Man Charged With Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Federal Building in L.A.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:01:23 +0000
Federal officials said the suspect, who has ranted against the Trump administration on social media, told them he had set his apartment on fire earlier in the day.
Trump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:49:11 +0000
Adm. Frank M. Bradley will soon face questions from lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean.
Court Puts Hold on Decision Requiring Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:15:32 +0000
The West Virginia Supreme Court said that the vaccine mandate for children would remain while it considered the case.
U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:14:13 +0000
The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.
Lawsuit Challenging Border Patrol’s Use of Force in Chicago Area Is Dropped
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:02:47 +0000
The plaintiffs accused federal agents of “a pattern of extreme brutality.” Many agents have left the region, so lawyers said the suit was no longer needed.
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funding From Democratic States
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:29:09 +0000
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown.
Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:06:59 +0000
President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.
Suspect in National Guard Shooting Enters Not Guilty Plea
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:51:46 +0000
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is accused of killing a National Guard member and gravely wounding another, appeared in court remotely from a hospital bed.
Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:13:27 +0000
The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration.
Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Strike Clinging to Wreckage
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:51:15 +0000
The defense secretary supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.
University of Oklahoma Instructor on Leave After Failing Student’s Gender Essay
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:09:28 +0000
The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:05:14 +0000
President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.
Neither Franklin the Turtle Nor Sabrina Carpenter Wants to Appear in Trump Posts
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:17:28 +0000
The publisher of the children’s book series and the pop singer both denounced the use of their works in recent Trump administration communications.
Ayanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:25:08 +0000
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:33:02 +0000
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.
The 85-Year-Old Activist Trying to Block the Trump Presidential Library Plan
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:58:32 +0000
After Marvin Dunn sued, the trustees of Miami Dade College voted for a second time to hand over a prime property for President Trump’s future library. He says he’ll keep fighting.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:57:57 +0000
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:32:46 +0000
The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days.
Venezuela Accepts Migrant Repatriation Flight From U.S. Amid Airspace Tensions
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:39:25 +0000
The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.”
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:24:13 +0000
Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:42:16 +0000
The retail giant is seeking to recover money it has paid this year, should the Supreme Court rule that President Trump’s implementation of tariffs was unlawful.
San Francisco Sues Ultraprocessed Food Companies
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:40:58 +0000
The city attorney accuses large manufacturers of causing diseases that have burdened governments with public health costs.
Mandela Barnes Enters Wisconsin Governor Race, Joining Crowded Field of Democrats
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:05 +0000
The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him since he lost a Senate bid in 2022.
Tennessee House Special Election 2025: What to Watch
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:42:28 +0000
A special election for a House seat in Tennessee was supposed to be an easy Republican victory. But national spending and Democratic enthusiasm have made it an unusually high-profile race.
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of N.J. in Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:58:49 +0000
A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state’s attorney general in federal court.
How Democrats Have Performed in 2025 Special Elections
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:41:16 +0000
Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024.
Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:03:36 +0000
We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.
Kristi Noem Recommends New Travel Ban After National Guard Shooting
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:11:29 +0000
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, equated immigrants to “foreign invaders” as she called for an expanded travel ban. President Trump reposted her statement.
As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:07:29 +0000
President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.