- Mandela Barnes Enters Wisconsin Governor Race, Joining Crowded Field of Democrats
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:05 +0000
The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him since he lost a Senate bid in 2022.
- Tennessee House Special Election 2025: What to Watch
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:06:44 +0000
A special election for a House seat in Tennessee was supposed to be an easy Republican victory. But national spending and Democratic enthusiasm have made it an unusually high-profile race.
- Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:04:10 +0000
The legal fight involves an attempt by New Jersey’s Attorney General to subpoena crisis pregnancy center records.
- How Democrats Have Performed in 2025 Special Elections
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:04:03 +0000
Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024.
- Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:03:36 +0000
We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.
- Winter Storm Creating Dangerous Conditions as It Approaches Northeast
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:10:57 +0000
A mix of snow and ice was beginning to fall across the Midwest and Northeast Tuesday, where tens of millions of people face severe weather.
- Kristi Noem Recommends New Travel Ban After National Guard Shooting
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:11:29 +0000
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, equated immigrants to “foreign invaders” as she called for an expanded travel ban. President Trump reposted her statement.
- As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:44:21 +0000
President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.
- Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:10:59 +0000
The move, and threats of thousands more revocations, comes as the administration has increased its criticism of the trucking industry over noncitizen drivers’ obtaining commercial licenses.
- Trump’s Crackdown in Wake of Shooting Blocks Legal Pathways for Migrants
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:25:02 +0000
The new measures represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since President Trump returned to the White House.
- Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:36:31 +0000
Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.
- Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop With Political Power, Dies at 71
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:02:46 +0000
Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.
- Four Big Political Stories to Watch at Year’s End
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:41:10 +0000
The economy. Venezuela. Division in the Republican Party. And, more decisions coming from Supreme Court. Here’s what to know.
- Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:40:44 +0000
Joaquín Guzmán López admitted to having the once-untouchable drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García abducted and flown to the United States, among a sweeping set of other crimes.
- For Trump, Hegseth’s Approach to Venezuela Strikes Is a Growing Liability
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:50:59 +0000
Investigations are mounting into the legality of strikes that have killed scores of people in the waters off Venezuela.
- This Year, a Smaller Christmas at the White House
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:13:35 +0000
The White House is decorated in a classic red-and-green Christmas theme. But with the East Wing reduced to rubble, there are fewer decorations this year.
- Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee
- Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:47:39 +0000
Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.
- For ‘No Tax on Tips,’ the I.R.S. Gets Intimate
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:33:03 +0000
The Trump administration wants to exclude earnings from “pornographic activity” from a new tax break for tips. Will the I.R.S. know it when it sees it?
- Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Over Online Music Piracy
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:31:45 +0000
At issue is whether internet providers can be held liable for repeated copyright infringements of users, with potentially billions of dollars on the line.
- With Judge's Ruling, a New Tool for Charging Crime in D.C.
- Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:02:14 +0000
The U.S. attorney’s office says it may use local grand juries for serious federal crime in Washington “when appropriate” after a judge signed off on the unusual procedure.