Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.

Insurgent parties like Reform U.K. surged at the polls this week. But the British electoral system wasn’t built for multiparty democracy.

The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.

Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.

The “majority-minority” House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.

Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.

The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault.