The Wall Street Journal

Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid

Feeling ill? The cause might be years old

Venezuela’s Maduro Declares Victory and Third Six-Year Term After Disputed Election

Exit polls show victory for opposition, but the president controls the elections board

Harris’s Support for Gaza Cease-Fire Hints at Foreign-Policy Shift

Biden’s vice president has been outspoken on civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis

Israel Approves a Retaliatory Strike on Hezbollah

Diplomats scramble to avert all-out war after a rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Golan Heights

Trump Looks to Regain Campaign Edge After Rough Week

Republicans sharpen verbal attacks on Harris, who has rapidly erased the former president’s leads in polling and fundraising

A Wacky 18th-Century Firearm Is Starring in Modern Gun-Law Debates

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has lawyers arguing over a failed invention called the ’Puckle’

Deadly Strike on Soccer Field Raises Risk of Escalation Between Israel and Hezbollah

Militant group denied responsibility for attack against Israel that left 12 young people dead, many injured

A Fed Rate Cut Is Finally Within View

Central-bank officials meet in the coming week looking ahead to a September rate cut to maximize chances of a soft landing

Harris Touts Tough-on-Crime Image That Was Once a Liability

Kamala Harris’s rise from California prosecutor to vice president mixed progressive reforms with law-enforcement cooperation

Forget the Dream Team. This Is the $500 Million Team.

It’s the highest-paid team in basketball history. But at the Paris Olympics, Team USA is playing for free.

Harris Erases Trump’s Lead, WSJ Poll Finds

Two candidates are effectively tied after Biden’s exit shakes up race

Paris Olympics Open With Tour de Force on the River Seine

The three-hour show, which saw more than 200 delegations on 85 boats wind past a string of stages on the nearly four-mile course, culminated with former sprinter Marie-José Perec and judoka Teddy Riner lighting the cauldron

Can the Olympics Save the Summer?

In the nick of time from Paris: Sprinters, ballers, leapers, break dancers (!), Seine-swimming triathletes (!!) and robot Al Michaels (!!!) are here to provide badly needed seasonal relief

Russia Crushes Dissent as Putin’s System Ramps Up Repression

Wrongful conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is latest blow against freedom of expression in Russia

Biden, Netanyahu Meet Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

Israeli prime minister is also expected to meet with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump

Ukraine Secures Financial Reprieve, Agrees to $20 Billion Debt Restructuring

Bondholders agree to 37% write-down weeks before potential default

Biden’s Formal Campaign Exit Kickstarts Brutal Trump-Harris Battle

The two candidates criticized each other as the president told the nation that he left the race to defend democracy

Biden Says He Will ‘Pass the Torch’ to Harris in Oval Office Address After Ending Campaign

President says democracy is at stake, and it’s time ‘for new voices. Fresh voices. Yes, younger voices.’

Trump Gunman Researched JFK Assassination Week Before Shooting

FBI Director Christopher Wray says gunman was interested ‘in public figures more broadly’

Threats to Olympics Turn Paris Into an Open-Air Fortress

Events for the 2024 Summer Games will be held at iconic locales throughout the city, drawing millions of visitors, in a security challenge as difficult as any athletic contest