Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump’s Case to Acquire Greenland

While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to the British Parliament in London on Tuesday, implicitly backing President Trump’s argument that Gree

R Robert Jimison

C.I.A.’s New Focus on Latin America Reflected in Raid to Seize Maduro

A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.A member of Venezuela’s National Guard at the entrance to the country’s largest military complex in Caracas, the capital, after President Nicolás Maduro

J Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

California Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Block New Congressional Map

Republicans asked the justices to step in after a federal court rejected their claims that the state’s new congressional map violated the Constitution.Gov. Gavin Newsom of California speaking in Sacramento in November after voters approved an amendment assenting to the new map.

A Abbie VanSickle and Laurel Rosenhall

ChongLy Scott Thao, Hmong Immigrant and U.S. Citizen, Arrested by ICE

A Hmong immigrant, who is a U.S. citizen, was released after being questioned for an hour. Federal officials said they had been seeking sex offenders.ChongLy Scott Thao, a Hmong immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen, looked out the window of his home as several vehicles with federal agents idled in

M Maia Coleman

Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry

The move is a significant expansion of the Justice Department’s investigation into the state’s leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis.Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis at a news conference this month. The Trump administration’s investigation was initially said to have foc

A Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

Minnesota Police Leaders Criticize Federal Tactics in ICE Surge

Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, said agents were operating lawfully and were “focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community.”Federal agents in south Minneapolis earlier this month.

M Mitch Smith and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences

President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.Economists from across the ideological spectrum warn that President Trump is setting the country on a path that will, in the long

B Ben Casselman

Despite Drastic Financial Steps, Met Opera Turns to Layoffs and Cuts

The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may also sell its Chagall murals that are valued at $55 million.The Metropolitan Opera announced a $200 million deal with Saudi Arabia last year after drawing $120 million from its

A Adam Nagourney

Photographer Discovers Train Part That Could Hold Key to Spain Train Crash

Officials said they had located a previously unreported train undercarriage near the site of a deadly train crash in Spain. Experts said the finding could help investigators.The undercarriage of a train found near the crash site near Adamuz, Spain on Tuesday.

F Finbarr O’Reilly, Jason Horowitz, José Bautista, Christine Negroni and Roser Toll Pifarré

Another Train Crash in Spain Kills 1 and Hurts 37, Officials Say

Train service in the Catalonia region will be suspended until it is safe to resume rail traffic, the local operator said.Emergency crews responded on Tuesday after a commuter train derailed when a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain.

R Rylee Kirk and Alexandra E. Petri

Mississippi Temple Says There Is More to Its Story Than Facing Hate

An arson attack at a synagogue in Mississippi was a reminder of the threat Jews face, but also of the strength of a small community forged over generations.The aftermath of the fire has been a heartening reminder that the congregation might be small, but its members are not alone.

R Rick Rojas

We’re Still Talking About Bernie Goetz After All These Years

Two new books return to the ’80s-era saga of Bernie Goetz to consider the 21st-century intersections of race, crime and sensationalism.Bernie Goetz on the second day of his 1987 trial, at which he was charged with attempted murder in the shooting of four Black teenagers.

D David Segal

Tips for Cooking With New Scaled Recipes on NYT Cooking

NYT Cooking’s new automatic feature can instantly scale a recipe up or down — follow these tips (and your instincts) to make the most of it.Thanks to our new scaling feature, there’s no need for mental math when you want to double or halve a recipe.

G Genevieve Ko