Congress Leaves DC as DHS Shuts Down

Despite a deadlock over funding for the agency, lawmakers left town and left Democratic and White House negotiators to try to work out a deal in their absence.Congress left Washington for a weeklong recess despite not reaching a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

C Carl Hulse

Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America

Far from the national spotlight, towns like Cornelius, Ore., and Coon Rapids, Minn., are dealing with President Trump’s expanding mass deportation effort, and the effects can be acute.In Cornelius, Ore., population 14,763, town leaders declared a state of emergency and asked the governor for money t

A Anna Griffin and Chelsia Rose Marcius

ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children

The number of children in immigration detention has spiked since last year. Families describe poor conditions and little education.

M Miriam Jordan, Sarah Mervosh and Allison McCann

The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth

After a year of just 181,000 new jobs, January’s 131,000 increase in the U.S. workforce was surprisingly positive. Ben Casselman, The New York Times’ chief economic correspondent, explains the numbers.

B Ben Casselman, Christina Thornell, Christina Shaman, June Kim and Nikolay Nikolov

Bessent Pushes Senate on Fed Confirmation Amid Backlash Over Criminal Inquiry

President Trump’s effort to get Kevin M. Warsh confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair has been complicated by a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell.The comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent underscore the urgency the Trump administration is feeling as it looks to replace the Fed

A Alan Rappeport

The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite

The search continues in the documents for ironclad criminal conduct, but the story of a sexual predator given a free ride by the ruling class has already emerged.Redacted documents showing email chains from Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department.

R Robert Draper

Conspiracy Theories Only Flourish With More Epstein Evidence

The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation.New emails and documents about Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who owned Little Saint James Island, above, have spawned a wave of new conspiracy theories and hoaxes.

T Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers

Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning the state-backed DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in 2022. He was identified this week in files related to Mr. Epstein.

A Abdi Latif Dahir

Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize

The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now being eased, have stymied development.A liquefied natural gas terminal in Trinidad and Tobago, a country that has the infrastructure that Venezuela needs to bring its vast reser

R Rebecca F. Elliott and Daniel Wood

As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran

President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.People in Tehran walk on U.S. and Israeli flags during a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution. Senior officials said Mr. Trump had not decided whether he

H Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.Antigovernment protesters blocked a road last month in Tehran. Iran is using facial recognition and phone data to track and det

A Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Farnaz Fassihi

Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.

Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.The 20-year-old streamer goes to extremes to achieve an ideal of male beauty, but that’s not the only reason he’s become an

J Joseph Bernstein

What It Means to Be a White ‘Race Traitor’

From Schwerner and Goodman to Good and Pretti, white people putting themselves in harm’s way has helped galvanize Americans for justice.Demonstrators in Greenville, Miss., in 1964 after the disappearance of three civil rights workers, who were later found dead.

N Nikole Hannah-Jones

Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Failed Assassination Plot

Nikhil Gupta was accused of plotting to murder an American citizen. Prosecutors have argued it mirrors similar efforts against Sikhs, including the killing of one in Canada.Nikhil Gupta is accused of plotting to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, pictured here. Prosecutors say that Mr. Gupta is part of a

B Benjamin Weiser, Kate Christobek and Colin Moynihan

Canada School Shooter’s Online Life Showed Interest in Violent Extremism

The suspect in the British Columbia shooting had long been posting about mental health problems, substance abuse and a fascination with weapons and online violence.The family home where the authorities say Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother, Jennifer Jacobs, and her brother, Emmett Jacobs.

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Aric Toler, Pranav Baskar, Malachy Browne, Amy Harmon and Vjosa Isai