Politics

Georgia’s State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the state Capitol in Atlanta on Friday. (Mike Stewart / Associated Press) Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. Going against the advice of the … Read more

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris with host Oprah Winfrey at “Unite for America” on Thursday in Farmington Hills, Mich. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press) Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream this week with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey to … Read more

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks during a rally at Union Park during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21, in Chicago. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) The Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal from the Nevada Green Party, keeping the progressive party off the state’s November presidential ballot. The justices refused … Read more

People gather near a damaged building at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in a southern suburb of Beirut on Friday. (Bilal Hussein / Associated Press) With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least eight people and wounding 59 others, … Read more

Beginning with their first chat over coffee in 1963, the friendship of House Speaker Jim Wright and developer George A. Mallick Jr. has been predicated upon their mutual drive to be successful. “He was a young congressman; I was a young businessman,” Mallick told The Times last week, recalling how he and Wright liked each … Read more

An image of a broken heart, affixed across the street from City Hall, captures the mood for many residents in Springfield, Ohio, since anti-Haitian rumors began to spread. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) A disturbing scenario has played out at public schools across Springfield, Ohio, in recent days, with children turned away as they arrive … Read more

President Bill Clinton is on to the right formula for stopping the tragedy in Bosnia. With his decision to end the siege of Sarajevo by, if needed, the use of NATO air power, Clinton has put together the three key ingredients for a lasting solution: presidential leadership; the use of military muscle to support diplomacy, … Read more

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a candidate for governor, at a campaign rally last month in Asheville, N.C. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home two decades ago. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it’s opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home … Read more

Abbas Alwieh, a Michigan uncommitted delegate, participates in a press conference outside the United Center before the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22 in Chicago. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) Leaders of a Democratic protest vote movement against the Israel-Hamas war said Thursday that they would not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid but … Read more