Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs

President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.President Trump has said that tariffs will help America’s manufacturing sector and create factory jobs, though many economists have questioned thos

A Ana Swanson

FedEx Sues for Refund of Trump Tariffs Rejected by Supreme Court

The company, which did not specify how much it was seeking, is expected to be one of many demanding compensation for levies ruled unlawful.Some analysts say the tariffs ruled illegal by the Supreme Court last week had raised as much as $175 billion.

P Peter Eavis

Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders

At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.In internal communications, the Justice Department’s leadership in Washington has taken a defiant posture toward federal judges.

M Mattathias Schwartz, Zach Montague and Ernesto Londoño

Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover

Top security officials revealed details of the operation that led to the death of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel leader.Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Mexico’s defense minister, described this weekend’s operation against a top cartel leader at a news conference in Mexico City on Monday with Presiden

J James Wagner

What Travelers Need to Know as Cartel Violence Rattles Mexico

The killing of a drug lord and the unrest that followed have prompted flight cancellations, roadblocks, cruise disruptions and “shelter in place” alerts.Mayhem after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, who led a powerful criminal group, disrupted flights at Guadalajara International Airport o

S Stephen Hiltner

Even in a Blizzard, Food Delivery in New York City Continues

On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned nearly all traffic from the streets. Among the exceptions were emergency vehicles and electric delivery bikes.One of New York City’s 80,000 food delivery workers, or deliveristas, braves the blizzard.

C Christopher Maag

Snowstorm Is ‘as Bad as I’ve Seen It,’ Massachusetts Governor Says

Gov. Maura Healey said there were nearly 300,000 power outages throughout the state and about 350 cars stuck on roadways, some with drivers still in them.Wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour and snowfall exceeding two feet in some counties hindered the effort to restore power in the state on Monday.

C Christina Morales and Jenna Russell

The Evolution of Eyes Began With One

Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head.Scientists believe invertebrates 560 million years ago had a single eye at the top of their head, which only later split in tw

C Carl Zimmer

‘Survivor’ Is America

It’s our greatest game and our truest mirror. And in its tiki-torch-festooned way, it’s captured our society as an ever-changing collection of tribes.

J James Poniewozik

Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities

Binance pledged to crack down on crime. But internal investigators at the world’s largest crypto exchange continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on the platform.Binance, the world’s largest venue for crypto trading, has continued to find evidence of potential legal violations on it

D David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe

Prince William and Kate Made a Pointed Appearance at BAFTA

After Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, the Prince and Princess of Wales made a pointed BAFTA appearance.The Prince and Princess of Wales arriving at the BAFTAS with Jane Millichip, the chief executive of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Ken Olisa, the Lord-Lieutenant of Great

V Vanessa Friedman

After Saks Bankruptcy, Richard Baker Says He Saved Luxury Department Stores

Richard Baker wanted to create a retail empire when he combined Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. About a year later, it filed for bankruptcy.Richard Baker at the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City in 2023. The chain’s parent company entered bankruptcy last month.

V Vanessa Friedman, Lauren Hirsch, Jacob Bernstein and Kim Bhasin

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Pressured to Resign Over Sexual Messages to Staff Member

Democrats and Republicans urged Tony Gonzales to step down after allegations that he had sent inappropriate texts to a staff member and had a sexual relationship with her.Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas, who is facing a tough re-election fight, has denied engaging in a sexual relationship with

J J. David Goodman and Edgar Sandoval