The arch of the Ultimate Fighting Championship arena under construction rises above the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, June 1, 2026. A political activist and a Vietnam veteran, represented by an anti-corruption organization, filed a lawsuit on Saturday, June 6, 2026, challenging what it called the “night of cage fights” that President Trump planned to hold at the White House as part of the celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary. (Allison Robbert/The New

Immigrants wait for their appointments at the Annandale Immigration Court in Annandale, Va., on May 26, 2026. A federal judge on Friday, June 5, 2026, invalidated policies the Trump administration enacted last year that halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of immigration benefits for people from 39 countries. (Salwan Georges/The New York Times) By JESUS JIMÉNEZ A day after a federal judge struck down Trump administration policies that had frozen applications for ma

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dog checks incoming ballots for harmful substances at the Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025. Counting ballots in California is a complex and lengthy undertaking. In Los Angeles, the choreographed process includes canines, humans and machines. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times) By LAUREL ROSENHALL, JILL COWAN and LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA Four days after the primary election in California, officials have t

People wait in a hallway for their hearings at the immigration court in Annandale, Va., May 26, 2026. Federal officials have quietly begun fast-tracking cases through immigration courts in an effort to more quickly process asylum and other claims, and also increase the pace of deportations. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion. (Salwan Georges/The New York Times) By JAZMINE ULLOA and HAMED ALEAZIZ Federal officials have quietly begun fast-tracking cases thro

Protesters gather outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J., June 2, 2026. Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said federal immigration officials were continuing to bar her from entering the center, raising “serious questions about what is happening behind its walls.” (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By TRACEY TULLY Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said earlier this week that federal immigration officials were continuing to bar her from entering a

Supporters gather during a watch party for Xavier Becerra for Governor at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles, June 2, 2026. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times) By JILL COWAN and TIM BALK Vote counting across California yielded little change Wednesday in the races for governor and mayor of Los Angeles, with a significant portion of the state’s mail-in ballots and election day vote still to be counted over the coming days, if not weeks. In the marquee races, onl

President Donald Trump speaks while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 3, 2026. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that strips job protections from nearly 8,000 federal workers who are in policy-making roles, making it easier for the administration to fire them. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By EILEEN SULLIVAN President Donald Trump signed an executive order on earlier this week that strips job protections from nearl

Republican candidate for Iowa governor Zach Lahn speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Spring Kickoff in Clive, Iowa on Friday, May 1, 2026. Lahn won Tuesday’s GOP primary in Iowa over an opponent who obtained a late endorsement from President Donald Trump. (KC McGinnis/The New York Times) By REID J. EPSTEIN Republican voters in Iowa dealt a shock defeat to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, narrowly rejecting his chosen candidate for governor in favor of another con

Scott Turner, the secretary of housing and urban development, speaks during an event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, Sept. 8, 2025. The Trump administration has issued a revised plan to address homelessness that shifts large sums of federal aid from long-term housing to time-limited programs that emphasize treatment for mental illness and addiction. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By JASON DePARLE The Trump administration has issued a revised plan to address h

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee in Washington on May 12, 2026. In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By GREG JAFFE and KATE KELLY In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegs