The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ?crippling sanctions? on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump?s goals.

That effort got new attention on Monday, when the Supreme Court allowed preparations for mail voting curbs to proceed. The justices said it is not a final determination on the order?s legality.

The Supreme Court?s emergency docket has shrunk in recent months, and the way justices issue opinions on these cases has also changed. Our reporter Ann Marimow looks at what these shifts tell us about the justices, and what it could mean for the court.

The president has made a big bet on a senator?s sister.

The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump?s order that creates ?state citizenship lists? and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

The president rallied for the sister of Lindsey Graham in her South Carolina Senate run and pressured allies to endorse her. A super PAC run by his advisers has spent nearly $800,000 on her campaign. Will it be enough?

President Trump vowed to increase tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50 percent starting Jan. 1, as the countries edged toward a full-blown trade war.

The ultraconservative congressman who has broken with the president on spending is hoping voters reward his experience, contrarian streak and all.

The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.

Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump?s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.

After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of ?quiet diplomacy.?

The pro-Israel group has been preparing to spend big for Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan. Does he want that?

A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.

It was the final, major event planned for the nation?s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.

?The Great American Road Trip? sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors.

President Trump?s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.

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