Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters

A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.Minnesota residents have clashed with federal agents since late 2025, when the federal government

M Mitch Smith

Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders

The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, at a news conference this month. He and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are being investigated by the Justice Department, ac

G Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Jonah E. Bromwich

Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive

Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces.Three congressional representatives from Minnesota tried to inspect immigration facilities at a federal building in M

J Jazmine Ulloa

Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time

The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.The pardons from President Trump continue a trend in which he has used the unfettered presidential clemency powe

K Kenneth P. Vogel and Susanne Craig

Trump Administration Delays Forced Collections on Student Loan Defaults

The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and begin garnishing the wages of borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans.The Education Department said it was postponing its plan to gradually resume garnishing the wages of those who have defaulted on their stu

T Tara Siegel Bernard

Powell, an Unlikely Foil, Takes On Trump

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making.The overwhelming defense of Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is the product of something President Trump may have underestimated: Mr. Powell’s popularity.

C Colby Smith

As Kennedy Center Rebrands It’s Mired in Black Tape

After the institution’s board declared it the Trump Kennedy Center, a lot of signage around the building is in the midst of a makeover.A sign in an entryway to the parking garage of the Kennedy Center. Since the board voted to change the center’s name to include that of President Trump, black tape h

J Julia Jacobs

Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted

President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.María Corina Machado’s decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump has been met with mixed reviews

D David E. Sanger

U.S. Boardings of Oil Tankers Reflect Hard Lessons Learned at Sea

Videos show U.S. forces descending quickly from helicopters onto the tankers, two years after a tragic boarding attempt.The oil tanker Marinera, previously known as Bella 1, was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard and seen off the coast of Scotland this week.

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Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority

President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country.People crossing a bridge as they flee from a Kurdish-controlled area, in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo, on Friday.

C Christina Goldbaum

Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails

The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants.Mayor Zohran Mamdani, from a building owned by the Pinnacle Group, signed a series of executive orders to protect tenants on his

C Colin Moynihan

The $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa

The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.Anselmo Mugabe, in stripy shirt, who runs a hair Salon in Thembisa, a township north east of Johannesburg, uses the BPowerD batteries in order to run his business.

J John Eligon and Joao Silva

Judge Recommends U.S. Issue Visa to Student Who Was Deported in Error

A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.Any Lucia López Belloza celebrating her high school graduation in Texas last year. She was attending college in Massachusetts befor

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