- Will $4 Gas Hurt Trump’s Approval Ratings? Here’s What History Shows.
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:20:44 +0000
Presidents since at least the Carter administration have seen their approval ratings tied to gas prices. But there are signs the correlation may be weakening.
- Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:42:54 +0000
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.
- Drivers Count Their Pennies As Gas Hits $4 a Gallon
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:58 +0000
Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.
- On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:02:26 +0000
The reconsideration of the legacy of Cesar Chavez after he was accused of abusing women and girls has led some to question the lionization of icons, when reality is so often a letdown.
- Latino Republicans in South Texas Turn on Trump Over Birthright Citizenship
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:02:18 +0000
Frustrated by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, some Latino voters say they also disagree with his plan, now before the Supreme Court, to reject automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to immigrant parents.
- Surviving Cesar Chavez
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:02:01 +0000
Debra Rojas recently revealed that Cesar Chavez began sexually abusing her beginning at age 12. Now, at 66, she has come forward with her story. In her first on-camera interview, she spoke with The Times about how what happened has shaped her life.
- How Immigration Policies Like Birthright Citizenship Shaped the Supreme Court Justices’ Histories
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:01:00 +0000
As the justices prepare to hear a landmark case about birthright citizenship, their family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American.
- The Supreme Court’s Personal Connections to Immigration
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:36 +0000
As the court prepares to hear oral arguments in a landmark case on birthright citizenship, our Supreme Court correspondent, Abbie VanSickle, traced the justices’ ancestries. She found family histories that spanned the American experience, including one case of birthright citizenship.
- Most Americans Favor Birthright Citizenship. That Wasn’t Always True.
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:09 +0000
In the 1990s, Democrats were split in their support for birthright citizenship, and even proposed legislation to end it.
- For Trump, the Artemis II Moon Mission Offers a Shot to Cement His Legacy
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:40:31 +0000
No president since the Apollo era has pushed harder to return to the moon than President Trump. But he wants a space achievement that is about “more than getting rocks this time.”
- Eric Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to F.B.I. Over Case Files
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:24:43 +0000
A Trump administration effort to gather documents from an old investigation had alarmed law enforcement officials, who feared it would be used to smear the Democratic lawmaker.
- Senators Seek Answers From Trump Administration About Airport Immigration Arrests
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:59:51 +0000
Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San Francisco’s airport.
- After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:50 +0000
The White House press secretary said the United States would evaluate oil shipments to Cuba on a “case-by-case basis,” after a Russian tanker full of crude reached the island.
- DeSantis Signs Bill to Rename Florida Airport for Trump
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:26:36 +0000
The airport near West Palm Beach will be rebranded the President Donald J. Trump International Airport on July 1, if approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
- The Army Begins an Inquiry After Kid Rock Gets Apache Helicopter Flyby
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:52:40 +0000
The pro-Trump musician saluted the pair of Apache attack choppers, which appeared to be the same ones that flew low over a “No Kings” rally in Nashville.
- A Crash Course on Primary Elections in Maine, Michigan and Beyond
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:41:21 +0000
Here’s a crash course on what’s coming up next.
- A New U.S. Missile Hit a Sports Hall in Iran. Here’s What We Know About It.
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:22:16 +0000
Barely out of prototype testing, the Precision Strike Missile is shrouded in secrecy — including which Persian Gulf countries the Army is launching them from.
- Mexico Pressures U.S. Over Deaths of Its Citizens in ICE Custody
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:21:44 +0000
Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, said her country would take legal steps to demand better conditions at immigration detention facilities, where she said 14 Mexican citizens had died since President Trump took office.
- Michigan Synagogue Attack Was ‘Inspired by Hezbollah,’ Officials Say
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:56:01 +0000
The man who rammed his vehicle into the synagogue was purposely targeting the Jewish community, officials said on Monday, detailing his days of planning.
- Mark Sanford, Years After Scandal, Aims for a Comeback to Congress
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:05:47 +0000
The former South Carolina governor and congressman filed papers to run for his old seat, six years after running for president and nearly two decades after a high-profile affair.
- Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:55:53 +0000
The police chief in Fargo, N.D., acknowledged “missteps” but stopped short of apologizing to Angela Lipps, a Tennessee resident who said she had never been to North Dakota before she was arrested.
- TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order
- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:39:33 +0000
A memo that President Trump signed on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to pay T.S.A. officers did not specify whether they would be paid on a regular schedule.
- Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:40:54 +0000
As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.
- Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:35:55 +0000
Last year, the state said it would not follow President Trump’s directive on transgender athlete participation in girls’ sports.
- Student, 15, Shoots Texas High School Teacher
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:54:38 +0000
The teacher was taken to a hospital, and the student died at the scene, the authorities said.
- As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:20:26 +0000
The Navy base at Guantánamo Bay sparkles at night while neighbors across a Cuban minefield struggle in darkness driven by a Trump fuel embargo.
- Senate Republicans Make No Move to End DHS Shutdown in Brief Session
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:16:00 +0000
With Congress in recess, much of the Homeland Security Department remains without money because of the impasse on Capitol Hill, even as airport security workers are to begin getting paid.
- A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:45:28 +0000
With Brian Nathan’s victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month’s special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.
- Marine Is Charged With Stealing Missile Launcher and Ammunition
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:34:55 +0000
A corporal is accused of taking weapons from his base, Camp Pendleton near San Diego, and reselling them.
- Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Gone Silent, Lawyers for Whistle-Blower Say
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:19 +0000
Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.
- How a Democratic Battle in Maine Is Challenging the Idea of Political Risk
- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:18:42 +0000
Gov. Janet Mills argues that her rival for Senate, Graham Platner, could be doomed by his history of offensive online remarks. But at a time of anti-establishment anger, Mr. Platner says he is the safer choice.