United States votes in decisive midterms for Trump’s mandate: Keys to the elections
Polls predict a ‘Democratic wave’ in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The extent of damage to the Republican Party will define the president’s legacy
US midterms: When will we know who controls Congress?
This guide explains when key states are expected to report results and when the winners in the House and Senate races may become clear
Trump ends midterms campaign with bizarre defense of Lincoln Memorial renovation
The US president ignores voters’ concerns and returns to his obsession with leaving his mark on Washington
Midterms in maps and charts: What’s at stake and where Trump stands
The battle for Michigan will determine just how far to the left the United States can shift
In his final campaign event before the election, Abdul El-Sayed addressed Trump’s attacks on him: ‘He can just go ahead and call me senator after tomorrow’
Election calculator: Who will control the Senate after the midterms?
Daron Acemoglu: ‘If Democrats think everything can go back to normal, it will be a dangerous victory’
The Nobel Prize-winning economist explains what he believes is at stake in the US midterm elections
Midterms with global repercussions
A Republican defeat would make Trump a lame duck, but not curb his ability to shape events overseas
Texas: The Democratic bet in the midterms to gauge Republican loss of support
Pop culture up for auction: The booming multimillion-dollar business of selling celebrities’ personal belongings
Virtually anything can find a buyer if it once belonged to a major star. Bidding wars over items from their private lives reach staggering prices, captivating fans and collectors alike
Lindsay Clancy returns to court, but questions remain over new trial date and first-degree murder charges
The defense has moved to dismiss the case after a mistrial due to one juror preventing a unanimous verdict
Andrea R. Flores: ‘Democrats are a decade behind on coming up with an answer to immigration’
The attorney and immigration expert argues that legalizing thousands of undocumented immigrants should be the Democrats’ priority, rather than reforming ICE
Ten European countries share evidence on alleged torture of Gaza flotilla activists
Israeli forces are accused of kidnapping, sexual assault and other abuses during and after the interception of Gaza-bound aid missions
Ondrej Surý, the man who saved the internet: ‘You have to want to do something for others’
The Czech engineer rushed to distribute fixes after critical flaws were uncovered in PHP. As AI speeds up the hunt for security weaknesses, volunteers like him are increasingly stretched thin
Freedom Fuel, the Trump-backed MAGA gas station chain, faces fraud allegations
Most customers are unaware of the company’s ties to the president and go there because it offers the lowest prices, despite poor service and rundown facilities
‘Swift’ telescope to crash into Earth after NASA rescue attempt fails
The scientific satellite is expected to re-enter the atmosphere late Tuesday night, in a band near the equator that covers parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America
María Montserrat Alvarado, the first laywoman to head the Vatican’s communications office
The Mexican journalist was appointed in June by Pope Leo XIV and took office on Sunday
Michael C. Hall: ‘Twenty years have passed for Dexter and for me, and with age come struggles’
The actor reflects on the serial killer’s two decades on television and what the role has meant for his career. ‘He’s the character with whom I’ll always be associated,’ he says
Susan Sarandon: ‘Sometimes people call me a communist. I think that’s just their way of saying someone is out of their mind’
This grande dame of the screen has seen it all. Yet after more than 100 films, she still has an appetite for curiosity and activism
Goodbye screens, hello rings: The new generation of inconspicuous devices
Álvaro Fernández-Espina
The unstoppable rise of rings or bracelets for tracking our steps and pulse rates raises the question of whether we are in tune with our bodies or have simply found another way to obsess over them
Ascension, the desert island that became a jungle
This remote spot in the middle of the Atlantic could hide the formula to fight desertification elsewhere on the planet. A Spanish scientist has set out to investigate it. EL PAÍS traveled there to learn how
Neurodivergent: the trendy label for brains that depart from the norm
The ‘Borges protein’ reveals how to alleviate age-related memory loss
The responsibility of democracies toward global health
Juan Gamboa
‘It’s the inflation, stupid’: US voters sour on the economy despite economic growth
The Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policy and the war with Iran have driven up prices and eroded families’ purchasing power, widening inequality
Small avocado growers’ strike cuts Mexican exports to the United States
How the US midterms could reshape the outlook for the dollar, bonds and Wall Street
Shipping companies make the most of rising freight rates, posting record profits
Lucy Sparrow, the woman who sewed a supermarket: ‘I create parallel universes made of felt’
The artist has recreated an entire shopping center by hand in her vast new exhibition in the United States. It is not, she insists, a critique of consumerism
Why the documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ has been Oscar-tipped for best picture
The film about the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, imprisoned for fraud, has become a phenomenon in the United States in its first week of release and could be the first documentary to be nominated for — or win — the Oscar for best picture
Trailblazing, sexualized, legendary: Lara Croft and ‘Tomb Raider’ celebrate 30 years of adventure
With two new video games on the way and a TV series in production, the archaeologist is marking three decades in which she has become a cultural phenomenon and forever changed the history of her field
Jon Savage, music critic: ‘Being a straight man seemed boring to me, hence my interest in punk’
In his latest book, ‘The Secret Public,’ the writer blends his vast musical knowledge with the LGBTQ+ reality, the fight for equal rights, as well as his own identity
Work & Lifestyle
My testosterone levels are low… so what? Why the ‘softboy’ is suddenly being celebrated
Ugly, unloved and controversial: The real estate fiasco of Paris’s tallest skyscraper
Carl Cederström, sociologist: ‘Wellness has become a corporate tool. It doesn’t make you happier; just more productive’
Chinese women seek to break out of traditional roles
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Olivia Wilde’s revenge: How she got people to stop talking about everything but her work
Zoe Kazan takes on her grandfather’s legacy in ‘East of Eden’
Studio Ghibli’s obsession with food: Preparing and tasting every bite before drawing it
Christopher Lloyd, the legendary Doc from ‘Back to the Future’, opens up about his addictions in his memoir
Our selection
Brian May, Queen guitarist and astrophysicist: ‘To be a complete human being, you need art and science’
Trump’s Great Persecution: ICE Raids Ignite Business Fears
Dianne Solis / Anita Snow / Susan Ferriss
David Schulner, screenwriter: ‘One vote prevented Trump from destroying health care for the whole country’
Journey to ground zero of the unrest in France
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