Facing Pressure, Trump Officials Reject Claims They’re Softening on Immigration
5/8/2026 2:42 PM Open Story
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.
Mahmoud Khalil Hurtles Toward Potential Deportation as U.S. Speeds Case
5/8/2026 12:40 PM Open Story
A key judicial decision in Mr. Khalil’s immigration case was expedited significantly and included the recusal of multiple judges.
Trump Administration Wants to Strip 12 Immigrants of U.S. Citizenship
5/8/2026 4:26 PM Open Story
The targeted Americans are accused of misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
Lawmakers May Continue to Inspect ICE Detention Centers, Appeals Court Rules
5/8/2026 3:03 PM Open Story
A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress.
U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
5/8/2026 1:53 PM Open Story
The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.
ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
5/8/2026 11:36 AM Open Story
The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.
Trump Gave Out a No-Bid Contract to Turn D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Blue
5/8/2026 4:21 PM Open Story
President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
Virginia Court Strikes Down Redistricted Voting Map in a Huge Blow to Democrats
5/8/2026 2:01 PM Open Story
The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.
4 Takeaways From the Virginia Supreme Court Gerrymandering Decision
5/8/2026 3:00 PM Open Story
The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.
Alabama Asks Supreme Court to Allow it to Use New Voting Map
5/8/2026 3:40 PM Open Story
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100
5/8/2026 3:12 PM Open Story
Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.
U.S. Targets Iran’s Missile and Drone Program With Sanctions
5/8/2026 4:14 PM Open Story
The new measures are focused on Chinese companies that supply Iran’s military with materials to make drones.
Oil Slick Is Detected Off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf
5/8/2026 3:30 PM Open Story
The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, has raised concerns about the condition of Iran’s oil infrastructure.
Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable
5/8/2026 7:18 AM Open Story
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs?
5/8/2026 9:25 AM Open Story
Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how A.I.-related layoffs are testing the resilience of the government’s safety net programs.
A.I. Populism Is Here. And No One Is Ready.
5/8/2026 7:16 AM Open Story
Silicon Valley oligarchs worried about the risks their technology posed to the world. They forgot about people.
Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’
5/8/2026 10:43 AM Open Story
Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously.
Experts Stress Hantavirus Risk Remains Low As Officials Track Cruise Ship Passengers
5/8/2026 11:31 AM Open Story
Health officials are closely monitoring those who were exposed for symptoms of the virus, which does not spread easily between humans.
Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship
5/8/2026 4:24 PM Open Story
More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Compare the Purported Epstein Suicide Note to His Writings
5/8/2026 3:13 PM Open Story
The New York Times has not authenticated the note. But some of its phrases are similar or identical to ones Jeffrey Epstein used in emails and another handwritten letter.
In Kristin Smart Case, Soil Suggests Human Remains Once Present in Yard
5/8/2026 1:37 PM Open Story
A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 1996.
A Gun Derailed My Childhood. As an Adult, I Found Relief at the Range.
5/8/2026 11:39 AM Open Story
The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades. Learning to shoot helped me forgive myself as an adult.
7 Busy Parents Share Their Quickest Go-To Dinners
5/8/2026 11:15 AM Open Story
End-of-school year chaos has arrived. These 20-minute (or less) meals will get you cooking through it.
Live: Ezra Klein Moderates California Housing Forum With Candidates for Governor
5/8/2026 4:36 PM Open Story
The Opinion columnist Ezra Klein moderates a forum with five of the top candidates for governor of California.
Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning
5/8/2026 1:59 PM Open Story
The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in.
Proposed Rule by Postal Service Could Allow Handguns to Be Mailed
5/8/2026 2:38 PM Open Story
The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.”
After Frederiksen Falls Short in Denmark, Right-Leaning Politician Is Asked to Form Government
5/8/2026 4:15 PM Open Story
King Frederik X has appointed a right-leaning politician to try to form the next government.
Stocks Rise For Sixth Consecutive Week, Buoyed by Strong Jobs Data and Earnings
5/8/2026 1:25 PM Open Story
Investors weighed data on the American jobs market and conflicting signals about status of the conflict in the Persian Gulf.