Customs and Border Protection agents check the documents of migrants at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge in El Paso, Texas, Jan 20, 2025. The Trump administration paused asylum applications filed by migrants inside the United States, the latest change to come out of the government’s review of the immigration system in the wake of a shooting of two National Guard members. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times) By HAMED ALEAZIZ and EDWARD WONG The United States late last week p

President Donald Trump participates in a video call with military service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 27, 2025. President Trump and his top aides have said that drug cartels present one of the most pressing dangers to the United States, and have promised to eradicate them from the Western Hemisphere. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By TYLER PAGER President Donald Trump and his top aides have said that drug cartels present on

A view of Shell’s deepwater oil platform Appomattox from an approaching helicopter, off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, April 11, 2024. The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) By MAXINE JOSELOW The environmental rollbacks came one after the next last week, potentially affecting everything from the survival of rare whal

Protestors gather at the entrance to the Federal Bulding to denounce ICE detentions in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. President Trump thinks it is a sign of strength to send in troops to deal with protesters in Los Angeles. (Daniel Terna/The New York Times) By JESÚS JIMÉNEZ For about four hours, they described the toll of federal raids on Southern California. They spoke of masked agents tackling immigrants in the country illegally and U.S. citizens, of being denied food,

A restaurant in Doral, Fla., a heavily Venezuelan city outside Miami, on Nov. 22, 2025. Venezuelans’ ties to South Florida date back decades, but their numbers grew significantly during the Chávez era and again after Nicolás Maduro came into power. (Saúl Martínez/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZEI Anxious uncertainty hangs over Venezuelan Americans such as Liz Rebecca Alarcón of Doral, Florida, a heavily Venezuelan city outside Miami. Routine conversations at the grocery

The Department of Education in Washington, Nov. 13, 2025. A coalition of educators, school districts, unions and an advocacy organization for people with disabilities sued the Trump administration in federal court on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, arguing that the government’s latest attempt to dismantle the Education Department was unlawful. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By MICHAEL C. BENDER A coalition of educators, school districts, unions and an advocacy organization for people

Members of the National Guard at the scene where two Guardsmen were shot near the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. The identity and condition of the Guardsmen were not immediately known and local police said one suspect was in custody. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, ANTON TROIANOVSKI and KAROUN DEMIRJIAN Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House on Wednesday afternoon, the state’s governor said,

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, April 1, 2025. The Pentagon said on Monday, Nov. 24, that it was investigating Kelly for “serious allegations of misconduct,” less than a week after he took part in a video that reminded troops to refuse illegal orders. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By GREG JAFFE The Pentagon said earlier this week that it was investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for “serious allegations of miscon