Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  It has been quite a week for Chuck Schumer.  When I spoke to the Senate minority leader on Monday, we talked about a lot of things: the direction of his party …

Trump administration deports hundreds of migrants, despite judge's order stopping removal  —  The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge's order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting …

He voted for Trump.  Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.  —  Bradley Bartell and Camila Muñoz had a familiar small-town love story, before they collided with immigration politics.  —  They met through mutual friends, had a first date at the local steakhouse …

Trade War Retaliation Will Hit Trump Voters Hardest  —  The counties where tariffs could hit jobs, by presidential vote winner  —  Source: New York Times analysis of data from Lightcast and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.  Note: Vote results are for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Trump moves to close down Voice of America  —  Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back the federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”.  —  A White House statement said the order would “ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook …

Nervous about Trump, international tourists scrap their U.S. travel plans  —  The Trump administration's hard stance on tariffs and other international policies has some travelers rethinking where they vacation.  —  International travelers concerned about President Donald Trump's trade policies …

A Title VI Demand Letter That Itself Violates Title VI (and the Constitution)  —  By Kate Andrias, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Jamal Greene, Olatunde Johnson, Jeremy Kessler, Gillian Metzger, and David Pozen  —  On Thursday, the president of Columbia University received a remarkable letter …

Nita M. Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87  —  A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.  —  Nita M. Lowey, who represented a congressional district based in Westchester County …

132. Five Questions About Trump's Alien Enemy Act Proclamation  —  A quick take on some of the questions raised by President Trump's ... dubious invocation of a 1798 statute as a basis for arresting, detaining, and removing non-citizens with ties to Tren de Aragua.

Trump's Moves Are Boosting Stocks ... Overseas  —  For years, the S&P 500 soared above the stock indexes of other countries.  But since Trump's inauguration, it has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China.  —  President Trump has promised to create an age …

‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans  —  Notorious Blackwater founder is lobbying allies in White House for private contractors to assist in mass deportations  — Never miss global breaking news.  Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.

What Authoritarianism Means  —  An audio version of this piece will be added by Monday morning.  —  It has been almost two months since Donald Trump's inauguration.  It feels much longer.  The speed and the scope of the assault on the constitutional order, on the foundations of democratic self-government have been unprecedented.

Featured Comment  —  Bill Clinton enacted his Reinventing Government package of streamlining restructuring (REIGO) in 1993, when he still held legislative majorities.  It was passed by a margin of ONE VOTE.  Al Gore was the one who actually drafted the plan in writing …

‘Not getting the donations’: DC insider notes Kennedy Center decline after Trump takeover  —  A longtime insider who has been at the center of the Washington, D.C. social scene for decade claims Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center is destroying the venerable institution as ticket sales dry up …

Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’  —  A new social studies agenda approved by the education board would require high-schoolers to review baseless claims related to President Trump's 2020 election loss.

White House seriously considering deal from Oracle to run TikTok  —  Any deal could face security concerns from China hawks in Congress.  —  The software company Oracle is accelerating talks with the White House on a deal to run TikTok, though significant concerns remain about what role …

National security adviser Mike Waltz says ‘all options’ on the table in responding to Iran  —  The national security adviser's answer came when asked whether the White House would consider direct military action on Iran.  —  WASHINGTON — National security adviser Mike Waltz said Sunday that …

Eggs Are So Expensive People Are Smuggling Them in From Mexico  —  The contraband is yet another sign of how far consumers will go to battle soaring prices  —  The 64 pounds of meth stuffed into the seats and spare tire of a pickup truck caught the attention of border agents in El Paso, Texas, who seized the drugs last month.