6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:02:22 +0000
Most supported the Trump administration’s tactics, but a few had deep reservations.
The Mayor-Elect of New Orleans Is Already Awash in Challenges
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:02:14 +0000
A month before taking office, Helena Moreno is steering the city through a budget crisis and a Border Patrol enforcement operation that has immigrants in hiding.
One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Alludes Their Grasp
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:02:07 +0000
Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen.
Welcome to Donkey Country, U.S.A.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:00:20 +0000
There’s a place outside Los Angeles where donkeys roam free, stumbling into backyard weddings. The creatures were the cause of headaches, until they became a cause of their own.
Under RFK Jr., U.S. Vaccine Policy Arrives at a ‘Defining Moment’
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 02:36:38 +0000
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be only beginning to put his stamp on American immunization policy.
Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 02:20:00 +0000
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan stopped short of ordering the shuttering of the detention operation. But a lawyer for the challengers said they would soon seek a closure order.
San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Konoa Wilson, Teen Killed by Police
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:22:01 +0000
Konoa Wilson was 16 when he was fatally shot. The settlement, one of the largest in a police killing, surpasses the $27 million paid to the family of George Floyd.
Biden Slams Republicans for Using L.G.B.T.Q. Identity as ‘Political Football’
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 01:57:33 +0000
The former president defended his support for transgender rights, a stance that has provoked second-guessing among some Democrats.
Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:05:33 +0000
Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far.
Robert B. Fiske Jr., First to Lead Whitewater Investigation, Dies at 94
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:49:32 +0000
He had overseen high-profile cases as a private lawyer and a U.S. attorney in New York when he was named to examine the role of Bill and Hillary Clinton in a failed development venture.
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:29:03 +0000
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.
What to Know About New Orleans’s Immigrant Community Amid Trump Crackdown
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:42:57 +0000
The city, the latest to be targeted by the president in his deportation campaign, has a smaller foreign-born population than the national average, according to census data.
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:25:06 +0000
The court’s conservative majority said that Texas’ asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.
As Bongino Celebrates Arrest in Pipe Bomb Case, Others on the Right Remain Skeptical
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:21:58 +0000
Some activists have lashed out, in a reprise of the backlash over the unsuccessful effort by Trump appointees to shut down the Epstein investigation.
Judge Approves Release of Epstein Grand Jury Documents in Florida Case
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:18:48 +0000
A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of previously sealed testimony, after legislation passed last month authorizing the disclosure.
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:05:51 +0000
The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.
Marine Veteran of Iraq War Is Chosen to Lead Guantánamo Defense Teams
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:18:12 +0000
Col. Jonathan Vaughn, who joined the corps before 9/11, was selected as judges return to Guantánamo Bay.
Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:24:20 +0000
The Justice Department has seized on a lack of explicit instruction from a federal judge to keep Lindsey Halligan in place for now.
ICE Arrests Harvard Professor Charged for Shooting a Pellet Gun
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:09:48 +0000
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, said he would leave the country rather than be deported, according to federal officials. He was arrested after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.
Post-Trump, What Happens to His War Chest? Utah Offers One Clue.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:28:15 +0000
A Trump-aligned political group is quietly spending millions to help state Republicans have a friendlier House map in 2028 — not in 2026, as with all of his other redistricting efforts.
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:47:07 +0000
The new detail further complicates the military’s explanations for its actions during the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea.