A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.Minnesota residents have clashed with federal agents since late 2025, when the federal government
The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, at a news conference this month. He and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are being investigated by the Justice Department, ac
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.Three congressional representatives from Minnesota tried to inspect immigration facilities at a federal building in M
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.The pardons from President Trump continue a trend in which he has used the unfettered presidential clemency powe
The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and begin garnishing the wages of borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans.The Education Department said it was postponing its plan to gradually resume garnishing the wages of those who have defaulted on their stu
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making.The overwhelming defense of Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is the product of something President Trump may have underestimated: Mr. Powell’s popularity.
After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.A sign in an entryway to the parking garage of the Kennedy Center. Since the board voted to change the center’s name to include that of President Trump, black tape h
President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.María Corina Machado’s decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump has been met with mixed reviews
Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.The oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard and seen off the coast of Scotland this week.
After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.Virginia’s governor-elect, Abigail Spanberger, will be sworn in on Saturday.
The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body.
The president also tapped a U.S. general to lead an international peacekeeping force that will be deployed to disarm Hamas and occupy Gaza.Gaza City on Tuesday. Most of Gaza has been destroyed by Israeli bombardment over more than two years of war.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.People crossing a bridge as they flee from a Kurdish-controlled area, in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo, on Friday.
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.
China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada meeting on Friday with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.Mayor Zohran Mamdani, from a building owned by the Pinnacle Group, signed a series of executive orders to protect tenants on his
Several of the past year’s films center on confused, bumbling protagonists — surrounded by women who are anything but.
The conservative political analyst Yuval Levin gives Ezra Klein his review of Trump’s first year back in office.
In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.
The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.Anselmo Mugabe, in stripy shirt, who runs a hair Salon in Thembisa, a township north east of Johannesburg, uses the BPowerD batteries in order to run his business.
A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.Any Lucia López Belloza celebrating her high school graduation in Texas last year. She was attending college in Massachusetts befor
Mr. Caruso had the potential to shake up the contests for Los Angeles mayor or California governor.Rick Caruso, who lost his 2022 race for Los Angeles mayor, was considered a potential heavyweight as a candidate in 2026.
