Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returned to U.S. From El Salvador to Face Criminal Charges
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland and legally protected from deportation, had been held in a Salvadoran prison since March...
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Democrats Threaten Trump Prosecutor Picks, Pointing to Past Vance Blockade
The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee said Vice President JD Vance had set a precedent for derailing U.S. attorney candidates during his time in...
Law Would Make Most National Weather Service Workers Hard to Fire
A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the Weather Service lost nearly 60...
It’s Getting Harder for Trump to Keep the Gang Together
There are already indications that his coalition is fraying, and it’s not just about Elon Musk....
After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.
With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put ...
The Trump-Elon Musk Feud Creates More Problems for Tesla
Already suffering from steep declines in sales and profit, the carmaker could now face the president’s wrath....
Five Big Midterm Questions That Could Shape Democrats’ 2028 Field
Before they can run in 2028, numerous top Democrats will first face re-election in 2026. And for everyone, the midterms will serve as a new political ...
Trump’s International Student Ban Sparks Fear Among Harvard Attendees
Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom....
Chinese Students Reconsider the U.S. as Republicans Threaten Their Visas
Critics say proposals to restrict or even ban Chinese student visas take a “sledgehammer to a problem that needs highly targeted tools.”...
U.S. and China to Hold Economic Talks in London
Top American economic officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts next Monday in hopes of breaking a trade stalemate, President Trump said....
Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue
The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminat...
Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner
The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies i...
Trump Can Restrict A.P. Journalists’ Access, Appeals Court Rules
By a 2-to-1 vote, a three-judge panel found that the president can bar the news outlet from small settings such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, r...
Trump, Facing Challenges Overseas, Focuses on Red-Meat Domestic Issues
When the issues are intractable, why not pivot to surefire red meat?...
Return of Abrego Garcia Raises Questions About Trump’s Views of Justice
For the nearly three months before the Justice Department secured an indictment against the man, it had repeatedly flouted a series of court orders to...
What to Know About the Effects of Ketamine
Elon Musk has said that he used ketamine as a treatment in the past, but he denied reports that he was taking it frequently and recreationally....
Stephen Miller and His Wife Work for Trump and Musk. What Happens Now?
Stephen Miller is a top aide to the president, while his wife, Katie Miller, recently left DOGE to work for Elon Musk. What now?...
Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed
President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to lead NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership....
Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records
As Elon Musk leaves Washington, the team he formed to ferret out waste and abuse won dual victories in the Supreme Court....
Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’
Much of the lawsuit sought to re-litigate legal questions that sided against the group during a lengthy pretrial period and a multiweek trial in Feder...