A Republican-led House known for dysfunction managed to purge a serial fabulist from its ranks, but the expulsion threatened to make it even harder for the G.O.P. to govern. More

Nearly half of the G.O.P. House delegation voted to expel Mr. Santos, a remarkable rebuke of a colleague who had survived two prior expulsion bids. More

During a crucial period in American law — when abortion, affirmative action, sex discrimination and voting rights were on the docket — she was the most powerful woman in the country. More

Since her retirement in 2006, the court has dismantled her key rulings on abortion, affirmative action and campaign finance. More

Israel has released a total of 240 Palestinian prisoners and detainees during a weeklong pause in hostilities. More

American officials are making clear to Israel that it cannot pursue a campaign in the south that would have the same devastating consequences as in the north. More

Mr. Chauvin, who survived the attack last week, is serving more than two decades in prison for the murder of George Floyd. More

The S&P 500 has risen over 10 percent from its October low, with November its best month of the year. More

300 volunteers (including the first lady’s twin sisters), 98 Christmas trees and a 300-pound gingerbread house are just the beginning. More

The court left open the possibility that the former president could still prevail in his effort to claim immunity from civil cases seeking to hold him accountable for the violence. More

Arguments in court on Friday offered clues to Donald J. Trump’s legal strategy in fighting state charges of conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election. More

Scaling Mount Jannu’s north face without fixed ropes or oxygen was “the greatest climb ever,” one expert said, far more difficult than reaching the summit of Everest. More

Make one or make them all. More

The charges are rooted in a decades-old dispute over the demand by some Sikhs for a sovereign state known as Khalistan carved out of northern India. More

House Republicans who have subpoenaed Hunter Biden to testify in the impeachment inquiry into President Biden insisted on a private, videotaped deposition before a public hearing. More