Obama and Springsteen to Publish Book Based on Their Spotify Series

Crown is publishing “Renegades: Born in the USA,” a book adaptation of the podcast conversations.

E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show

The compounds can form PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and birth defects. The E.P.A. approvals came despite the agency’s own concerns about toxicity.

Can the Senate Be Saved? Ben Nelson, the Manchin of Yesteryear, Has Doubts

A former Democratic centrist senator says too many lawmakers come to Washington to obstruct rather than be constructive.

Appeals Court Blocks Ruling That Overturned California’s Assault Weapons Ban

The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit leaves the three-decade-old ban in place while litigation continues.

As Wars Wind Down, Congress Revisits Presidential Powers

The House voted to repeal the 2002 authorization for the invasion of Iraq, and the Senate will consider doing so as well in a rare debate over war powers.

Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidency Is Coming Into Focus. Everyone Has an Opinion About What They See.

In a role that seldom allows for error, Ms. Harris is trying to shape her vice presidency by tackling unwieldy policy issues.

The Keystone XL pipeline project has been terminated.

The embattled project to carry oil from Canada to Nebraska had been on life support since President Biden’s first day in office and stalled by legal battles for years before that.

Opinion | Biden, Congress and the Free Press

The Biden administration should break with Trump and Obama administration practices and stop targeting journalists.

White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry

The Justice Department also said it was changing its policy to bar seizing reporters’ phone and email records in hunts for their sources.

Opinion | ‘The Point Was to Win,’ Barack Obama Writes

He isn’t afraid of being a politician.

At Empty Bases, Echoes of War

As the United States withdraws its forces from Afghanistan, a former Marine who became a Times reporter sees only traces of what several camps used to be.

Opinion | ‘Republicans Are Very, Very Close to Driving Democracy Into a Ditch’

Biden has less than two years before congressional elections could change everything. Is now really the time for compromise?

White House Seems to Affirm Biden’s Vow to Bar Seizures of Reporters’ Phone Data

But the Justice Department is not commenting on whether a seemingly off-the-cuff remark by President Biden is now a policy directive.

Once in Thrall of ‘the Generals,’ Congress Now Gives the Orders on Military Issues

The shift mirrors broader societal frustrations after two decades of wars, a pervasive problem of sexual assault and harassment of female troops and the exposure of political extremism in the ranks.

How a Former Drug Dealer Charts a Path for New York’s Renewal

After receiving a 30-year prison sentence, John Gargano won clemency, then rebuilt his career twice. Like New York City, he’s back on his game.