A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”
The Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding from states that did not enforce its interpretation of civil rights law.
A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board’s role in policing violations.
El presidente Trump dijo que EE. UU. se estaba “reuniendo con China” para discutir los aranceles, comentarios destinados a calmar la inquietud de los mercados financieros. Pero los funcionarios chinos afirman que no se han producido conversaciones.
President Donald Trump is weighing in on a school mascot dispute at Massapequa High School, where some parents are upset that a Chiefs mascot and logo must go under a state rule.
The pardon of Paul Walczak, who had been convicted of tax crimes, comes as the president uses clemency to reward allies and swipe at perceived enemies.
Even as Musk’s work at the Department of Government Efficiency appeared to consume him, his top adviser created a set of companies named Red Planet I, II and III.
Officials in Kyiv plan to deliver their proposal to President Trump’s team, after rejecting a White House plan that would have given the Kremlin much of what it wants.
An order signed by President Trump last month was aimed at stripping collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
A new memo suggests that investigations may be launched not just for leaks of classified information, but where disclosures “undermine” Trump administration policies.
Venezuelan migrants were given English-only notices with limited time to file court challenges, according to a newly unsealed declaration.
Voters think President Trump has gone too far in wielding his power. They see the start of his term as “scary” and “chaotic.” And while it’s still early, they disapprove of his handling of many issues.
Radia, a Colorado-based company, wants to build enormous aircraft to transport giant wind turbine blades. It’s betting that politics won’t get in the way.
It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here.
Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration.
Una declaración de un funcionario del ICE afirma que un formulario de deportación fue leído y explicado a detenidos venezolanos, quienes tuvieron “no menos de 12 horas” para expresar su intención de impugnación.
Dozens of countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining, and have urged restraint until an international authority agrees on rules for the practice.
Sampling the outpouring of reader responses to the comedian’s imaginary dinner with Hitler. Also: The law firms’ test; a plea for democracy.
The sudden shift came as a reprieve for the more than 1,500 international students who have had their visas canceled in recent weeks.
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
The Trump administration has been saying that the two countries are engaged in talks to resolve the dispute, but Beijing asserts that no such discussions are happening.
The Times heard from hundreds of American companies, most of them small businesses, that face a reckoning because of President Trump’s steep import taxes.
Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said in a social media post that he later deleted.
The marshals are in an increasingly bitter conflict between two branches of government, even as funding for judges’ security has failed to keep pace with a steady rise in threats.
President Trump said that “we’re meeting with China” on tariffs, comments aimed at soothing jittery financial markets. But Chinese officials say no talks have taken place.
The president said he would be “leading the pack” against Iran if it did not agree to a nuclear deal, but he said he was open to meeting Iranian leaders.
An American business group said that Chinese officials had been surveying companies about American products that are crucial to their supply chains.
Washington and Beijing increasingly look likely to de-escalate their trade war. But the economic damage and ongoing uncertainty may persist for a while.
The concessions offered so far by President Trump fall short of Russia’s stated war aims. But President Vladimir V. Putin appears certain that he has the upper hand in talks.
The Times Opinion columnist discusses religion and belief — at this moment in our politics, and in our lives more generally.
Assenting to Russia’s annexation of Crimea would have global consequences.
The Constitution is only as strong as our willingness to defend it.
Opinion columnists share the piece of media that most defines the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.
Habían pasado dos décadas desde la última vez que Nascimento Blair estuvo en Jamaica, su país natal. Muchas cosas habían cambiado, incluido el propio Blair.
Musk vende calcetines y Vance utiliza delineador de ojos en las redes sociales chinas. Las estrictas normas del país han ayudado a los usuarios de internet a perfeccionar su pericia en el troleo.
Steven Wilson was forced out of the charter school network he started for an essay that conflicted with antiracism initiatives. Five years later, he feels both vindicated and dismayed.
An updated lawsuit filed in Washington was the latest in a flurry of suits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to send migrants to a prison in El Salvador.
The longtime Trump ally is lobbying Congress to change the law that the crypto entrepreneur Roger Ver was charged with violating.
The order declares that employees will only attain full employment status if their managers review and sign off on their performance, adding a new obstacle for probationary workers to clear.
A declaration by an ICE official says an English-language form was “read and explained” to the detainees and that they had “no less than 12 hours” to express the intent to challenge their deportations.
An explosion near a UNESCO world heritage site in Yemen’s capital on Sunday killed 12 people, according to health authorities tied to the Houthi-led government.
It’s a moral imperative to try to rescue people like Andry Hernández Romero.
President Trump also sought to divert blame should negotiations fall apart, a sign that he is perhaps more pessimistic about a deal than he was when he took office in January.
A new U.S. peace plan offered to Russia and Ukraine proposes American recognition of the peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering “career support” sessions. Some federal workers said they were insulted by the idea of the workshops.
Those selected would receive up to $200,000 to create one of the 250 sculptures, which will be paid for in part with canceled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
His initiative has been the key to much of his success, but lacking any sense of prudence, he does not understand the difference between a risk and a gamble.
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
On Wednesday Trump complained about Zelensky. On Thursday, Putin. The two messages illustrate why he’s struggling to end the war.
With “Blood and Politics,” he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.
The move to dismiss William A. Burck underscored both the entanglements between Mr. Trump’s presidency and company and the degree to which he will look to target people he believes have wronged him.
The president does not have the authority to require proof of citizenship for all voters, a federal judge ruled.
The Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its legal battle over New York City’s congestion pricing program.
The president ordered an inquiry into ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.
The U.S. imposed sky-high tariffs on solar imports from four countries, but it’s unclear if they will be enough to fight back Chinese competitors.
El Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental ya ha dejado una inmensa huella en el gobierno, aunque no se ha acercado a la promesa de Elon Musk de recortar 1 billón de dólares.
The suit seeks to preserve some of the main guardrails within the agency, all created by Congress, that help uncover and prevent human rights abuses.
The moves are aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and environmental justice programs at the E.P.A., Trump administration officials say.
PepsiCo’s earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments by Chipotle and Procter & Gamble.
Readers, including some with autism, rebut Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements. Also: President Trump vs. universities; Emanuel Ax’s plea.
The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, comes on the heels of another legal battle over the fate of a different man wrongfully sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration.
In three cases, federal judges paused the administration’s effort to cut off money from public schools with diversity and equity programs.
The lawyer, Abbe Lowell, told the Justice Department that allegations against Attorney General Letitia James related to property she owns lacked “any credible foundation.”
A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress in early June.
El índice de aprobación del presidente de Estados Unidos ha bajado hasta el 45 por ciento, en comparación con el 52 por ciento que tenía una semana después de su toma de posesión.
Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.
Abbe Lowell, who represents New York Attorney General Letitia James, wrote this letter to the Justice Department warning it not to attempt political retribution against her.
A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.
Many investors and business leaders increasingly believe President Trump will dial back his trade battles. Not everyone is willing to commit to that bet.
The German government scaled back its prediction for 2025 to zero economic growth, citing the turbulence caused by U.S. tariffs, as well as stubborn bureaucracy and high energy prices.
Europeans see Ukraine’s security as vital to their own and want to defend the principle of no border changes by force, even if President Trump does not.
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In Ukraine, memories of Russia’s annexation are fresh and resentments run high, leaving the country’s president few choices on the latest American peace plan.
DeSantis walked so that Trump could run.
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The Conservatives had enjoyed a lead over Liberals in the region largely because of rising housing and food costs. But President Trump’s tariffs have shifted the equation.
The historian Steven Hahn puts Trumpism in the context of America’s long history of illiberalism.
Opinion columnists reflect on the lessons they’ve learned about America in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.
Experts tell the stories of entrepreneurs and executives who have inched closer and closer to their governments.
El fabricante de automóviles comunicó el fuerte descenso de sus beneficios trimestrales después de que su marca se viera afectada por el papel de su presidente ejecutivo en el gobierno de Trump.
Two decades had passed since Nascimento Blair was last in Jamaica, his homeland. Much had changed, including Mr. Blair himself.
Enormes inversiones en maquinaria para fábricas e inteligencia artificial están dando a China una ventaja en la manufactura de automóviles y otras industrias.
The operation in Yemen has sent the Trump administration into an exorbitant, potentially escalatory spiral.
Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.
The Trump administration plans to dramatically reduce environmental reviews before permitting drilling and mining projects on public lands and in federal waters.
The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.
El país puede retomar los valores de bienvenida que Estados Unidos ha abandonado.
The Department of Government Efficiency has already made an immense imprint on the government, but it has not come close to Elon Musk’s pledge of cutting $1 trillion.
The R&B singer’s outspoken support for Palestinians had drawn criticism on the campus and beyond. Some students expressed disappointment at the cancellation.
It was the latest move by President Trump in his effort to shift the ideological tilt of the higher education system as he battles elite universities.
President Trump has said his punishing tariffs would force companies to build factories in the United States. But it is far from clear that they will have the effects he predicted.
DOGE once demanded that federal employees list five accomplishments each week. Here are Elon Musk’s from his time in Washington.
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.
El presidente afirmó que los países estaban enviando a sus presos a Estados Unidos y que necesitaba obviar las exigencias constitucionales del debido proceso para expulsarlos rápidamente.
El vicepresidente JD Vance dijo que el plan congelaría el territorio a lo largo de las actuales líneas del frente del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania, y que EE. UU. se retiraría si ambas partes no estaban de acuerdo.
The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
An Indonesian man with a student visa and an American wife thought he would soon get a green card. Now, he could get deported over a 2022 arrest.
The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.
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The British entrepreneur said the U.S. government’s unpredictable tariffs had “financially done a lot of harm” and driven the world to “the verge of a complete meltdown two weeks ago.”
The British government is hoping to reach an agreement with the United States to soften the economic blow British businesses are facing from higher tariffs.
El gobierno estadounidense parece estar utilizando el arte corporal para deportar a personas que, afirman, son miembros del Tren de Aragua. Una medida que ignora décadas de protocolo, según los críticos.
Readers react to the startling admission by Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Also: Private prisons for immigrants; noise in a Queens neighborhood.
The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions.
Kennedy implies that disabled people are a taxpayer burden.
Global markets are rebounding as the president softened his protectionist rhetoric and his criticism of the central bank. But investors want to see results on trade.
The plane maker, which has been trying to recover from a quality crisis, could lose orders in China as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.
Who was really on the planes the administration has sent to El Salvador, and the secretive process behind the deportations.
The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.
Los artistas mexicanos forjaron enormes audiencias cantando sobre los cárteles de la droga y la narcocultura. Ahora, ayuntamientos y estados se oponen a esa tendencia.
The president said he has “no intention” of ousting Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but the administration’s willingness to challenge norms regarding the central bank’s political independence is causing concern.
Perkins Coie and WilmerHale asked two federal judges on Wednesday to permanently put an end to President Trump’s threats to their businesses.
Mexican artists built enormous audiences singing about drug cartels and narco culture. Cities and states are now moving against the style.
Trump wants you to think resistance is futile. It is not.
The federal judiciary is being forced to confront a fundamental question: What to do when its orders are defied?
The country can take up welcoming values the United States has abandoned.
Tyler Pager uses a deep bench of sources to break stories about immigration, economic policy and national security.
Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that approach.
Remarks by President Trump and his Treasury secretary fueled a rebound in markets, highlighting how Wall Street is influenced by news about the White House’s policy intentions.
The president claimed that countries were sending their prisoners to the United States and that he needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel them quickly.
Five Democrats met with Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk, who face deportation by the Trump administration.
Federal prosecutors charged six members of the Venezuelan gang and 21 members of a violent splinter group.
Las apariciones de Kristi Noem, secretaria del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, en la televisión mexicana culpando a los migrantes de los males de EE. UU. provocaron una dura reacción de la presidenta mexicana.
A proposed reorganization of the State Department would eliminate an office whose official goal is to build “more democratic, secure, stable, and just societies.”
President Trump’s recent comments blasting Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, for being “late” to lower interest rates had raised questions about his fate.
El país está tomando medidas para “proteger” a decenas de migrantes de naciones lejanas que fueron deportados de Estados Unidos y que hasta hace poco estaban detenidos indefinidamente.
The administration has said it would cut federal funds to states that allow trans girls and women to play on girls’ sports teams.
So far, the goals of many of President Trump’s negotiations have been unrealized, even those he said would be accomplished in a matter of days or weeks.
Scott Bessent told a group of investors that he expected trade tensions with China to de-escalate.
The D.H.S. secretary’s appearances on Mexican television blaming migrants for societal ills in the U.S. have drawn a sharp rebuke from Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
The decision by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pull out of the meeting and an objection by Ukraine’s leader to a key U.S. proposal raised questions about the state of the negotiations.
There’s no better opponent than one who repeatedly trips over his shoelaces.
The judge also ordered the government to halt its efforts to shut down two other government-funded outlets, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
The country is taking action to “protect” dozens of migrants from faraway nations who were deported from the United States and until recently, were indefinitely detained.
Harvard’s lawyers suggest the administration was sloppy when it froze billions in federal funding. A mundane but crucial law is essential to the university’s case against the government.
Information about U.S. strikes in Yemen that the defense secretary put in two group chats came from Central Command, according to two people familiar with the chats.
The primary race in Kentucky for Mr. McConnell’s seat is expected to be one of the biggest G.O.P. clashes of 2026. On Tuesday, it gained its second high-profile contender, Representative Andy Barr.
Readers offer reflections after the death of Pope Francis. Also: The mistakes of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Cuando el presidente Donald Trump evaluó a su equipo a finales de marzo, se jactó de que habían tenido “dos meses perfectos”. Pero los deslices más recientes parecen indicar lo contrario.
The agreement will allow the president’s social media company to market investment products, including crypto, to retail investors through a series of exchange-traded funds.
Harvard frantically tried to avoid a showdown with the Trump administration. Now many of its big donors are pushing the university’s leaders to back down and renew talks with the White House.
Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday will bring together leaders who sometimes clashed with the pope on issues such as global migration.
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.