A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.  —  Replacement theory, espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre, has been embraced by some right-wing politicians and commentators.  —  Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man with a history …

Sweden ends neutrality, joins Finland in seeking NATO berth  —  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's prime minister announced Monday that Sweden will join Finland in seeking NATO membership in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country.

Where megadonors are spending big money to shape the Democratic Party's future  —  House Democratic primaries are drawing record cash — even as they're almost guaranteed to lose their majority.  —  Super PACs and other organizations have already dropped more than $53 million …

Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia  —  The president also signed off on targeting about a dozen Shabab leaders in the war-torn country, from which Donald J. Trump largely withdrew in his final weeks in office.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden has signed …

‘Why?  Why our community?’:  Laguna Woods shattered by mass shooting at church  —  Cindy Frazier was running errands Sunday afternoon when she heard the overwhelming sound of police and fire engine sirens as they raced to Geneva Presbyterian Church.  —  It was an unusual scene …

Supreme Court sides with Ted Cruz, striking down cap on use of campaign funds to repay personal campaign loans  —  Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in a case involving the use of campaign funds to repay personal campaign loans …

What everyone gets wrong about evangelicals and abortion  —  Evangelicals started speaking out against legal abortion long before the late 1970s  —  In the wake of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, a familiar narrative has emerged.

Miami's mayor backed MiamiCoin crypto—then its price dropped 95%  —  On Feb. 2, the city of Miami cashed out its cryptocurrency MiamiCoin for the first time, depositing $5.25 million into city coffers.  Miami mayor Francis Suarez hailed it as a “historic moment” and predicted the cryptocurrency …

Google Is Sharing Our Data at a Startling Scale  —  Along with the Pixel phones, watches and earbuds at Google's annual showcase of software and devices last week came a pair of nifty-looking translation glasses.  Put them on and real-time “subtitles” appear on the lenses as you watch a person speaking in a different language.

Judges accused of sex discrimination, bullying, internal survey shows  —  One federal appeals court judge in D.C. has hired only male law clerks for the past two decades.  Another judge allegedly refused to speak to a staffer for weeks after a child-care emergency caused the assistant to depart work early one day.

After 32 years, McDonald's Plans to Sell Its Russia Business  —  “This is a complicated issue that's without precedent and with profound consequences,” Chris Kempczinski, the chief executive of McDonald's, wrote in a message to franchises that was obtained by The Times.

John Durham Has Already Won  —  Most people are probably not looking for a reason to revisit the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but if you are, then you're in luck this week.  —  Beginning Monday morning in Washington, special counsel John Durham …

Democrats Have Little Time To Avert An Election-Eve Obamacare Premium Hike  —  A subsidy boost for the Affordable Care Act that lowers prices for millions will end this year unless the federal government acts.  —  Health insurance premiums for millions of Americans will spike if Congress …

Biden starts conceding that the bygone era of D.C. may, indeed, be gone  —  The fever didn't break.  And for the Biden White House, efforts at bipartisanship have finally taken a backseat.  —  To the frustration of many Democrats and some of his closest advisers, President Joe Biden …

President Biden Announces New Actions to Ease the Burden of Housing Costs  —  New Biden-Harris Administration Housing Supply Action Plan To Help Close the Housing Supply Gap in Five Years  —  As President Biden said last week, tackling inflation is his top economic priority.

Fauci says he'll leave White House if Trump wins 2024 election  —  Trump and Fauci frequently clashed during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic  —  Dr. Fauci: US pandemic has transitioned into more of a controlled phase  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci laughed and said “no” …

New Tom Cotton book spotlights what senator calls 'Left's Plot to Sabotage American Power'  —  Arkansas senator, Iraq-Afghanistan veteran has been helping fellow Republicans in 2022 midterms as he mulls 2024 presidential run  —  Tom Cotton: How America can help Ukraine win