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.