Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It.

The sweeping domestic policy law that Republicans muscled through Congress last year made ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the country, with no strings attached.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

M Michael Gold

Federal Officers Who Fired at Pretti Placed on Leave

A Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection officer have been on leave since Saturday, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.Federal officers and protesters faced off in Minneapolis on Saturday, shortly after agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis man, that

M Madeleine Ngo and Hamed Aleaziz

Man Rushes Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis Town Hall and Sprays Her

A man who had been sitting in the front row rushed at the Democratic representative and sprayed her with a strong-smelling liquid. He was removed by security and later booked into jail.A man rushed toward Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, and sprayed liquid on her on Tuesday night in

R Reis Thebault, Lauren McCarthy and Ashley Ahn

Unions Sue FEMA Over Work Force Cuts They Say Threaten Readiness

The suit argues that the recent dismissals and plans for further cuts violate laws designed to preserve the disaster response agency’s independence and capabilities.FEMA’s national response center in Washington last week. About 1,000 agency employees were expected to lose their jobs this month, but

S Scott Dance

Fed Holds Rates Steady as It Points to an Improving Economy

The Federal Reserve chose to pause rate cuts, even as it faces relentless attacks from President Trump for not cutting borrowing costs fast enough.“The economy has once again surprised us with its strength, not for the first time,” Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said at a news conferen

A Ana Swanson

Trump’s Political Drama With Powell Overshadows Fed Rate Decision

The Trump administration has unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Federal Reserve, including a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome H. Powell.Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, has spend much of the past month under siege from President Trump.

T Tony Romm

Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands

U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.The USS Abraham Lincoln in 2024. The aircraft carrier group is currently stationed in striking distance of targets in Iran.

D David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi

Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats

Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a former prime minister, was nominated to lead Iraq once again, but President Trump said he would cut U.S. support if that went ahead.Iraq’s former prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, during an election in Baghdad, last year.

E Erika Solomon

Who Will Win the Best Actor Oscar?

In an exceptionally strong field, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan and Wagner Moura each have a way to triumph.

K Kyle Buchanan

Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.Amazon paid Melania Trump’s production company $40 million for the rights to the documentary. That amount is about $26 million more than the next closest bidder, Disney, offere

N Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes

South Africa Cancels Release of ‘Melania’ Documentary

The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify.The first lady, Melania Trump, at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, where she rang the opening bell.

J John Eligon

After Russian Strike Kills Five, Train Sheds Burned Cars and Carries On

One Ukrainian passenger, who escaped injury after stepping out of a carriage for a cigarette, recalled carrying a bloodied woman away from the burning train.A photograph released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service was said to show the train that was attacked by drones in the Kharkiv region on Tuesda

M Maria Varenikova and Evelina Riabenko

Another Weekend Winter Storm? Forecast Details and Updates.

Here’s what meteorologists know about the next storm that is expected to hit the East Coast.The forecast could change before the weekend, but it’s looking more likely that another winter storm will affect part of the East Coast.

N Nazaneen Ghaffar

Most N.Y.C. Storm Victims Believed to Have Died After Cold Exposure

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that seven of the 10 people who died during the cold weather showed signs of cold exposure. One man was found dead just steps from a hospital.Police tape at the Junction playground in Queens, where one person was found dead.

M Mihir Zaveri and Dana Rubinstein

Did a Luxury Nursing Home Hold a 91-Year-Old Woman Captive?

Her memory was failing, and the $28,000-a-month assisted living facility wouldn’t let her leave. Was it protecting her from an untrustworthy guardian?Diana Multare with her friend Eric Houston and a health aide during a trip to his sister’s horse farm in Connecticut.

C Christopher Maag

Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care

The electric vehicle maker’s shares are near record highs as Wall Street focuses on the company’s plans for robots and self-driving cars.Falling car sales have taken a toll on Tesla’s net profit. Tesla announced Wednesday that it would invest about $2 billion in xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intellige

J Jack Ewing

Meta Forecasts Spending of at Least $115 Billion This Year

That would be a major jump from the $72 billion that the Silicon Valley tech giant shelled out last year, as it aims to compete in the artificial intelligence race.Meta’s Eagle Mountain Data Center in Utah. The bulk of Meta’s new A.I. spending will be on infrastructure like data centers.

E Eli Tan and Mike Isaac

Microsoft Continues to Spend Big on A.I. While Profit Jumps 60 Percent

The company said on Wednesday that revenue in the most recent quarter was $81.3 billion, but its share price dropped more than 5 percent in after-hours trading.Microsoft continues to spend billions on building out its data center capacity as the demand for A.I. computing power outweighs its availabl

N Natallie Rocha

Camping on Thwaites Glacier

After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them.

R Raymond Zhong