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We fact-checked claims about migrants and border security from both presidential candidates. Share full article Migrants walked along the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, as they prepared to cross into the United States this month. Large numbers of migrant…

The Biden campaign said it raised at least $28 million on Saturday, at a fund-raiser in Los Angeles, where entertainers, Barack Obama and even Jill Biden assailed Donald J. Trump. Share full article Former President Barack Obama, right, and Jimmy…

Former President Donald J. Trump met with voters at a Black church in the critical battleground state, seeking to make a contrast with President Biden on the economy. Share full article Speaking at a Black checker in Detroit on Saturday,…

Bob Bauer, the personal attorney for President Biden and former White House counsel for President Barack Obama, is now wrestling with the win-at-all-costs nature of American politics. Listen to this article · 7:49 min Learn more Share full article After…

The ruling was the first salvo in a national legal battle over the new regulations, which extend stronger protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students. Listen to this article · 3:49 min Learn more Share full article Protesters at a Title IX rally…

The former president is engaging in policy briefings — but no role playing, or other traditional aspects of debate preparations — ahead of the June 27 debate against President Biden. Share full article Former President Donald J. Trump has not…

The Islamic State and Al Qaeda consider Africa ‘very fertile ground,’ said Christopher A. Wray, who is meeting with officials in Nigeria and Kenya. Listen to this article · 4:47 min Learn more Share full article Christopher A. Wray, director…

The senator’s accident in Maryland last weekend did not come as a surprise to some of his former staff members, who said he was a notoriously distracted driver. Listen to this article · 3:59 min Learn more Share full article…

The justices found that the administration had exceeded its power in prohibiting the sale and possession of the gun attachments. Listen to this article · 5:34 min Learn more Share full article 648 An AR-15 with a bump stock, which…

In a new book, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci recounts a career advising seven presidents. The chapter about Donald J. Trump is titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not.” Listen to this article · 6:33 min Learn more Share full…

The annual defense policy legislation emerged from a House committee with bipartisan backing, but Republicans loaded it with right-wing mandates targeting abortion, transgender care and diversity initiatives. Listen to this article · 5:36 min Learn more Share full article Representative…