Stratton Wins and AIPAC’s Power Is Tested: 4 Illinois Takeaways
Democratic voters put Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on a path to the Senate, while the pro-Israel lobby notched its first major victories of the…
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Trump Promised the ‘World’s Lowest’ Drug Prices. We Checked the Numbers.
The TrumpRx website claims to offer the best prices for medications. Here’s where Americans still pay more — and much more.
The Faroe Islands Are Changing Some of Europe’s Strictest Abortion Rules
A new law allowing abortion up to 12 weeks will be a major shift in an archipelago of 55,000 people, and there are strong feelings on both s…
Trump’s Friendship With Japan’s Leader Faces Test Over Iran
In Washington on Thursday, President Trump is expected to press Sanae Takaichi for military help in the Strait of Hormuz. But she faces cons…
As War Chokes Natural Gas Supply, Asia Turns Back to Coal
Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held ro…
Netanyahu Hopes Strikes on Iran Will Lead to Uprising and Regime Change
Israeli attacks have targeted the command centers of Iran’s repressive, internal security forces in hopes that Iranians will overthrow the…
La Shawn K. Ford Wins Nomination for House Seat Long Held by Danny Davis
Mr. Ford, who received Mr. Davis’s endorsement, emerged from a wide field of candidates seeking to represent a district that includes the …
Juliana Stratton Wins Democratic Primary for Senate in Deep-Blue Illinois
Ms. Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, prevailed with millions of dollars of help from Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire. She will b…
Daniel Biss, Mayor of Evanston, Ill., Wins Democratic Nomination for House Seat
Mr. Biss emerged after being an early front-runner in the turbulent, crowded contest to replace a longtime incumbent in Illinois’s Ninth D…
Centrist Melissa Bean Wins 8th District Democratic Primary
Ms. Bean, a moderate former congresswoman, defeated a left-wing rival in the primary race for the Chicago-area seat to be vacated by Represe…
Toni Preckwinkle, Longtime Chicago Democrat, Holds Off Moderate Challenger
Ms. Preckwinkle has been president of the Cook County Board for four terms. Brendan Reilly, a member of the Chicago City Council, mounted a …