New York Times

Cases are surging again after falling from a summer peak. And the spread to new areas of the country suggests the outbreak is far from over.

California’s attorney general ordered the state’s Republican Party to stop setting up unofficial drop boxes for ballots. California’s Republican Party revealed on Monday that it was responsible for placing unofficial drop boxes for mail-in ballots in Los Angeles, Fresno and Orange counties

A businessman-president transplanted favor-seeking in Washington to his family’s hotels and resorts — and earned millions as a gatekeeper to his own administration.

Over $21 million in highly unusual payments from the Las Vegas hotel Donald Trump owns with Phil Ruffin were routed through other Trump companies, then directed to Mr. Trump.

A school attended by some of the children of Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court nominee who brought her family to a Rose Garden celebration at the White House on Sept. 26, notified parents on Thursday that one teacher and two high school students had tested positive for the coronavirus.

The American writer was lauded “for her unmistakable poetic voice.”

The dispute will now likely head to the Supreme Court for a second time.

Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump’s child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.

Indeed, the doctor, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley, raised more questions than he answered by saying the president is “72 hours into” his diagnosis. The White House told reporters at around 1 a.m. on Friday morning that the president had tested positive for the virus, just 35 hours before the briefing.

Several people who were in contact with President Trump or members of his circle have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days.

Ms. Hicks, a senior aide and the closest known person to the president to have contracted the virus, traveled with him this week aboard Air Force One.

The veteran anchor conceded he was initially “reluctant” to step in during the Trump-Biden matchup. “I’ve never been through anything like this,” he said.

Cornell University researchers analyzing 38 million English-language articles about the pandemic found that President Trump was the largest driver of the “infodemic.”

Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings.

Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey helped lead President Trump’s preparations for Tuesday’s debate, advising the president in the Oval Office and appearing at a White House news conference over the weekend. On Tuesday, Mr. Christie will be offering his thoughts on the debate — as an on-air analyst for ABC News.

“The Apprentice” rescued Donald J. Trump, bringing him new sources of cash and a myth that would propel him to the White House.

Tax records provide a detailed history of President Trump’s business career, revealing huge losses, looming financial threats and a large, contested refund from the I.R.S.

The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

The president’s nomination of Judge Barrett, a favorite of conservatives, to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will kick off a furious and unprecedented scramble to confirm her in the Senate before Election Day.

A Texas oil billionaire whose company is embroiled in a bitter legal feud with environmentalists and Native Americans over the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline gave $10 million last month to a super PAC aligned with President Trump, new filings with the Federal Election Commission show.

The agency’s new assessment directly contradicts federal scientists’ conclusions five years ago that chlorpyrifos can stunt brain development in young children.

As part of their attempt to interfere with the 2020 election, Russians are grabbing screenshots of President Trump’s tweets, or quoting his own misleading statements, analysts and officials say.

A group waving Trump flags and chanting “four more years” created a commotion at a polling location in Fairfax, Va. A county official said some voters and staff members felt intimidated.

The White House and the pharmaceutical industry were nearing a major deal to lower drug prices. Then the administration demanded that $100 cash cards be sent to millions of seniors before the election — and the industry balked.

The Trump administration issued new rules Friday morning that will cripple the operation of two popular Chinese-owned apps in the United States.

A controversial guideline saying people without Covid-19 symptoms didn’t need to get tested for the virus came from H.H.S. officials and skipped the C.D.C.’s scientific review process.

In indictments against five Chinese nationals, the Justice Department described sophisticated attacks to hijack networks and extort universities, businesses and nonprofits.

The finger-pointing appears to be a pre-emptive effort to assign blame in the event of election chaos as a record number of Americans are expected to vote by mail because of the pandemic.

Investigators are examining whether the former national security adviser illegally disclosed classified information.

“The point is to make people start talking,” said Osaka, who wore masks to the court in each of her seven victories bearing the names of Black people who were victims of violence.

China is also growing more adept at targeting campaign workers. But contrary to Trump administration warnings, Beijing is mostly aiming at Biden campaign officials.

Government lawyers made the unusual move of seeking to take over President Trump’s defense in a suit brought by Ms. Carroll, who has accused Mr. Trump of raping her in the 1990s.

The tech giant stands out in Silicon Valley for its close ties to the administration, which must bless any deal for the social media app.

A caravan of supporters of President Trump drove through downtown Portland, which has seen nightly protests against police violence and racial injustice. One person was shot and killed in the conflicts that erupted.

The former deputy attorney general maneuvered to keep investigators from completing an inquiry into whether the president’s personal and financial links to Russia posed a national security threat.

After saying that those exposed to the virus need not get tested, the agency’s director clarified that “testing may be considered” for those people.