Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis
Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.
ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say
The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-examine thousands of refugee cases.”U.S. Border Patrol agents clashed with community members after federal immigration officers crashed into a vehicle
Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow
Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.Joseph H. Thompson, a federal prosecutor, has led the prosecution of fraud i
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Who Cussed Out ICE, Is No Stranger to Crisis
Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, has clashed with his party’s activist wing. His response to ICE has won him new respect at home and new foes in Washington.Mayor Jacob Frey in his office at City Hall in Minneapolis.
In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.Transcripts of secret grand jury testimony indicate that President Trump’s efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 pre
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a former C.I.A. officer, organized a video with five other Democratic lawmakers in which they urged militar
Trump Raises Middle Finger at Heckler in Michigan Ford Factory Tour
A White House spokesman said the president “gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”President Trump touring a Ford factory in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday.
Blowback Builds Over Criminal Investigation of Powell
Trump allies fear that the inquiry into the Fed chair could complicate the process of replacing him this year.Global economic leaders have expressed concern about the credibility of the world’s most important economic institution after the Justice Department’s announcement of an investigation into t
In a Risky Gambit, Trump Tries Brute Force to Lower Prices
To assuage cost-weary voters and combat inflation, the president has resorted to a mix of threats and punishments, targeting companies and policymakers alike.There is seemingly no lever that President Trump appears unwilling to pull, as he looks to ease the economic strains on voters now anxious abo
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World’s Markets
China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion, a 20 percent increase from 2024, according to data released by the country’s General Administration of Customs.The production line at a car factory in Hangzhou, China, in October. Exports to the United States fell but rose to much of the rest of the world.
Jimmy Carter, the Man From Plains, Had a Passion for Painting
Amy Carter, the daughter of former president Jimmy Carter, selected paintings and memorabilia for two Christie’s sales. The prices might surprise you.
As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge
As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.
Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says
Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on web access said.The Iranian government has cracked down on protests like this one in Tehran last week with a communications blockade.
A Timeline of Protests in Iran
Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spread — and turned deadly.
Bill and Hillary Clinton Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
The couple escalated their battle with Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, who said he would move to hold them in contempt of Congress.Representative James R. Comer has repeatedly threatened to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt if they failed to appear for
C. Thi Nguyen Explains Our Gamified World in His New Book, ‘The Score’
In a new book, C. Thi Nguyen looks to his personal passions — from video games to yo-yoing — to illuminate the downside of our increasingly gamified world.
Extreme Weather Events Hit Around the World in 2025
Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence.The Palisades Fire burning along the Pacific Coast Highway early last January.
Supreme Court Appears Inclined to Allow States to Bar Transgender Athletes
The outcome of a pair of cases on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.Becky Pepper-Jackson, who sued to join her middle school’s girls’ cross-country team when she was 11, asserted that her state’s statute violates Title
Mr. Mamdani Goes to Albany, a Backbencher No More
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City returned to the State Capitol for the first time since taking office, underscoring the shifting political winds since his victory.Mayor Zohran Mamdani shakes hands with a former colleague, Assemblyman Michael Durso, at the State Capitol in Albany.
Lower Bills and ‘Go Bills’: 8 Takeaways From Hochul’s State of the State
In her address on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York focused on affordability, while pushing for nuclear power and new restrictions on religious protests.Even as Gov. Kathy Hochul embraced portions of the agenda of New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, she also underscored the limits of the
Mayor Mamdani Names Transit Veteran as Taxi Commissioner
Midori Valdivia would head the Taxi and Limousine Commission, overseeing more than 115,000 for-hire vehicles. The mayor said drivers deserved a “forceful champion.”The yellow cab industry has begun to recover from the pandemic.
Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.Scott Adams in 2014 in his home office in Pleasanton, Calif. For more than 30 years, his comic strip, “Dilbert,” chronicled the absurdities of the high-
The Ayatollahs’ Antisemitism Has Undone Iran
A regime that would rather pursue a perpetual jihad against the Zionist enemy than feed its own people will eventually fall.
Trump Unmasked
If power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, what do we have here?