Opinion | The Once and Future Threat of Trump

Should all our political choices be organized around the former president?

Opinion | The Once and Future Threat of Trump

Should all our political choices be organized around the former president?

A 2nd Cuomo Investigation Is Expected to Confirm Harassment Claims

The final report, expected in October, could revive calls for lawmakers to impeach Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, to prevent him from running again, though that seems unlikely.

Opinion | Voters Had Their Say. Partisans Ignored Them.

The independent commissions set up against gerrymandering might be hopeless.

Texas Republicans propose a new congressional map that aims to protect the party’s incumbents.

Rather than trying to make significant gains in the state, where Democrats have been increasingly ascendant in recent years, Republicans appear to be trying to bolster their existing congressional delegation.

Frances T. Farenthold, Liberal Force in Texas and Beyond, Dies at 94

Known as Sissy, she was an advocate for racial parity and women’s rights, and her name was placed in nomination for the vice presidency in 1972. Tragedy trailed her.

Arizona’s Criticized Election Review Nears End, but Copycats Are Just Getting Started

The inquiry into the 2020 vote, derided as a badly flawed partisan exercise, has already spawned imitators in other states.

Opinion | They Want to Be in the Room Where It Happens

Gimme an R! Gimme an E! Gimme a Districting!

Cuomo Ally Resigns From Post as State Watchdog

Letizia Tagliafierro, the former inspector general, is the latest in a string of high-profile departures, as allies and appointees of the former governor leave state government.

Where Redistricting Stands in 14 States

We took a look at possible shifts in partisan power as redistricting maps start to trickle out.

Opinion | Why Are We Still Going Great Guns?

The subject is guns. The password is safety.

2 Parties, 2 Maps: Democrats and Republicans Squabble on Redistricting

Two competing proposals advance, and the failure to compromise may pave the way for Democrats to step in and knock out Republican congressional seats.

Supreme Court Urged to Reject Mississippi’s Attack on Roe v. Wade

In a new brief in a major abortion case, a clinic and a doctor asked the court to strike down a state law largely banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The Texas Abortion Law Creates a Kind of Bounty Hunter. Here’s How It Works.

There is little precedent for the provision that deputizes ordinary citizens to enforce an effective ban on abortions — and offers them a financial incentive to do so.

Behind the Texas Abortion Law, a Persevering Conservative Lawyer

Jonathan Mitchell has never had a high profile in the anti-abortion movement, but he developed and promoted the legal approach that has flummoxed the courts and enraged abortion rights supporters.

Inside Missouri’s ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’ Fight

A new law puts Missouri at the vanguard of states challenging federal authority on guns. It began as a backlash, and it has set off another.

California Senate Passes Bill Reining In Amazon Labor Model

The bill would curb production quotas at Amazon and other companies that critics say are excessive and force workers to forgo bathroom breaks.

Opinion | Texas’ Long History of Hollowing Out Women’s Health Care

It’s a watershed moment in a long-running war on reproductive rights in the state.

Missouri Relocates Gay History Exhibit From State Capitol

The exhibit, which examined Kansas City’s contributions to the gay rights movement, was supposed to be in the Capitol building until the end of the year.

Opinion | The Abortion Ruling Was Stunning but Not Surprising

The groundwork was laid long ago for the Texas anti-abortion law that the Supreme Court allowed to go into effect.