- Trump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:01:08 +0000
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
- No Phones, Just Good Vibes on These Dance Floors
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:07 +0000
After club floors became stilted in the TikTok era, nightlife spaces in New York started to ban phones. “I’d rather live in the moment and feel the joy,” one reveler said.
- Representative Eric Swalwell Will Run for California Governor
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:48:14 +0000
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, is likely to emphasize his history of fighting President Trump, an approach that many Democratic voters say they want their elected officials to take.
- Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:29:01 +0000
The lawsuit is the third filed by the Justice Department against the state in a week.
- Pras Michel of the Fugees Gets 14 Years for Illegal Foreign Influence Scheme
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:13:55 +0000
Mr. Michel was convicted in April 2023 of 10 criminal counts, including money laundering, illegal lobbying and witness tampering.
- Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:04:31 +0000
The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding.
- Judge Concludes Prosecutors Can Circumvent Federal Grand Juries in D.C.
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:16:33 +0000
The ruling by a federal judge found that federal prosecutors could fall back on local grand juries to approve serious charges when they failed to persuade a federal grand jury.
- Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:11:19 +0000
A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as “politically divisive,” revises harassment provisions and deletes protections for transgender troops.
- Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:13:46 +0000
Judge Matthew E.P. Thornhill also talked about politics and played Elvis songs in court, a judicial commission said.
- Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard in D.C.
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:07:12 +0000
Judge Jia M. Cobb found that the presence of more than 2,000 National Guard troops, many from outside D.C., was most likely unlawful. She paused the order from taking effect until Dec. 11.
- Short on Cash, D.N.C. Took Out $15 Million Loan in October
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:52:45 +0000
The move, unusual for a year without a midterm or presidential election, is the latest sign of financial distress for the Democratic Party.
- The F.C.C. chair questioned the BBC over edits to a Trump speech.
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:15:04 +0000
- Trump Calls Democrats’ Military Video ‘Seditious Behavior, Punishable by Death’
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:09:00 +0000
President Trump was reacting to a video that reminded members of the military that they are not supposed to obey illegal orders.
- Justice Dept. Appears to Be Examining Potential Leaks in Schiff Inquiry
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:25:58 +0000
A subpoena issued by the F.B.I. suggests the Justice Department may be seeking to identify officials who might have shared information about the inquiry into Senator Adam Schiff in an unauthorized way.
- Appeals Court Blocks Release of Hundreds of Chicago-Area Immigration Detainees
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:49:49 +0000
The order temporarily halts a federal judge’s call to release several hundred people arrested during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Illinois.
- U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos.
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:17:59 +0000
An official U.S. government exercise during President Trump’s first term forecast turmoil and potential violence in a post-Maduro Venezuela.
- Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:08:31 +0000
Election defeats earlier this month and the approach of 2026 have G.O.P. lawmakers cautiously asserting themselves.
- Officials Move to Drop Case Against Drivers in Chicago Immigration Clash
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:33:23 +0000
Two motorists had been charged with crimes in connection to an incident in Chicago in October. Federal authorities had shot and injured one of the drivers.
- Homeland Security Says Border Patrol Operation in Charlotte Is Not Over
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:42:00 +0000
The mayor and sheriff said earlier in the day that the operation appeared to have concluded. But a homeland security spokeswoman said that the effort was “not ending anytime soon.”
- Senate Democrats Investigate Kennedy Center Deals With Trump Allies
- Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:57:50 +0000
Under Richard Grenell, the performing arts center has given steep discounts to CPAC and FIFA, signed contracts with administration associates and spent lavishly on friends.
- Democrats Raise Concerns Over Allied Curbs on Intelligence Sharing
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:41:32 +0000
Britain’s limits on sharing information reflect growing unease among partner nations over the legality of the U.S. strikes on boats purportedly carrying drugs.
- Before Fatal UPS Plane Crash, Engine Brace Had Cracked, Safety Agency Says
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:59:35 +0000
The cargo plane was taking off from Louisville earlier this month when it crashed moments after becoming airborne, killing the three crew members and 11 people on the ground.
- MacKenzie Scott Expands Giving Spree to Tribal Colleges
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:17:45 +0000
The billionaire philanthropist is steering millions of dollars toward tribal schools, after the Trump administration proposed a significant federal funding cut.
- Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Over $1.8 Million in Immigration Fines
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:56:12 +0000
A class-action suit accuses the Trump administration of weaponizing civil penalties to force undocumented migrants to self-deport through enormous penalties.
- Trump and Vance Were Not Invited to Dick Cheney’s Funeral
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:15:45 +0000
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a once-powerful Republican, turned on Mr. Trump last year by announcing he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:57:12 +0000
Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, wants to examine how the nation’s largest bank handled the reporting of more than $1 billion in suspicious transactions.