lawmakers and experts said.

Biden Picks Paul Friedrichs to Lead New White House Pandemic Office Dr. Paul Friedrichs, a military combat surgeon and retired Air Force general, will lead the new office, which was created by Congress.

Sodomy Laws Remain in 12 States After Lawrence v. Texas After Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, some feared that other court rulings, including the 2003 decision that invalidated sodomy laws, could be revisited. Maryland and Minnesota recently repealed theirs.

Hard Questions if Biden’s Approval Doesn’t Follow Economy’s Rise This is about the time when many presidents see their standing turn around, including Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

Lawmakers Challenge Ford and Chinese Battery Partner Over Forced Labor Republicans are raising fresh concerns about CATL, the battery maker Ford is working with to bring new technology to the U.S., and its connections to Xinjiang.

Texas to Leave ERIC, a Voting Integrity Group Targeted by Right-Wing Attacks The nonprofit group ERIC, which helps maintain accurate voter rolls, was once widely embraced. But since last year, Trump allies have pushed red states to reject it.

Trump Grand Jury Delays Jan. 6 Verdict in Washington Courthouse Collision A defense lawyer was late. A judge grew irked. Prosecutors were hauled out of a grand jury. It was an example of the complexities stemming from the multiple proceedings involving Donald Trump.

Gretchen Whitmer Would Like You to Call Her ‘Governor Barbie’ It’s part of a social media stunt by the pink-loving politician. But does it represent a shift for women in politics?

Tiered Work Forces The rise of piecemeal work is a key issue in the Hollywood writers’ strike.