The Ellisons enlisted a host of Democratic notables to undercut the proposed merger’s opponents.

As the Senate map pushes into deep-red states, Democrats worry their money won’t reach far enough to make some of them legitimate battlegrounds.

Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.

On the whole, agricultural systems have so far proven resilient to changing weather patterns. But the severe El Niño is arriving at a sensitive time.