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Dick Cheney was once the face of hard-line conservatism. Then hard-line conservatism changed. Read full article

The agency had been planning to eliminate more than 2,000 positions before the lapse in federal funding, but a federal judge blocked the move. Read full article

First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming off the car right now.” Read full article

At least nine people died after a cargo jet plunged to the ground shortly after taking off for a flight to Hawaii. The death toll could rise. Read full article

Venezuela has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed civilian cells that could mount a guerrilla war. But a coup against President Nicolás Maduro? Don’t count on it. Read full article

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Republicans asked a federal court to block newly approved maps in California that were designed to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats. Read full article

Democrats harnessed worries about the cost of living, with polls showing that Republicans’ longtime advantage on the economy has evaporated. Read full article

Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious. Read full article

The seat, long held by Black Houston leaders, has been vacant since March. The winner is likely to face Representative Al Green in a district altered by Republican gerrymandering. Read full article