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Liberal organizations such as Swing Left and March for Our Lives have focused considerable energy during 2018 on the electoral work of registering young people to vote, but Turning Point USA is continuing its focus on arming conservatives for arguments, with an eye more toward training the next generation of …

Fraud (up 1.3 percent), computer fraud (a 2.8 percent increase) and drug offenses (9.2 percent higher) all rose, but the number of illegal border crossings dropped 79.9 percent. Photo Chancellor Angela Merkel with her coalition partners, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, leader of the Christian Social Union, left, and Martin Schulz, …

Liberal organizations such as Swing Left and March for Our Lives have focused considerable energy during 2018 on the electoral work of registering young people to vote, but Turning Point USA is continuing its focus on arming conservatives for arguments, with an eye more toward training the next generation of …

The official Korean Central News Agency also reported that Mr. Trump promised to eventually lift sanctions against the North and cease military exercises with South Korea. In one tweet on Wednesday, Mr. Trump pushed back against criticism that he had handed a victory to Mr. Kim by promising to end …

In the joint statement, Mr. Trump “committed to provide security guarantees” to North Korea. Mr. Kim “reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” But the statement was short on details and did not lay out potential next steps or a timetable. It was not …

“The president and the entire U.S. team are looking forward to tomorrow’s summit,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday. That team includes, among others, Mr. Pompeo; John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff; John R. Bolton, the national security adviser; and Matthew Pottinger, …

‘It’s better than typing my thoughts on Facebook.’ Miriam Jordan Reporting from the 39th District, including parts of Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties. Braving the blistering Southern California sun, Patti Adams and her daughter, Olivia, set out to erect signs for Mai Khanh Tran, a political neophyte running …

Massachusetts is looking to capitalize. It wants to add 1,600 megawatts of electricity by 2027. That would be enough to power a third of all residential homes in the state and supply 11 percent of its overall needs. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, a state agency, also estimates that the …

In the hopes of another such boost, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the state agency, has already spent $113 million dredging the harbor and expanding and reinforcing a 29-acre marine commerce terminal. The state is preparing it to load the components of turbines that stretch up to 600 feet high …

Mr. Pruitt acknowledged that Ms. Hupp had conducted the search on his behalf and had not been paid but noted that she was a longtime family friend. “It doesn’t cut it that they’re a friend,” Senator Udall said. “Did you pay them at the time?” “No, I did not,” Mr. …