The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.When Juan Orlando Hernández was extradited to the United States, his own country erupted in celebration.

S Santul Nerkar, Annie Correal and Colin Moynihan

Kristi Noem Recommends New Travel Ban After National Guard Shooting

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.A message from Kristi Noem displayed at the security checkpoint at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta last month.

C Chris Cameron

Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

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.The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war cri

C Charlie Savage, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and John Ismay

What to Know About Trump Accounts for Children and Eligibility After Dell Donation

Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code.Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan, announced that they were donating $6.25 billion to benefit

R Ron Lieber and Nicholas Kulish

What Michael Dell’s Blockbuster Donation Means for Philanthropy

Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, plan to give away billions of dollars to fund investment accounts for children in the United States.Michael and Susan Dell, seen here in 2014, said they would pledge $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for roughly 25 million children.

A Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe, Nicholas Kulish, Ian Mount and Lauren Hirsch

Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule

Comments by President Trump, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some panelists suggest the committee is likely to delay hepatitis B shots and discuss revising the use of other vaccines.Trump administration officials have suggested breaking up combination vaccines, including those for measles

A Apoorva Mandavilli

What Makes a Four-Star Restaurant? Our Critics Break It Down.

As Ligaya Mishan gives highest honors to a Japanese kaiseki counter in New York, she and Tejal Rao discuss what goes into the decision.A sampling of seafood dishes at Le Bernardin, which has had four stars since it opened in 1986.

P Patrick Farrell

Tennessee House Special Election 2025: What to Watch

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.

E Emily Cochrane and Shane Goldmacher

Democrats in New Jersey Ram Through Bill to Defang a Corruption Watchdog

A State Senate committee moved to weaken an office that investigates police misconduct and government waste. Senator Andy Kim spoke in opposition but was cut off after three minutes.Right to left: Kevin Walsh, New Jersey’s comptroller; Matthew Platkin, the state’s attorney general; and Senator Andy

T Tracey Tully

How Democrats Have Performed in 2025 Special Elections

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.

C Christine Zhang and Alex Lemonides

Mandela Barnes Enters Wisconsin Governor Race, Joining Crowded Field of Democrats

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.Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, is a progressive who has maintained a large fund-raising network since his 2022 S

R Reid J. Epstein and Katie Glueck

How a Verdict by a Jury of 11 People in Queens Made Legal History

New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.New York criminal juries have had 12 members since before New York was a state. In 1913, the requisite dozen heard testimon

C Chelsia Rose Marcius