Reis Thebault

Kash Patel went after local authorities on a podcast, saying the F.B.I. was kept out of the investigation for days. Sheriff Chris Nanos has denied that claim.

Archaeological experts say the discovery is a cautionary tale about the consequences of citizen investigators taking matters into their own hands.

In the Desert and Mountain West, towns like Kearny, Ariz., are already warning residents they could soon run out of water, but rationing so far has been patchy.

Marana, Ariz., is used to placid local politics, but the town, in a congressional district held by Juan Ciscomani, has been convulsed by two national issues, A.I. and immigration detention.

Ms. Haaland, a former Interior secretary, took a big step toward making history as the first Native American woman to be a governor when she won the primary in her Democratic state.

Democrats see an opportunity in deep-red Iowa, where Senator Joni Ernst is vacating her seat. A Republican congressman who has not been seen for months won his uncontested primary in New Jersey and will face a former Navy helicopter pilot.

Gregg Hull, the former mayor of Rio Rancho, a sprawling suburb of Albuquerque, will try to break the Democrats’ hold on the southwestern state.

Representative Randy Feenstra lost the G.O.P. nomination for governor of Iowa to an opponent making his first run for office. It ended a streak of victories for primary candidates carrying the president’s endorsement.

In South Carolina, Senator Lindsey Graham fended off a Republican challenger. In Maine, results are arriving in Graham Platner’s closely watched Senate Democratic primary. Nevada and North Dakota also held primaries.

Aaron Ford easily outpaced a Washoe County commissioner, Alexis Hill, for the nod to take on Gov. Joe Lombardo in November.