Michael Corkery

Where Donald J. Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.

A judge from the county’s Court of Common Pleas granted the Trump campaign’s request. The American Civil Liberties Union, which often opposes Republican groups on legal challenges to voting procedures, applauded the Trump effort.

With voters already casting ballots, the two parties are still battling over the requirements for who gets to vote and which votes count.

In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration urging cities to clear homeless camps met its strongest opposition in Los Angeles.

Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.

With heat indexes forecast to reach 110 degrees in western Pennsylvania, about 6,700 people were still without power after damaging wind and rain storms earlier this week.

Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns.

A longstanding practice of using a child’s federal survivor and disability benefits to defray the cost of foster care is under scrutiny in Congress and statehouses.

Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.

Clearing the debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge will be a complex but urgent task, officials said. And rebuilding it may take several years, they cautioned.