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My colleague Emily Cochrane takes us behind the scenes of the hotline, which receives as many as 3,000 calls and messages a day. Read full article

Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end. Read full article

After more than half a century in Washington, President Biden has learned to make deals and work across the aisle. But that instinct is rarely rewarded in today’s political climate. Read full article

The president’s proclamation would grant clemency to around 2,000 people charged between 1951 and 2013 under a military code that outlawed the behavior. Read full article

Ramiro Gonzales, who killed a woman in 2001, was set to be executed on Wednesday, though a psychiatrist who suggested he was likely to reoffend has since changed his opinion. Read full article

The Apache fire burned south of Paradise, Calif., which was destroyed in the Camp fire six years ago. Another wildfire was spreading quickly in Oregon. Read full article

Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly. Read full article

Mr. Curtis has portrayed himself as a centrist workhorse in the image of the senator whose seat he is vying to fill: Mitt Romney. Read full article

The governor’s rival, State Representative Phil Lyman, had the state party’s backing and argued that Mr. Cox was not conservative enough. Read full article

The victory by the MAGA lawmaker in the conservative eastern part of the state put her on track to another term in the House, after she abandoned a district in more politically competitive terrain. Read full article