Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown

With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.Senators left Washington for the weekend without opening serious talks on a measure needed

M Michael Gold

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Nashville on Wednesday. Mr. Kennedy has a history of promoting ideas with little to no scientific evidence to

S Sheryl Gay Stolberg

White House Offers Shifting Story on Gabbard’s Presence at Georgia Raid

President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center. It was the administration’s fourth explanation for her presence.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the Fulton County elections office in Atla

E Erica L. Green

U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.Canada could serve as an important test market for Chinese automakers, like Geely, which is producing vehicles at a plant in Hang

J Jack Ewing

Trump’s Migrant Detention Pipeline Extends From Minnesota to El Paso

Immigrants apprehended in Minnesota are being sent to a gigantic West Texas detention center where lawyers and detainees say conditions are deplorable, then released in El Paso to find their way home.“I cry every day,” Judeson P. said while staying in Annunciation House, a migrant shelter in El Paso

P Pooja Salhotra and Jazmine Ulloa

Congress Nixes Visas for Afghan Partners, Closing Off a Key Path

President Trump froze a program to allow Afghans who had worked with American troops to come to the United States. Now Congress has quietly scrapped the visas, leaving little hope of reviving them.Zia Ghafoori in 2019 with a commemorative Purple Heart he received while working with U.S. forces in Af

M Megan Mineiro

At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access to Russian Troops

It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, but Russian military bloggers said troops were experiencing internet outages that hampered frontline communications.A Ukrainian soldier preparing a Starlink satellite internet system in the Donetsk region in 2024. Russian

P Paul Sonne and Maria Varenikova

Ukraine-Russia Talks End With Little Progress and Hints of Impasse

American negotiators trumpeted plans for a prisoner swap, but that was small recompense for months of diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration.Working on Wednesday at a power plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was heavily damaged by recent Russian missile and drone strikes.

K Kim Barker

Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties

Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has vowed to hold Peter Mandelson accountable and has apologize

M Michael D. Shear

Epstein Often Gifted Luxury Fashion to Curry Favor, Files Show

Goyard wallets, Apple Watches and cashmere sweaters were just some of the items sent to friends and associates.Jeffrey Epstein was often photographed in a quarter-zip sweatshirt with his initials, J.E.E. Like many denizens of New York’s elite society, he was drawn to personalized products.

J Jacob Gallagher

Who Has ‘Dibs’ on That Freshly Shoveled Parking Space?

Laying claim to the parking spot you shoveled after a blizzard tends to be a respected tradition in northern cities, but a spate of confrontations is a reminder of just how precious a spot can be.In Boston late last month, after a storm blanketed the city and its streets in snow.

A Adeel Hassan and Davaughnia Wilson