Michigan Board Says Abortion Referendum Should Not Go to Voters
Abortion rights supporters gathered more than 750,000 signatures, but the petitions they circulated had formatting problems.
Gateway Tunnel Project Under Hudson River Won’t Be Finished Until 2035
The crucial Gateway transit link from New Jersey to New York will now open three years later than expected and is likely to cost $2 billion more to construct.
U.N. Delivers Report on China’s Policies in Xinjiang
The organization’s human rights office delivered its much-delayed report minutes before Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, was to leave office.
Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Just Days After Phasing Out New Gas Cars, California Says “Avoid Charging EVs” Amid Potential Blackouts
Officials asked residents to cut back on power use Wednesday between 4 and 9 p.m
KJP: Joe Biden Thinks ‘Maga Republicans’ Are ‘An Extreme Threat To Our Democracy, Freedom & Rights’
White House continues pushing divisive rhetoric
The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
Is Harry Styles Co-opting a Queer Identity?
Readers respond to a guest essay about the singer’s use of queer symbols. Also: Gorbachev’s death; filling empty theater seats.
Gov. Jay Inslee Is Taking a Well-Earned Climate Victory Lap
“I didn’t end up in the White House, but I do believe that my policies have, which is a thrill.”