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The California Lake Billed as the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’
Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lit…
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Dismissal of Bannon Conviction
Stephen K. Bannon, a former close aide to President Trump, was convicted for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the …
Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate
The main super PAC for Senate Republicans is focusing on eight states, and plans to spend big money to defend G.O.P.-held seats in Alaska, I…
In Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Test for Voters on Iran War
Tuesday’s special House election runoff in a conservative stretch of Georgia is one of the first to showcase disagreements over the confli…
Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account
Prosecutors did not watch video of the nonfatal shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said.
International Students Remade a College. What’s Left When They’re Gone?
The Trump administration’s campaign to curtail international students is not just hitting the elite schools targeted by the government.
Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran
In an expletive-laced social media post, the president said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he would bomb bridges and power plants.
ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler. She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to…
A Food Pantry Network Suddenly Shuttered, Leaving Thousands Scrambling
Ruby’s Pantry had 85 locations in communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa.
3 Dead After High Winds Topple Tree During Easter Egg Hunt in Germany
A 21-year-old woman, her baby and a 16-year-old girl were killed after a nearly 100-foot tree fell in a wooded area in northern Germany, the…
How Democrats and Republicans Are Clashing in Week 6 of the Iran War
A swing-district Republican called the war an “incredible operation,” and President Trump drew backlash from political figures in both p…