Which Presidential Candidates Are Leading the 2024 Money Race? See who has amassed the most campaign cash so far.

Trump’s Judges: More Religious Ties and More N.R.A. Memberships A new study also found that judges appointed by the former president were more likely to vote for claims of religious freedom — unless they came from Muslims.

House Committee Targets U.C. Berkeley Program for China Ties A House select committee is requesting more information about a university collaboration that it said could help China gain access to cutting-edge research.

Democrats to Press Supreme Court Ethics Rules Over G.O.P. Opposition The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to approve new disclosure requirements, although the legislation is unlikely to advance.

Trump Plans to Expand Presidential Power Over Agencies in 2025 The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.

Four Prisoners Test Positive as Covid-19 Re-emerges at Guantánamo Bay One detainee with the coronavirus was charged in the destroyer Cole bombing, and another in the Sept. 11 attacks, both death penalty cases. A third was hospitalized for observation.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Airs Bigoted New Covid Conspiracy Theory About Jews and Chinese The long-shot candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination has a history of embracing conspiracy theories. His latest comments claimed the virus spared certain ethnic and religious groups.

Biden’s ‘Final’ Order on Kennedy Files Leaves Some Still Wanting More The president has finished a review first mandated by law in 1992, and while a vast majority of papers related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released, some remain redacted.

Melvin Wulf, Prominent Civil Liberties Lawyer, Dies at 95 As legal director for 15 years, he made the A.C.L.U. a more aggressive organization and worked with Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she became a United States Supreme Court justice.

After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy Early in the counteroffensive, Ukraine lost as much as 20 percent of its weapons and armor. The rate dropped as the campaign slowed and commanders shifted tactics.

Fundraising Deadline for 2024 Presidential Campaigns Arrives: What to Watch Which presidential and Senate candidates are swimming in cash? Which ones are growing desperate? That and more will become clearer on Saturday, when campaigns must file their latest federal reports.

Social Media Restrictions on Biden Officials Are Paused in Appeal A Fifth Circuit panel temporarily lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the administration from contacting platforms about most of their content.

Pence Raises Just $1.2 Million, Aide Says, in Worrying Sign for 2024 Bid The notably low figure raised new doubts about Republican voters’ enthusiasm for the former vice president, as well as questions about whether he will qualify for the first G.O.P. debate.

U.S. Cluster Munitions Arrive in Ukraine, but Impact on Battlefield Remains Unclear U.S. officials and military analysts say the weapons, which are banned by many countries, will ease Ukraine’s artillery ammunition shortage but may not have an immediate impact in the war.

Biden and D.N.C. Announce $72 Million in Fund-Raising, a Substantial Haul The figure far surpasses what Donald Trump raised, though it is well short of what Mr. Trump and his allies collected during the same period in the 2020 election cycle.

What Really Happened in the Midterms? A segment of swing voters decided to back Democratic candidates in many critical races.

Prosecutors Push Back on Trump’s Request to Delay Documents Trial The office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, said there “is no basis in law or fact” for granting a motion from former President Donald J. Trump that could push the start of the trial until after Election Day.

Butcher Who Assaulted Officers on Jan. 6 Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison The sentence for Kyle Fitzsimons was handed down the same day a California man who placed conspiracy theories at the heart of his trial defense was convicted in connection with the Capitol attack.

Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021 The money was listed as pay for a “speaking engagement” by Ms. Trump in a new personal financial disclosure by her husband.

Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race Jared Kushner was questioned before a federal grand jury as prosecutors appeared to be trying to establish if the former president knew his efforts to stay in power were built on a lie.