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3 Republicans Vie to Challenge Senator Richard Blumenthal in Connecticut

Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat in his second term, remains favored but his job approval has slipped below 50 percent.

What’s On the Ballot and How to Vote in Vermont’s Primary

If you need to take advantage of same-day registration, do it in person. Here’s what else to know.

How Democrats Salvaged a History-Making Bill

The climate change and prescription drug law has revived a set of party goals that were widely thought to be dead.

Democrats Enter the Fall Armed With Something New: Hope

Democrats say the climate and tax bill will help win over a skeptical electorate in November, as Republicans try to galvanize their base against...

What to Watch for in Tuesday’s Primary Elections

Voters in Connecticut, Vermont, Minnesota and Wisconsin take their turn at the polls.

Herschel Walker Is Target of Ad on Domestic Abuse Accusations

The anti-Trump group’s commercial in Georgia’s Senate race features Mr. Walker’s ex-wife describing his threats with a gun.

How Private Equity Lobbying Watered Down the Corporate Minimum Tax

The new corporate minimum tax is not law yet and is already rife with exceptions for the businesses that might have to pay it.

Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s New Military Drills Near Taiwan

Also, a moving dispatch from Ukraine and the dire outlook for Afghanistan.

A Climate Bill, No Thanks to the G.O.P.

Readers decry the united Republican opposition and “deal making behind closed doors.” Also: A new “axis of evil”; nuclear dangers; an Idaho housing crisis.

Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders. They’re Being Used Anyway.

A Supreme Court shift, frowning on changes close to elections, gives House Republicans a big advantage in November.

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