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.
Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary
5/8/2026 4:08 PM Open Story
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
5/8/2026 6:43 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.
U.S. Conducts Third Boat Strike in 5 Days, Killing 2 and Leaving a Survivor
5/8/2026 6:45 PM Open Story
Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
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.
Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting. How Much?
5/8/2026 6:52 PM Open Story
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
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.
How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals
5/8/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
Xi Jinping spent 13 years building a military to rival that of the United States. But the stronger the Chinese forces grew, the less he trusted the generals he had handpicked to run them.
Why the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It
5/8/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The war in Iran, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. But expectations are modest.
China’s Exports and Imports Set Records in April Amid High Energy Costs
5/8/2026 11:19 PM Open Story
The country’s exports surged and its trade surplus with the United States widened ahead of President Trump’s scheduled visit next week to Beijing.
A Less Muscular Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability
5/9/2026 12:11 AM Open Story
The event, shrunken because of security fears, adds to a sense that Moscow and other cities can no longer be insulated from the war.
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.
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.
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 6:27 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.
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.
We’re at the Dawn of the Ozempic Era — and It’s Really Weird
5/8/2026 7:29 AM Open Story
One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another?
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.
Man Dies in Subway Attack; Mamdani Orders Inquiry Into Suspect’s Release From Bellevue
5/8/2026 8:10 PM Open Story
A 76-year-old man died after he was pushed down subway stairs, and the police arrested a suspect who had been discharged from the public hospital’s psychiatric unit hours earlier.
Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections
5/8/2026 4:53 PM Open Story
Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour.
Blake Lively Settlement Had No Financial Payout, Filing Confirms
5/8/2026 4:57 PM Open Story
Justin Baldoni’s company did not agree to make a payout as part of the deal that ended Ms. Lively’s lawsuit, but she is able to seek compensation through a separate legal avenue.
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.”