United States Politics and Government

• Trump Says His Unpredictable Style Gives Him Leverage. But It Has a Cost. - A year into President Trump’s second term, his threats, retreats, twists and turns appear to be wearing on allies and adversaries.
• Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects - Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.
• Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map - The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.
• Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload - The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
• Man Convicted of Trying to Assassinate Trump Gets Life Sentence - Federal prosecutors told the judge that Ryan Routh had “plotted painstakingly” to ambush Donald J. Trump in 2024 at his golf course near West Palm Beach.
• Fulton County in Georgia Challenges the F.B.I.’s Seizure of 2020 Ballots - The county filed a motion demanding the return of ballots and other election materials that were seized by the F.B.I. in a highly unusual move by the Trump administration.
• Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Adds to State Officials’ Alarm - Some top state election officials, who run voting across the country, worry that the federal government has become hostile to them and their work.
• Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back - President Trump’s extraordinary comments were the latest iteration of his unsubstantiated claims that U.S. elections are rigged as Republicans face potentially big losses this fall.
• Minneapolis Children Describe ‘Living in Fear,’ and China’s President Carries Out a Mass Purge - Plus, a fitting tribute to Catherine O’Hara.
• Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown - At a forum on Capitol Hill held by congressional Democrats, the brothers of the 37-year-old American citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent said immigration enforcement tactics must be dialed back.