Trump’s Veto of Water Project Is His Latest Targeted Hit on Colorado

The president seems to be at war with the Democratic-led state as he raises the pressure on Colorado leaders to release a convicted election denier, Tina Peters, from state prison.The Arkansas Valley Conduit would provide clean water to 50,000 Colorado residents by diverting water from the Arkansas

J Jack Healy

Mamdani’s Man-of-the-People Style Could Present Security Challenges

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, gregarious with constituents and vilified by a range of critics, is taking office at a time of anxiety about political violence.Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign hired private security after receiving threats. As mayor, he will have a police detail assigned to protect him

M Maria Cramer

Mamdani Names Top Deputies for Child Care, Operations and Climate

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, announced several key appointments who could help implement central promises of his agenda, including universal child care.Emmy Liss, a veteran education leader, will be the director of New York City’s child care office.

T Troy Closson

U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known

E Eric Schmitt

Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database

The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.A U.S. military helicopter flying over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea. American officials have

C Christiaan Triebert and Nicholas Nehamas

Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy

Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces, including Tehran.Tehran on Wednesday as businesses, universities and most government offices were told to close.

E Ephrat Livni and Sanam Mahoozi

One Lawyer’s Standoff With Trump’s Deportation Machine

Mahsa Khanbabai’s client, a graduate student, had been whisked away by masked agents and held in lockup for weeks. Would a court free her — and would the government let her go?Mahsa Khanbabai’s account provides a window into the experience of immigration lawyers this year, who are fighting for clien

J Jonah E. Bromwich

Brigitte Bardot’s Legacy of Racist Rhetoric

The actress, who died this week at 91, was an icon of 1960s cinema. She was also a hero to the French far right.Brigitte Bardot, center, appeared in court in 1997 on charges of inciting racial hatred.

A Adam Nossiter

Brigitte Bardot Was the Face of a Nation

A star who never played coy for the camera was once an emblem of France.She was an original 1950s bombshell, alongside Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe.

R Rhonda Garelick