A look back at the good, the bad and the bizarre from the battles that helped set the stage for the coming midterms.

An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

After a Democratic lawmaker asked a judge to consider whether the move violates a previous court order, center officials clarified that the closure was intended to last seven days.

The lawsuit claims that state officials created a climate of fear that kept doctors from ending Tierra Walker’s pregnancy before she died.

The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.

The actress, last onstage over four decades ago, had a “terrifying” desire to return to the stage. “Other Desert Cities” will be her Broadway debut.

Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher.