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Facing resilient Democratic incumbents, G.O.P. House and Senate nominees highlighted their opponents’ support for President Biden after he faltered in the presidential debate. Read full article

Two rulings this week by the Republican-appointed majority add to its steady pursuit of enfeebling the ability of the administrative state to impose rules on powerful business interests. Read full article

In finding that prosecutors misused an obstruction law to charge rioters, the justices highlighted the lack of an established legal blueprint for addressing an attack on the foundations of democracy. Read full article

In states that have banned abortion, hospitals have struggled to treat pregnant women facing health risks. A Supreme Court decision this week did not help. Read full article

Stephen Bannon will have to begin serving four months in prison on Monday, after the court turned aside his request to remain free while he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress. Read full article

The combination of President Biden’s debate performance and adverse Supreme Court rulings left Democrats reeling and in despair with elections not far off. Read full article

The all-Republican court voted 8 to 1 to leave in effect a law enacted last year during a wave of legislation targeting transgender rights. Read full article

A jury convicted the driver of eight counts of intoxication manslaughter after he plowed into a crowd of migrants in Brownsville, Texas, last year. He faces up to 20 years in prison on each count. Read full article

A range of despairing Democrats began to reconsider their nominee after his rough debate showing, but there was no agreement on how, or whether, to urge him to step off the ticket. Read full article

Successive successes reinvigorated Donald Trump’s campaign a month after he became the first major party nominee convicted of a felony. Read full article