FBI's Mar-a-Lago search followed months of resistance, delay by Trump  —  Donald Trump's lawyers received ominous news in an April 12 email from the National Archives: The FBI would soon examine sensitive documents the former president had reluctantly returned to the government from his Florida club three months earlier.

Rep. Jerry Nadler knocks off Carolyn Maloney in NY-12 battle of House Dems  —  Want some cheese with that whine, Carolyn?  —  After Rep. Jerry Nadler cruised to victory over Rep. Carolyn Maloney in Tuesday's contentious Democratic primary to represent New York's 12th Congressional District …

Student loan help for millions coming from Biden after delay  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to announce his long-delayed move to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many Americans and extend a pause on payments to January, according to three people familiar with the plan.

Live Updates: Nadler Routs Maloney in New York; Upstate Voters Send Abortion Message  —  Representative Jerrold Nadler ousted Carolyn B. Maloney in Manhattan, while Hudson Valley voters picked a Democrat in a special House election centered on abortion.  Daniel Goldman won in a newly drawn district in New York City.

Trump Tells His Lawyers: Get ‘My’ Top Secret Documents Back  —  EXCLUSIVE: The ex-president is desperate to recover the classified trove taken from Mar-a-Lago — and is pushing his legal team on a long-shot maneuver to return them  —  IN THE WEEKS after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid …

Jan. 6 panel investigators traveled to Copenhagen to view Stone footage  —  Aides to the Jan. 6 select committee traveled to Copenhagen last week to review documentary footage related to Donald Trump ally and pardon recipient Roger Stone, according to two people familiar with the trip.

Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A hail of shrapnel from kamikaze drones ripped through the tent where off-duty Ukrainian border guards were sleeping near a crossing with Belarus, three hours north of Ukraine's capital.

Rantz: Despite ‘concerning’ transgender study, UW kept quiet because of positive coverage  —  A University of Washington study, in partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital, claimed gender-affirming care via puberty blockers leads to positive mental health outcomes for transgender teen patients.

The Surprise in a Faltering Economy: Laid-Off Workers Quickly Find Jobs  —  People losing jobs are rapidly landing interviews, multiple job offers and higher pay, holding down unemployment totals  —  Can the U.S. Keep Creating Jobs?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations  —  WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain, who four years ago condemned independent ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's military record, has accepted nearly $70,000 for his presidential campaign from the top donors of the group behind …

Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote

I'm a doctor.  Here's why my kids won't wear masks this school year. … For the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, my family and I were extremely cautious.  I gave birth in April 2020, shortly after covid-19 hit.  To protect the baby, my husband and I pulled our then-2-year-old son out of preschool.

Just over half of Americans say U.S. should back Ukraine until Russia withdraws - Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  After half a year of war in Ukraine, a slim majority of Americans agree that the United States should continue to support Kyiv until Russia withdraws all its forces, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday.

Biden Administration Plans for New Booster Campaign Soon After Labor Day  —  A top F.D.A. regulator cited compelling data for redesigned coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to offer the next generation of coronavirus booster shots …

DeSantis fighter jet ad conjures 1988 Dukakis tank debacle  —  Clearly, what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was going for was a comparison to Tom Cruise.  —  Hence the “Top Gov” label at the beginning of his latest political ad, which resembles that of Cruise's “Top Gun” movies …

Mehmet Oz presses John Fetterman to accept proposals for U.S. Senate debates  —  KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh wants to hold the first televised debate in the race for one of the country's most important U.S. Senate seats, but to this point, only Republican nominee Mehmet Oz has agreed to participate.

We should expect more — and worse — pandemics to come  —  The fundamentals are bad  —  Madeleine Speed recently wrote a fascinating story for the FT Magazine about a new strain of avian flu that is devastating bird populations globally.  As of May, roughly 36 million chickens and turkeys …

Langworthy declared victor over Paladino  —  Langworthy eked out a win thanks to a strong showing in the rural corners of a district that stretched from Erie County and through parts of the Southern Tier.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — State GOP Chair Nick Langworthy declared victory Tuesday …

Republicans say Afghanistan withdrawal is ‘haunting’ Americans, vow to ‘lead the charge’ in honoring sacrifice  —  The RNC partnered with Republican lawmakers who served in Afghanistan for the one-year anniversary of the withdrawal  —  Pompeo: Afghanistan withdrawal ‘would not have happened this way’ under Trump

Perry Hooper Jr., former Alabama lawmaker, charged with sex abuse in Montgomery  —  A former state legislator is facing a felony sex charge.  —  Perry Oliver Hooper Jr., 67, is charged with first-degree sex abuse, Montgomery police Capt. Saba Coleman confirmed Tuesday.