How a Debt-Ceiling Deal That Neither Side Wanted Cracked the Logjam in Washington  —  House Republicans coalesced around a spending bill, eroding the White House's leverage  —  WASHINGTON—The path to a tentative agreement to raise the debt limit started in January with the election …

'We're kind of tearing our hair out': Republicans frustrated they're stuck with Trump  —  Fearing a 2024 ballot headed by now-indicted Donald Trump will cripple the Republican Party's hopes to retain the House and win back the Senate, GOP campaign consultants and moderate Republicans …

Texas To Ban Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Efforts At Public Universities  —  DEI has become a core part of many colleges, but critics accuse the programs of fueling division.  —  Texas lawmakers have moved to shutter all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at publicly funded universities in the state.

Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions  —  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities.

Feinstein, Back in the Senate, Relies Heavily on Staff to Function  —  The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public.  —  Reporting from Capitol Hill

God, money and Dairy Queen: How Texas House investigators secured the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  The long list of accusations were outlined as part of 20 charges of impeachment adopted by the Texas House.  —  A nefarious kitchen remodel and an extramarital affair.

‘Start the Kevin McCarthy death-clock’ after compromise with Biden: Rick Wilson  —  Appearing late Saturday night on MSNBC after it was announced that Preside t Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had reached an agreement “in principle' on a budget deal, former GOP strategist Rick Wilson claimed …

You've Never Heard of Him, but He's Remaking the Pollution Fight  —  Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change.  —  This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight …

Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeals  —  Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters …

The Right Is All Wrong About Masculinity  —  There is a certain irony in discussions of masculinity.  The group that is most convinced of a crisis of masculinity, the American right, is also busy emasculating itself before our eyes.  It correctly perceives that young men are facing an identity crisis …

Maternity's Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home  —  Recent research shows that most pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after a baby is born.  The discovery is changing how doctors care for new mothers.  —  Roni Caryn Rabin interviewed dozens of pregnant women …