Avalanche of G.O.P. Cash Keeps the Party Competitive Despite Its Problems

Republican Senate and House candidates are being out-raised by their Democratic rivals, but the party has received a huge boost from groups tied to Elon Musk and President Trump.President Trump’s super PAC and Elon Musk have both spent enormous amounts to support Republicans in the midterms.

T Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun

Oregon Has Approved Tight Gun Laws, but They Have Been Held Up in Courts

The state has passed restrictive measures popular among gun safety activists. The Silver Rail Elementary School shooting seemed poised to set off conversations about gun control.A sheriff’s deputy outside Silver Rail Elementary school, where a shooting took place on Thursday.

O Orlando Mayorquín

What Life Is Like in Kyiv as Russia Tries to Make It Unlivable

A day in the Ukrainian capital, a new kind of battlefield far from the front, where daily life means assessing — and accepting — deadly risks.A destroyed garage on Oct. 7 after an attack on an industrial complex that killed two security guards in Kyiv.

K Kim Barker, Maria Varenikova, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Jędrzej Nowicki

Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer

In an interview with a right-wing influencer, the new White House press secretary also described the harried process that led to her hiring.Katie Zacharia, the White House press secretary, aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “I woke up at 3 in the morning on Tuesday to prepare with what I had,” she s

S Shawn McCreesh

More Trump Allies Aided Pro-Russian Balkan Government

The daughter of the president’s chief of staff joined an American businessman in Republika Srpska as he explored a gas pipeline. And six current and former campaign advisers recently traveled there for an election.

K Kenneth P. Vogel

Handcuffs in Schools

Let’s look at what happens when school police arrest children.In Corpus Christi, Texas.

S Sam Sifton