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The first 911 call from inside the prison was made at 8:40 p.m. It took about 30 minutes to verify its authenticity.

The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.

Mr. Mitte was born with cerebral palsy and brought his own experience of living with the disability to the role of Walter White Jr. on the Emmy-winning show.

While seeking support from Hasidic leaders, the Republican candidate for governor, Bruce Blakeman, said Mayor Zohran Mamdani would not act if riots hit their community.

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor for running the ad in Oregon.

During a four-hour hearing, a federal judge demanded answers from the Trump administration about who authorized the removal of hundreds of trees at the East Potomac Golf Links.

Making a book of my dad’s train photos shifted my gaze away from all that he was losing.

A Turkish businessman once allied with the Maduro regime has tied the knot with President Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, at the same time he is seeking to retain a big contract in Venezuela.

Social Security funds are on track to run short by 2032, which would mean a reduction in benefits. Here’s how four hypothetical households rely on the program in retirement.

The search takes places within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.

We look at a few governors’ races worth watching.

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the prize for their insights that helped policymakers become “better equipped to deal with shocks in the economy,” the committee said.

The changes follow the retirement of an officer who was facing a disciplinary trial for the death of 19-year-old Win Rozario in 2024.

Plus, how much will holiday travel cost this year?

“We are entering an age of prolonged insecurity,” one former U.S. energy official said of what have become chronic threats on the Middle East’s energy core.

It’s Oct. 12 — 22 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.

Party leaders are working to connect Washington profiteering and the influence of billionaires and corporate America to affordability, in what they hope will be a potent closing message.

Rhenda Strub invited strangers to accompany her to Seattle Mariners games this season to help overcome the loneliness of grieving for her son’s death.

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

Four decades after his death, a revealing trove of the author’s possessions is up for auction.