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Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government

By: Kenneth P. Vogel —
James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

Milorad Dodik, the leader of the nationalist party, which controls the government of Republika Srpska, votes in the general election on Sunday.

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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence

By: Michael Rothfeld and Hurubie Meko —
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.

The Cornell University Police Department gathered additional evidence in its investigation into allegations that several fraternity members had sexually assaulted a woman.

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Hochul Denounces D.A. and Cornell Police in Handling of Sex Assault Case

By: Hurubie Meko —
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Letitia James, the attorney general, to investigate the original allegations and why a police report omitted crucial information.

Governor Kathy Hochul named Attorney General Letitia James right, to lead an investigation into a report of a sexual assault at Cornell University in 2024.

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Letitia James Is in Charge of the Cornell Rape Inquiry. What Comes Next?

By: Santul Nerkar —
As a special prosecutor, Ms. James has wide powers over the handling of the investigation, but legal experts say the case comes with potential obstacles.

Attorney General Letitia James, center, has frequently waded into politically fraught matters.

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Trump’s Fund Shows Blanche Choosing Loyalty Over Pushing Back

By: Glenn Thrush —
Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during an appearance before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday.

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He’s Been Impeached and Indicted. He Has a Chance in Texas’s Senate Race.

By: Michael Kruse and Lauren McGaughy —
The fate of Ken Paxton, the conservative Texas firebrand, could decide whether Republicans keep control of the Senate.

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DOJ Secures New James Comey Indictment Over Alleged Threat Against Trump

By: Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager —
The new case stems from a social media post showing seashells on a North Carolina beach that the Trump administration characterized as a threat against the president.

James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was indicted last year by a grand jury in Virginia, accused of lying and obstructing a congressional investigation over testimony he gave in 2020. The charge was later dismissed.

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Trump Moves Top Aide James Blair to Political Operation Ahead of Midterms

By: Theodore Schleifer —
Mr. Blair will “lead the charge from the outside,” the president said on social media. The move comes as Republicans are bracing for a potentially difficult November election.

James Blair, a deputy chief of staff, is taking over President Trump’s outside political operation and its $300 million-plus budget, Mr. Trump announced on Friday.

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The Texas Senate Primary Offers a Test Case for Each Party

By: Lisa Lerer and J. David Goodman —
Should Democrats concentrate on swing voters or their base? Can more traditional Republicans win in the MAGA era? Tuesday’s Senate primary in Texas will show the direction the parties are taking.

Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a four-term Republican Senator, is spending record sums to try to fend off a primary challenge from Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, who is beloved by the MAGA base.

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Why the Epstein Investigations Took So Long and Did So Little

By: Benjamin Weiser， Matthew Goldstein and Mike Baker —
Decades of tips and investigations yielded charges against only two people. A combination of missed chances, narrow laws and prosecutors’ limited focus helps explain why.

An undated photo of Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department.

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New Novels to Read This Year

By: Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson —
Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction debut; and more.
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In Chief Justice’s Annual Report, a History Lesson and Embrace of Independence

By: Ann E. Marimow —
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not directly address the tensions between the Trump administration and federal judges who have blocked the president’s agenda.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in May. By tradition, he releases his report about the state of the nation’s courts on the last day of the year.

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Is James Talarico the Answer to Democratic Prayers?

By: Michelle Goldberg —
James Talarico sees a spiritual void at the center of our society.

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Despite Trump’s Pressure on Justice Dept., Certain Safeguards Are Beyond His Reach

By: Alan Feuer —
The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge.

President Trump has sought to control the Justice Department to pursue his political enemies.

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Jamie Dimon Backs Jerome Powell Over Trump in Fed Fight

By: Rob Copeland —
The C.E.O. of JPMorgan Chase, who has rarely taken on President Trump during his second term, wades into the argument over the Federal Reserve chair.

“Playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences — the absolute opposite of what you might be hoping for,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan bank, said Tuesday.

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In New Trial, Palin Says New York Times Editorial Damaged Her Reputation

By: Katie Robertson —
Closing arguments in the libel case are expected on Tuesday, after which the nine jurors will begin deliberations.

Sarah Palin arriving on Monday at federal court in Manhattan, where she testified in her yearslong libel case against The New York Times.

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‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook

By: Amanda Taub —
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.

President Trump at the Kennedy Center on Monday.

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How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More

By: Erica L. Green， Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maggie Haberman —
President Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential power has become the defining characteristic of his second term.

President Trump paused to view his official portrait hanging in the hallway at the Department of Justice last Friday.

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Meandering? Off-Script? Trump Insists His ‘Weave’ Is Oratorical Genius.

By: Shawn McCreesh —
Former President Donald J. Trump’s speeches often wander from topic to topic. He insists there is an art to stitching them all together.

“I’ll talk about like nine different things, and they all come back brilliantly together,” former President Donald J. Trump said.

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