Curtis Malone ran a basketball powerhouse in Washington, D.C., before going to prison for drug dealing. Now he wants back in the game.

The outcome of the state’s ballot initiative for a billionaires tax could set the tone for the broader Democratic debate about how to raise more revenue.

A Times review of the president’s public speeches finds that he is more profane, more absolutist, longer-winded and less coherent than he was in 2016.

The election forecaster Nate Silver breaks down the likelihood of a G.O.P. wipeout.