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The fire spread rapidly after starting on Saturday afternoon near Interstate 5, and firefighters faced difficult conditions. Read full article

From the urban and rural divide to the partisan gulf, from religious groups to warring factions on campuses, organizations and funders are cropping up with hope for common ground. Read full article

We fact-checked claims about migrants and border security from both presidential candidates. Read full article

Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma is fighting off a right-wing challenger who has tried to make the lawmaker’s influential perch a liability. Read full article

Stifling conditions are forecast to spread this week over the eastern half of America — and linger for days. Read full article

Several tribes in Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada see hope in small property transfers that have become part of a growing “Land Back” movement. Read full article

An emerging coalition that views Donald J. Trump’s agenda as a threat to democracy is laying the groundwork to push back if he wins in November, taking extraordinary pre-emptive actions. Read full article

The Biden campaign said it raised at least $28 million on Saturday, at a fund-raiser in Los Angeles, where entertainers, Barack Obama and even Jill Biden assailed Donald J. Trump. Read full article

The authorities said the shooting in Rochester Hills, Mich., appeared to be random and that the gunman exited a car and opened fire. Read full article

Former President Donald J. Trump met with voters at a Black church in the critical battleground state, seeking to make a contrast with President Biden on the economy. Read full article