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.
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
Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis
The temporary protections, which are meant to help migrants who cannot safely return to their countries, are expected to expire for Somalis on March 17.Women leaving a mosque in Bloomington, Minn. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the United States.
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
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
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 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
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
How Readers Voted on 17 Ways to Improve New York City
The top suggestions include spending more of the city’s budget on parks and libraries and fixing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
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.
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.
Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
“HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” President Trump said on social media. He has threatened to intervene militarily on behalf of the protesters if Iran uses lethal force.A burned-out building in Tehran on Saturday. Iran is experiencing the most expansive protests in years against its authoritarian rulers.
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.
The House Republican Majority Is Down to Almost Nothing
Unexpected vacancies have whittled the G.O.P.’s edge to just a couple of votes, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with almost no margin for leading the chamber.
How John Kennedy, a G.O.P. Senator, Became a Best-Selling Book Author
Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.Senator John Kennedy’s book on Washington has sold close to half a million copies.
A Scientific Expedition to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier Deals With Weather Hiccups
The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s fastest-melting glacier.
Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step
Experienced Antarctica guides tell Raymond Zhong, our climate reporter, how they set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier so scientists can measure how fast it’s melting. The biggest safety concern? Crevasses.
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-
‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS
Her reimagining of “CBS Evening News” is under heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network on Sunday at the Golden Globes.The Manhattan studios of CBS, where Bari Weiss has been making changes at “CBS Evening News” since becoming editor in chief in October.
Echoing Mamdani, Hochul Offers Plan for a More Affordable New York
In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul adopted some of the affordability message of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. She also took aim at federal immigration officials.The address came at a critical time for Gov. Kathy Hochul, who must navigate shifting and complex political winds in New York.
A Governor’s Legacy: Fewer Shootings, Free College and Covid Deaths
After eight years as governor of New Jersey, Philip D. Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany and Goldman Sachs executive, is leaving office. Mikie Sherrill will be sworn in on Jan. 20.In Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s eight years in office, he had many wins, but also several crises that made headlines.
China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.He Jiankui, a researcher in gene editing, at his home in Beijing. He argues that his only crime was being ahead of his time in a world not yet rea
That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?
Beloved places to dine out are portals to past versions of ourselves. But they keep disappearing.
The Wages of the Ayatollahs’ Antisemitism
A regime that would rather pursue a perpetual jihad against the Zionist enemy than feed its own people will eventually fall.