A tough re-election race grew more daunting after President Trump backed Mr. Cornyn’s opponent, Ken Paxton. The Texas senator has vowed to fight to the end.

Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law.

Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.

After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot.

The president’s corruption and subversion of democratic tradition risk becoming the norm.