- With El-Sayed’s Victory Comes a Wave of Islamophobia
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:36:04 +0000
As Muslim politicians like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan have become more prominent, they have experienced considerable bigotry. President Trump said Democrats were electing “jihadists.”
- Trump Picks Project 2025 Co-Author for Role That Would Oversee Any Reflecting Pool Review
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:46:18 +0000
Dennis Kirk, a former adviser to Tulsi Gabbard, is President Trump’s nominee for inspector general for the Interior Department.
- U.S. Says It Revoked More Than 175,000 Visas Under Trump
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:02:02 +0000
Most visas were rescinded over criminal accusations, the State Department said, while some were revoked from people who had celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
- Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Big Sur, Along California’s Famed Central Coast
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:16:30 +0000
A fire broke out near Highway 1 on Sunday and spread rapidly overnight, prompting evacuation orders across Monterey County.
- Democrats Plan New Push to Defeat Max Miller in Ohio After Abuse Accusations
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:36:44 +0000
The party’s congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller’s opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.
- Can Immigration Agents Stop People Based on Appearance?
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:29:38 +0000
Jazmine Ulloa, our national reporter covering immigration, describes body-camera footage and other court evidence that federal agents used slurs and racially profiled people during immigration sweeps.
- What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Carolina
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:29:13 +0000
The left and the middle continue to battle in Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and Senate in Minnesota. In South Carolina, all eyes are on Darline Graham.
- New Evidence Shows Federal Agents Using Racial Slurs During Immigration Sweeps
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:14:20 +0000
Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles
- Jake Whisenant, Who Raced Up Yosemite’s El Capitan at Record Speed, Dies in a Fall
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:19:38 +0000
Authorities in California said he died in a climbing accident. He set a record in 2024 for climbing El Capitan’s Lurking Fear route in under three hours.
- Californians Criticize Federal Efforts to Control the State’s Coast
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:48:12 +0000
Environmentalists and others warned at a hearing on Monday that the Trump administration’s attempt to strip power from California’s coastal protection agency would endanger the shoreline.
- Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:11:16 +0000
President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.
- North Carolina G.O.P. Picks Replacement for Candidate Plagued by Scandal
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:31:32 +0000
Representative Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid amid sexual harassment allegations. His replacement, Jennifer Balkcom, has about 80 days to campaign.
- Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:00:03 +0000
Along with his comments about Muslim candidates, Mr. Trump spoke disparagingly of Somalis in the United States, saying “they’re not smart.”
- Wisconsin’s Roller Coaster of a Democratic Primary Race for Governor Crashes to an End
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:44:28 +0000
Democrats appear likely to nominate a democratic socialist for governor. How did they get here?
- Homeland Security Intensifies Pursuit of Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:04:33 +0000
Immigrants who said they inadvertently registered to vote while obtaining or renewing driver’s licenses are increasingly facing deportation under the Trump administration.
- Trump Wants to Move On From the Middle East. It’s Not Letting Him.
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:34:23 +0000
President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.
- How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:42:38 +0000
Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation.
- D.C.-Area Airport to Close for 3 Hours for Grand Prix Event
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:02:49 +0000
The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed other closures at Reagan National Airport over events for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.
- From Nest to Deathbed, Jackie the Eagle Entranced California and Beyond
- Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:07:58 +0000
The bald eagle and her mate gained fame during the pandemic, as a livestream tracked their nesting attempts. She died while being treated for anemia.
- Sanders Calls on A.I. Companies to Pause Development to ‘Avoid Disaster’
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:21:32 +0000
Senator Bernie Sanders warned that corporations have already lost control of technology that could cause “potentially cataclysmic results” for millions of people.
- Hegseth Renames Base for Lindsey Graham
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:03:02 +0000
Joint Base Charleston will now be known as Joint Base Lindsey Graham. The senator served as a judge advocate general before retiring as a colonel in 2015.
- One Year Later, Trump’s ‘Takeover’ Has Changed D.C. Is It Better Off?
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:01:20 +0000
The deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents into the streets has been expensive. How effective it has been is debatable.
- Will Wisconsin Voters Think Francesca Hong Is Too Radical? Here’s Where She Stands.
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:00:47 +0000
The democratic socialist is the front-runner to win the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on Tuesday.
- Trump Concedes There Was ‘Some Contractor Error’ in Reflecting Pool Renovations
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:23:07 +0000
The president had insisted for weeks that the landmarks’ algae-stained waters and peeling lining were the fault of vandals, not the project itself.
- One Source of Paxton’s Wealth: A Cell Tower at a Hospital He Knew Well
- Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:01:44 +0000
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.