New York Times

• Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve

  Evacuation is almost impossible and food is running out in Russian-occupied Oleshky, a city menaced by mines and drones.

• The Supreme Court’s New Term, and a Race for Nuclear Power on the Moon

  Plus, why school music classes are under threat.

• A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins

  The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.

• How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term

  Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.

• Congress Is Supposed to Be More Powerful Than the Supreme Court. Why Isn’t It?

  Trump and his allies in the Capitol have revealed a problem that has been developing for decades.