Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns. Read full article

A gunman used bump stocks to help kill 60 people at a concert in Las Vegas in 2017, leading to wide political agreement that they should be prohibited. Read full article

The decision was expected because President Biden had invoked executive privilege to shield recordings subpoenaed by G.O.P. lawmakers. Read full article

As he vies to become the oldest president in American history, former President Donald J. Trump said this birthday was one he wanted to ignore. Read full article

The bishops acknowledged the church’s role in operating schools where Native American children faced abuses and forced assimilation. Read full article

The senator’s accident in Maryland last weekend did not come as a surprise to some of his former staff members, who said he was a notoriously distracted driver. Read full article

The ruling was the first salvo in a national legal battle over the new regulations, which extend stronger protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students. Read full article