Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:04:09 +0000 Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration’s campaign.: All’s Fair in the Snow Parking Wars
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:03:40 +0000 Calling dibs on the parking spot you shoveled after a blizzard tends to be a respected tradition in northern cities, but a spate of confrontations is a reminder of just how precious a spot can be.: N.F.L. Careers Scarred Their Brains. Could Mushrooms Provide Relief?
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:50 +0000 Some athletes battered by concussions are desperately searching beyond conventional medicine. Researchers see potential in the brain-stimulating power of psilocybin mushrooms.: To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:25 +0000 Democrats are tapping candidates with unusual résumés — a Tejano recording star, a smokejumper and a fourth-generation farmer — to compete in areas long seen as inhospitable.: Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:00:15 +0000 Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.: Savannah Guthrie Addresses Mother’s Abductor: ‘We Are Ready to Talk’
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 03:54:46 +0000 Ms. Guthrie, the television anchor, and her siblings released a video on Wednesday night asking for proof that their mother, Nancy, is alive.: China’s Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan in Phone Call
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:24:05 +0000 Both leaders gave versions of what they discussed, but the Chinese president’s take made clear the issue of the island was front and center.: Man Who Falsely Claimed He Killed Charlie Kirk Is Sentenced to Prison
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:40:37 +0000 The authorities said the man, George Zinn, tried to derail their search for Mr. Kirk’s actual killer. He faces up to 15 years in prison on obstruction of justice and other charges.: Trump Says His Unpredictable Style Gives Him Leverage. But It Has a Cost.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:36:42 +0000 A year into President Trump’s second term, his threats, retreats, twists and turns appear to be wearing on allies and adversaries.: Newsom, Shapiro and Other Democrats Whip Up the 2028 Book Buzz
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:47:26 +0000 A number of potential presidential candidates are releasing memoirs as the shadow primary heats up.: University of Southern California Names a Lawyer, Beong-Soo Kim, as Its New President
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:40:03 +0000 The president, Beong-Soo Kim, had served on an interim basis and already faced pressure from the Trump administration to join a higher education compact to follow a set of conservative ideas. He refused.: In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:31:13 +0000 The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.: Pregnant Women in Minneapolis Hiding From ICE Face Impossible Choice
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:36:29 +0000 Health care providers across Minnesota have reported federal immigration agents present in and around medical centers. As arrests continue across the state, expecting mothers are afraid to go to their appointments — and reconsidering their birth plans.: Bessent Says Fed Lacks Accountability and Has Lost Public Trust
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:24:20 +0000 In a House committee hearing, the Treasury secretary declined to say if the president has the power to fire a member of the central bank’s board.: San Francisco Bay Area Is Skeptical ICE Won’t Target the Super Bowl
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:36:00 +0000 Federal officials said ICE would not conduct enforcement raids in the region this week. But leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area have passed “anti-ICE” ordinances, and activists have planned rapid response efforts nonetheless.: Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:59:53 +0000 The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.: Educators Sue to Keep Immigration Agents From Schools and Bus Stops
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:38:13 +0000 The lawsuit is challenging a Trump administration policy allowing federal agents near locations such as schools, churches and hospitals.: In Spending Talks, Senators Clash Over Immigration Crackdown
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:06:47 +0000 Democrats’ push to rein in federal agents, and Republican opposition, reflect opposite views of whether the deportation drive should be bound by standard law enforcement rules.: Have You Been Impacted by the Affordability Crisis? Tell Us.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:28:02 +0000 We want to hear about how costs are having an impact on your life.: Ryan Routh, Man Convicted of Trying to Assassinate Trump, Gets Life Sentence
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:32:47 +0000 Federal prosecutors told the judge that Ryan Routh had “plotted painstakingly” to ambush Donald J. Trump in 2024 at his golf course near West Palm Beach.: Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:13:29 +0000 The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.: Epstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:55:10 +0000 Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, agreed to help Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s daughter after Jeffrey Epstein connected them, emails released by the Justice Department show.: Melinda French Gates Addresses New References to Bill Gates in Epstein Files
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:43:54 +0000 Messages in the latest Epstein files suggesting that Bill Gates had engaged in extramarital sex brought up “painful” memories, his former wife said in an interview. Mr. Gates has denied the claims.: Texas A&M Lecturer Who Was Fired Over Gender Lesson Sues University
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:58 +0000 In a federal lawsuit, the lecturer, Melissa McCoul, accused the university of violating the First Amendment.: Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:04:31 +0000 About 2,000 personnel will be left in Minnesota, where President Trump’s immigration crackdown has generated outrage.: Lee H. Hamilton, a Foreign Policy Force in Congress, Dies at 94
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:36:07 +0000 A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he led the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks.: Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Adds to State Officials’ Alarm
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:02:49 +0000 Some top state election officials, who run voting across the country, worry that the federal government has become hostile to them and their work.: Savannah Guthrie’s Missing Mother Has Nation Fixated on an Arizona Subdivision
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:01:20 +0000 The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of the news anchor Savannah Guthrie, has reporters, neighbors and drones flooding streets and foothills in Tucson, Ariz.: Fulton County in Georgia Challenges the F.B.I.’s Seizure of 2020 Ballots
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:54:18 +0000 The county filed a motion demanding the return of ballots and other election materials that were seized by the F.B.I. in a highly unusual move by the Trump administration.: Search for Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s Mother, Grows More Urgent
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:37:06 +0000 The authorities made urgent pleas for help from the public as they tried to locate the “Today” anchor’s 84-year-old mother, who was reported missing in Arizona on Sunday.