Democrats, Hoping to Retake House, Walk Tightrope in Unlikely Places

They are focusing on areas where Hillary Clinton prevailed, but also on districts where they hope to win back voters they lost to Mr. Trump last year.

Fact Check: Trump Falsely Blames Loretta Lynch in Son’s Meeting With Russian Lawyer

President Trump suggested the former attorney general was at fault for admitting the Russian lawyer who met with his son in June 2016.

Transgender Students Turn to Courts as Government Support Erodes

A case in point is a Florida student who sued his school board last month after his mother said the federal authorities stopped investigating his complaint.

Reverence for Putin on the Right Buys Trump Cover

Conservatives spent years venerating President Putin. Now they seem willing to look the other way regarding evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Writers From the Right and Left on Trump Jr., the Future of the F.B.I., Health Care and More

Read about how the other side thinks: Writers from across the political spectrum take on the news of the week.