Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From University of Pennsylvania

The government’s effort to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus as it investigates antisemitism has upset some people who worry about how the information will be used.Some Jewish students and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania have expressed concern about the Trump a

M Michael C. Bender and Alan Blinder

Justice Dept. Struggles to Respond to Trump’s Suit Against IRS

Officials at the department and the White House are in the middle of a messy and complicated debate over how to respond to President Trump’s lawsuit demanding $10 billion from the I.R.S.President Trump filed a lawsuit demanding at least $10 billion from the I.R.S.

A Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer

Trump Redefines ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War

President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his news conference on Tuesday that “this new regime, because regime change has occurred, shoul

E Edward Wong

Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget

After resisting calls for public hearings for weeks, House Republicans have called the secretary of defense to testify at a budget hearing in late April for the first time since the attacks on Iran began.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesda

M Megan Mineiro

Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew

An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis in early January. Using the complex budget process known as reconci

C Carl Hulse

Who Is Getting Paid During the Department of Homeland Security Shutdown?

At least 120,000 law enforcement officers who work for the agency have continued to collect paychecks throughout the funding lapse. But tens of thousands of workers have gone without pay.A T.S.A. agent checks passengers at the security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.

M Madeleine Ngo

‘The Book of Mormon’ Is Sorry if You Were Offended for 15 Years

The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today?When “The Book of Mormon” opened in 2011, Matt Stone, left, Trey Parker, center, and Robert Lopez were worried that their creation would flop.

J Jesse Green and Brian Karlsson

Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.The LOCUST, an anti-drone laser system that has been used recently along the border with Mexico, may be depl

K Kate Kelly, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

Cesar Chavez Was a Voice for Mexican Americans Like Me. Now, We Grieve.

The United Farm Workers co-founder had been celebrated as an exemplar of civil rights. Then, a Times investigation found extensive evidence of his abuse of women.A mural dedicated to Cesar Chavez, among others, was covered in San Juan, Texas, after allegations that the United Farm Workers co-founder

A Ana Ley

How Cesar Chavez Abused His Power

The civil rights icon had a history of sexually abusing women and girls, which the Times reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes spent five years uncovering. They spoke to “The Daily” about their investigation, and one woman affected shares her story.Cesar Chavez speaks to farmworkers and other u

N Natalie Kitroeff

Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.

A free preschool center in one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods raises questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to expand universal child care.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made creating a free, universal child care system his top policy priority.

E Eliza Shapiro

Zohran Mamdani Puts New York City Back on TikTok

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is lifting the ban on governmental use of the social media app, one of a handful that the mayor used to amplify his campaign messaging.Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a private “new media” news conference at City Hall in January where he invited TikTok and other social media influence

E Emma Goldberg

Four Tied to N.Y.C. Shelter Contractor Are Charged in Corruption Inquiry

The arrests were part of an investigation that is also examining the conduct of a city councilwoman, her sister and the Brooklyn Democratic leader’s husband.Councilwoman Farah Louis is part of the focus of a federal inquiry but is not expected to be arrested on Tuesday, people familiar with the inve

W William K. Rashbaum and Dana Rubinstein