Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears. Go to Source Author: Shane Goldmacher and Tim Balk https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year. Go to Source Author: Reid J. Epstein and Nick …

The “majority-minority” House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P. Go …

Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings. Go to Source Author: Nate Cohn https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault. Go to Source Author: …

Summary TK Go to Source Author: Xinyun Wu, Meaghan Tobin and An Rong Xu https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had …

A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals. Go to Source Author: Dustin Volz https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest. Go to Source Author: Lily Kuo https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The country’s exports surged and its trade surplus with the United States widened ahead of President Trump’s scheduled visit next week to Beijing. Go to Source Author: Keith Bradsher https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The Trump administration’s focus on the show is testament to the enduring influence of an old-fashioned broadcast TV program started 29 years ago. Go to Source Author: John Koblin and …

The event, shrunken because of security fears, adds to a sense that Moscow and other Russian cities can no longer be insulated from the war. Go to Source Author: Ivan …

The number raises the prospect that about half a million soldiers in total have died on the Russian and Ukrainian sides. Go to Source Author: Paul Sonne https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another? Go to Source Author: Ezra Klein and …

The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in. Go to Source Author: Frank Kendall https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

The plane suffered an engine fire but was safely evacuated. Details were not available about the person the Frontier Airlines pilots said was hit. Go to Source Author: John Yoon …

Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour. Go to Source Author: Stephen Castle https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Peter Magyar, the incoming prime minister, has promised to push out “puppets of the old regime.” Many are jumping first. Go to Source Author: Andrew Higgins and Lili Rutai https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml

Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously. Go to Source Author: Lynsey Chutel, Claire …