U.S. Conducts Third Boat Strike in 5 Days, Killing 2 and Leaving a Survivor
Sat, 09 May 2026 01:45:52 +0000
Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
Jury Finds City of L.A. Not Liable in 2021 Police Shooting of Teen Girl
Sat, 09 May 2026 01:25:42 +0000
The death of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, a 14-year-old bystander, occurred at a store where the police were responding to reports of an assault.
Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow it to Use New Voting Map
Fri, 08 May 2026 22:40:30 +0000
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
How Trump Is Prioritizing White People as Refugees
Fri, 08 May 2026 23:49:41 +0000
President Trump has upended the U.S. refugee program to prioritize mainly white Afrikaners. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports he is now is now considering doubling the amount he allows into the country.
Lawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules
Fri, 08 May 2026 22:03:48 +0000
A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress.
Judge Rejects Defense Plea to Ban Cameras in Charlie Kirk Trial
Fri, 08 May 2026 21:47:10 +0000
The judge ruled on Friday that defense lawyers for Tyler Robinson had failed to prove that Utah law would support a blanket ban on news cameras.
Facing Pressure, Trump Officials Reject Claims They’re Softening on Immigration
Fri, 08 May 2026 21:42:11 +0000
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.
Proposed Rule by Postal Service Could Allow Handguns to Be Mailed
Fri, 08 May 2026 21:38:21 +0000
The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.”
What Our Reporter Saw in Iowa During Vance’s Splashy, 2028-Coded Trip
Fri, 08 May 2026 21:19:21 +0000
The vice president dropped into the state to stump for a vulnerable House Republican and, maybe, lay a little groundwork for a potential presidential run.
U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
Sat, 09 May 2026 01:43:24 +0000
The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.
Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary
Fri, 08 May 2026 23:08:09 +0000
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
In Kristin Smart Case, Soil Suggests Human Remains Once Present in Yard
Sat, 09 May 2026 01:27:18 +0000
A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 1996.
Democratic Candidates and Voters Challenge Tennessee’s New Map
Fri, 08 May 2026 22:17:32 +0000
A lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that the new map is unconstitutional because it was approved too close to the August primaries.
Trump Gave Out a No-Bid Contract to Turn D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Blue
Fri, 08 May 2026 23:21:06 +0000
President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
4 Takeaways From the Virginia Supreme Court Gerrymandering Decision
Fri, 08 May 2026 22:00:44 +0000
The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.
Trump Administration Wants to Strip 12 Immigrants of U.S. Citizenship
Fri, 08 May 2026 23:26:57 +0000
The targeted Americans are accused of misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
Virginia Court Strikes Down Redistricted Voting Map in a Huge Blow to Democrats
Fri, 08 May 2026 21:01:47 +0000
The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.
Pentagon Releases Files on U.F.O.s
Fri, 08 May 2026 20:55:43 +0000
The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.
California Republican Incumbents Race to the Right as Redistricting Forces Standoff
Sat, 09 May 2026 00:22:03 +0000
Forced to fight for political survival because of redistricting, Ken Calvert and Young Kim, both Republicans, are accusing each other of being insufficiently MAGA.
Rubio Meets Meloni as U.S.-Italy Relations Strained and Trump’s Attacks on Pope
Fri, 08 May 2026 17:01:22 +0000
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke warmly on Friday of Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, after meeting with both leaders after weeks of tensions.
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Sand Is Worrying Iowa Republicans
Fri, 08 May 2026 17:19:29 +0000
Rob Sand, Iowa’s auditor, is campaigning for governor with a pragmatic message that eschews strict partisanship.