Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace

The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”Steve Feinberg, center, the deputy secretary of defense, during a meeting at the Pentagon in July.

K Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

T.S.A. Workers Brace for Another Shutdown They Didn’t Cause

As Congress leaves town without funding their department, airport security officers wonder, “How many more times am I going to be able to do this?”The shutdown is especially hard for T.S.A. employees this time around, because many are just recovering from the financial strain they suffered during la

E Eileen Sullivan and Christine Chung

How ICE Failed to Justify the Shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis

The collapse of the Trump administration’s version of events in the case was only the most recent instance in which officials gave an account of a shooting that was later contradicted.Federal agents, law enforcement and protesters clashed after an immigration agent shot Julio C. Sosa-Celis in Minnea

M Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz

Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts

The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immig

S Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac

Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at CoreCivic ICE Facilities

Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks.Amalia, a young girl who became dangerously ill at a CoreCivic detention center, with her parents after she was released last week.

K Katie Thomas, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Melena Ryzik

Their Secret to a Happy Marriage? A Translation App

He speaks English. She speaks Mandarin. The secret to their happy marriage: Microsoft Translator.David Duda and Hong Liang at their home in New Haven, Conn. Mr. Duda and Ms. Liang met in Xian, China, in the fall of 2019.

K Kashmir Hill and Oliver Farshi

Open Road

On Valentine’s Day, consider the ways in which we’re sticking to established paths — and the places where we yearn to deviate.

M Melissa Kirsch

Casey Wasserman Will Sell Entertainment Agency Amid Epstein Files Fallout

Casey Wasserman, a Los Angeles entertainment executive and the head of the 2028 Olympic Games, has lost clients since his emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced.The most recent trove of Epstein documents include flirtatious messages between Casey Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime c

S Shawn Hubler, Ben Sisario and Emmanuel Morgan

Harris Sold Email List to D.N.C., Then Paid Off 2024 Debts

The national party, which is nearly $100 million behind its G.O.P. counterpart, bought the list for $6.5 million.Kamala Harris raised $6.5 million by selling her email list of millions of supporters to the Democratic National Committee.

S Shane Goldmacher

Florida Couple Arrested After Pickleball Match Turns Into a Brawl

The couple, who were banned for life from a country club in Port Orange, Fla., face felony battery charges after the fight, which involved 20 people, the authorities said.Three people were injured during the fight at the Spruce Creek Country Club, and one of them was transported to a hospital, the V

N Neil Vigdor