She is a sociologist, poet, Twitter maven, Chicago cultural celebrity and newly minted Marvel Comics writer. But don’t ask Dr. Ewing about her superpowers.
The senator from Indiana is testing whether a Democrat can win re-election in a Trump state while running on bipartisanship and moderation.
Mr. Hawley, who is challenging Senator Claire McCaskill, has been Missouri’s attorney general for less than two years. His tenure has been rocky.
Billie Sutton is running for governor of South Dakota as a conservative Democrat with cowboy cred and a stirring life story.
President Trump has stepped up his attacks on Latin American migrants, hoping the issue will motivate Republican voters.
Party leaders worry that candidates for governor and Senate are in trouble in Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and possibly Wisconsin, and that difficulties could spill into House races.
The discovery came amid a widening investigation one week after similar remains were discovered at another funeral home in the city.
Growing cranberries involves techniques that aren’t common on other American farms. In Wisconsin, the year-round work culminates in waterlogged weeks of autumn.
A software company operates underground to keep data secure. Its chief seeks a Middle-earth effect in décor.
The state is embroiled in a battle over Native Americans’ ability to vote under a law the Supreme Court just let take effect.
The Enlightenment gave us street addresses and ushered in democracy. The Age of Un-Enlightenment is using addresses to usher it out.
Join the women trying to save America from Trump.
No, starfish are not saved one by one.
A pharmacist at the supermarket chain Meijer is no longer employed at the company after blocking a woman from receiving a drug needed to expedite the miscarriage process.
In a year when Democrats are on offense, Pete Stauber of Minnesota has a chance to do something no other Republican might do next month: win a Democratic House seat.
The companies are trying to use an old maritime law to limit their liability. A survivor of the accident, which killed 17 in Branson, Mo., said it was insulting.
Chicago’s subway has also been plagued by crumbling tracks, antiquated signals and unreliable trains. Here is how it turned around.
Republicans and Democrats are battling over the political identity of the state, as Kim Reynolds and her opponent, Fred Hubbell, spar over who is more Iowan.
Culture, comedy and culinary outings in the ever-evolving Loop district and beyond.
The police in Columbus, Ohio, have been criticized and praised for releasing body-camera footage that shows an officer scolding two boys for having a BB gun in public.
The Columbus police released body-camera video of the encounter as a “life lesson” for young people, setting off a discussion about policing, race and gun control.
The abortion debate has become a proxy for the fight over the Democratic Party’s future in the state.
Officials in Akron, Ohio, want to shut down an encampment that sprung up on private land, saying that while the effort might be altruistic, it’s also a zoning violation.
In Missouri, where Democrats’ fortunes have been dwindling for years, party members are trying to figure out how to win back voters.
As the Democratic Party struggles to establish its identity in Missouri, the issue of abortion has taken center stage.
How one 92-year-old woman is trying to shape the midterms; analyzing the president’s interview on “60 Minutes”; and Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test.
Karen Monahan has accused Mr. Ellison of emotional and physical abuse. The claims loom in a race that has become close.
An apparent drastic shift toward the Republican candidate highlights the challenges of polling generally, and of polling in certain states particularly.
The Massachusetts Democrat, weighing a 2020 presidential run, rebuts President Trump’s mocking of her claims about her heritage, but the right and left remain skeptical.
First she blocked his entry to the St. Louis building, demanding proof that he lived there. Then she followed him. And then the police showed up.
When South Dakota lawmakers undid a voter initiative meant to rein in their behavior, they were part of a struggle between politicians and voters from Maine to California over who should shape legislation.
Two years ago, the Columbus band unexpectedly broke out big with the anxiety anthems of “Blurryface.” Can they keep doing things their own way in the face of mass success?
In the years before abortion became legal, a clandestine group helped women with unwanted pregnancies get around the law.
As Mr. Walker, the Republican governor, seeks a third term, Democrats look for a way to successfully make an economic argument in a state where the indicators are strong.
In the years before Roe v. Wade, an underground group provided thousands of women with abortions.
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs, accustomed to football disappointment, now have the most exciting player in the N.F.L. on their team, in their town.
The Cantrell Funeral Home was shut down in April after decomposing bodies were found there. Authorities did not find the infants until this week.
The man could face up to 12 years in prison. His attorney said the man had been sleeping when the teen knocked on their door, and that the man was “remorseful.”
The man could face up to 12 years in prison. His attorney said the man had been sleeping when the teen knocked on their door, and that the man was “remorseful.”
Suburban men, focused largely on economic issues, constitute a potential bulwark for President Trump in many of the suburban districts that will determine control of the House.
The president singled out Richard Cordray, the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio, to deliver a one-two punch against longstanding political rivals.
Working remotely is popular and often useful. But it can cause friction when there is disagreement over how regularly an employee should actually be in the office.
Fielding readers’ questions on the midterms and the president; checking in on Flint’s water crisis; and a culinary tour of North Dakota.
Wrightwood 659, founded by the entrepreneur Fred Eychaner and Dan Whittaker, an architectural historian, is dedicated to architecture and activist art.
An independent civilian body found Officer Brandon R. Ternand “credible and persuasive” in saying that he feared for his life before shooting the teenager, Dakota Bright.
The killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Officer Jason Van Dyke laid bare decades of fury over police accountability and systemic mistreatment of black residents.
The art of Making America Great Again. And again. And again.
An officer’s shooting of a teenager shocked the city. His conviction should force the city to act.
The Dodgers and the Brewers, and their cities, have more in common than you might imagine.
The most-viewed properties for the month of September ranged from a vacant Florida lot asking just $169,000 to a Harlem townhouse listed for almost $4 million.
Many residents are now wary of politicians from both parties and government at large because no one seemed able to mitigate the city’s crisis.
Nearly half a dozen states have reported that they are investigating cases of acute flaccid myelitis, which causes limb paralysis and severe muscle weakness.
A 1963 house in Tallahassee, an updated Cape Cod-style home in Williamstown and a Sioux Falls showplace built for a lumber baron in 1907.
A 1963 house in Tallahassee, Fla.; an updated Cape Cod-style home in Williamstown, Mass.; and a 1907 house in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Also: I’m getting my flu shot today. I hope you’ll join me.
The Nebraska capital’s downtown used to be considered rather sleepy. But with new watering holes and shops percolating, it’s become a pride of the plains.
At a campaign rally in Iowa, President Trump painted his opposition as an “angry left-wing mob” that has “become too dangerous to govern.”
A program in Connecticut lets older inmates counsel their younger counterparts in how to prevent prison bars from becoming a revolving door in their lives.
How the showdown over the Supreme Court is affecting crucial midterm races in the nation’s heartland.
Two big drug dealers. A corrupt official. The government has sought to protect the identities of witnesses against the drug lord, but some possibilities are known.
After Jason Van Dyke was convicted in Laquan McDonald’s death, three other police officers will stand trial on charges that they conspired to cover it up.
The new rules will allow ethanol-blend gasoline to be sold during the summer months, ending a ban designed to limit smog, and angering the oil industry and lawmakers from oil states.
Can tiny companies thrive in the shadow of major institutions? In this theater-mad city, the question may actually run the other way.
Officer Timothy Loehmann fatally shot Tamir, 12, at a park in 2014. The shooting added to national outrage over the killing of unarmed black men and boys by law enforcement.
The remarks by Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota drew a rebuke from his rival, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who described how her mother had been sexually assaulted as a teenager.
Coaching a small Minnesota university for 60 years, Gagliardi had a lifetime record of 489 wins and 138 losses. And he never cut anyone from the team.
Law enforcement officials have traditionally opposed efforts to remove black marks from people’s records. That is starting to change.
A police chief’s notice that birds were getting tipsy off fermented berries prompted a news media blitz. But experts say there are other explanations.
Mr. Booker, of New Jersey, is one of several potential Democratic presidential candidates who is crisscrossing the country, getting themselves in front of voters.
Jurors who convicted Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder said they believed dashboard camera video footage over his tearful testimony.
After the Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Laquan McDonald, Chicagoans told us what the verdict means for them and their city.
A roundup of things our editors — and a few contributors — are excited about in a given week.
Judge Michael L. Nelson Sr. of Cleveland Municipal Court said a spate of six inmate deaths in four months showed that local jails were unsafe.
It was an extraordinary statement as the president’s Supreme Court nominee nears a vote in a confirmation process rocked by such accusations.
A Chicago jury must decide the fate of Jason Van Dyke in the killing of Laquan McDonald in a case has become a proxy for questions about police accountability.
The city’s mayor said he would reopen the investigation into the aftermath of the attack, which destroyed black-owned businesses and left hundreds of people dead.
In one of America’s deadliest blizzards, a schoolteacher used quick thinking and resourcefulness to save more than a dozen students.
An 1886 house in Chicago, a Frank Lloyd Wright-style home in Princeton and an elaborately embellished hacienda in a suburb of Phoenix.
An 1886 house in Chicago; a Frank Lloyd Wright-style home in Princeton, N.J.; and an elaborately embellished hacienda in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Nebraska’s largest city has a vibrant music scene, a coffeehouse that includes a church (or vice versa), and many ways to experience the American West.
In a memo, Bill Stepien, the White House political director, described a plan for the president to campaign in seven states for House candidates who support his agenda.
The sex offender registry is intended to protect the public, but it’s unclear just how effective it is at doing that.
Officer Jason Van Dyke, on trial for first-degree murder, took the stand and said the teenager waved a knife at him. A police video did not show that.
“Instead of dealing with these issues, I’ve always tried to find a way around them,” Mr. Kander wrote on Facebook.
Starting in 2016, I wrote a yearlong series of stories about applying to college without a social safety net. Here’s what happened to the three kids I focused on.
On Monday night, the two major candidates for governor in Ohio, a critical swing state, met to debate. Two New York Times political reporters attended, and afterward assessed the proceedings.
An organization is using the influence that teenagers have on their contemporaries to help more students from low-income families gain college admission and student aid.
Mr. Rush was part of a circle of late-1950s performers whose music heralded a new era for Chicago blues and influenced a generation of rock musicians.
A blind machine operator manages with adaptive aids, tips from co-workers and careful concentration.
Responsible for overseeing a Ford F-150 plant that she calls “a little city,” Debbie Manzano holds the rare status of being a woman at the helm of a major American production facility.
On health care, a determination to deceive voters as much as possible.
Mr. Trump called a paid China Daily insert in an Iowa newspaper “propaganda.” Chinese officials said the advertising was both lawful and commonplace.
Its candidates feel the need to talk about the issue, and not truthfully.
The Minnesota representative asked the House Ethics Committee to look into domestic violence allegations that he denies, in an effort to clear his name.
Show up on people’s doorsteps, and the recipe is simple: listen and offer compelling solutions and information that’s new to them that they can connect with their lives.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has long boasted of an iconic stovepipe hat, but undisclosed reports cast doubt that Lincoln ever owned it.
Republican leaders in battleground states like Missouri are increasingly doubtful that candidates can wield the court nomination as a cudgel without risking repercussions.