Republicans are likely to fall back on a tried-and-tested strategy for the midterms: Going negative.

A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.

Also, the U.S. is sending top envoys to Pakistan for Iran peace talks. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.

Rather than honestly reckoning with their role in America’s derangement, MAGA apostates are creating a scapegoat to explain it away.

When Amazon gutted its podcast company, it built a new department that made creators kings, starting with the football stars Jason and Travis Kelce.

Facing sky-high fuel costs linked to the war in Iran, airlines are cutting routes and raising prices. European vacations are looking a lot less affordable.

Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.

The White House has warned staff not to wager on government decisions, but his family’s involvement with these firms undermines the president’s message.

The counterculture icon Stewart Brand is advocating values that are more countercultural than ever.

Plus: some great Japanese designers and a final thought on the press tour for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.

A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.

The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.

The decision to end the inquiry into Jerome H. Powell’s handling of the Federal Reserve’s renovation could allow Kevin M. Warsh, the president’s pick for Fed chair, to be confirmed.

In New Mexico, the former interior secretary seemed to have an easy path to becoming the first Native American woman elected governor — until Sam Bregman challenged her.

In the mountains of northern New York, many local residents are weary of the military activities near an old missile silo and wary of the prospect of a howitzer range.

The Cascio siblings are suing Mr. Jackson’s estate after standing by him for years as he faced accusations of child molestation.

From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life.

People who are sex trafficked are often branded with names and symbols. Free removal programs are helping them move on.

A biographical film produced by the estate of Michael Jackson flattens its subject to scrub his reputation.