Troy Jackson attends a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Scarborough, Maine, July 14, 2026. Over the weekend Jackson’s supporters swept the county meetings to select delegates to the state convention, where it appears the former state lawmaker will be named the new Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times) By BAYLISS WAGNER, SYDNEY CROMWELL and TIM BALK A process to choose a new Democratic no

Crime scene tape near the vehicle of Renee Good after she was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026. In a sharp departure from past practice, FBI gents will no longer run investigations that could generate evidence against immigration agents, according to people familiar with the matter. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times) By DEVLIN BARRETT and HAMED ALEAZIZ Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer inves

An impromptu memorial for Joan Sebastián Guerrero at the intersection where he was fatally shot Monday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Biddeford, Maine, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The agent told his former wife that he was the person who fatally shot Guerrero and defended his actions to her, the ex-wife said. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times) By JENNA RUSSELL, POOJA SALHOTRA and JACEY FORTIN A federal immigration agent told his former wife that h

Project Clydesdale, a data center under construction in Tulsa, Okla., on June 19, 2026. The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times) By DAVID W. CHEN Since its casino closed in 2017, the Caddo Nation, an hour west of Oklahoma City, has struggled, so some Caddo leaders see only hope in the data cente

By JUDSON JONES, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS, DANI BLUM and SALLY GOLDENBERG A plume of dense smoke from scores of raging wildfires stretched across much of the northeastern United States and southern Canada on Thursday, prompting officials and health experts in some of the region’s most populated cities to urge residents to avoid spending too much time in the polluted air. Air quality readings in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis and Toronto surged to levels so dangerous

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and family members of Epstein victims embrace after the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in Washington, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By DEVLIN BARRETT A Republican lawmaker whose vote will be crucial in advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general demanded that the nominee meet with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Trump on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, criticized his administration’s directive to halt Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from conducting most vehicle stops after two fatal shootings, immediately throwing the policy into question a day after it went into effect. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By MADELEINE NGO and ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS President Donald Trump earlier

A counter protester, center, shouts at demonstrators gathered outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Scarborough, Maine, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The protesters gathered in reaction to the killing of a man in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday morning by a federal immigration agent. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA MORALES, JENNA RUSSELL and JACEY FORTIN The father of a Colombian immigrant shot and killed by a federal agent in Maine

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a news conference in Albany on Jan. 20, 2026. Hochul signed an executive order on July 14 pausing the construction of the largest data centers for one year while the state assesses their effects on the environment and energy use. (Cindy Schultz/The New York Times) By GRACE ASHFORD New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order earlier this week placing a one-year pause on the construction of the largest data centers, putting the state a

An American flag flies at half-staff outside of the Capitol after the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died on Saturday, in Washington, on Monday, July 13, 2026. Still shaken from the sudden death of Graham, Senate Republicans returned to Washington on Monday and were immediately forced to confront the policy and political complications caused by his absence. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By MICHAEL GOLD and CARL HULSE Still shaken from the sudden death of Sen.