President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on the first day of his second term in office, Jan. 20, 2025. Before President Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, there was widespread agreement that the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship for U.S.-born babies. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) BY RUTH IGIELNIK In 1993, a freshman senator from Nevada stood on the Senate floor to denounce birthright citizenship for th

Mourners during the funeral of Emmanuel Damas, 56, whose death has galvanized opposition to collaboration between ICE and local and state authorities in Boston, in Dorchester, Mass., on March 28, 2026. As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny. (Sophie Park/The New York Times) By JAZMINE ULLOA, ALLISON McCANN and EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA It started with sharp pain in a tooth. For about a week, Emma

By KENNETH CHANG In a few days, four astronauts could be strapped into a spacecraft for the first crewed trip to head toward the moon since 1972. “Things are certainly starting to feel real,” said Christina Koch, a NASA astronaut and one of the four members of the Artemis II crew, said during a news conference Sunday morning. She and her crewmates — Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover of NASA, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency — spoke from crew quarters at Kennedy Spa

Federal immigration officers stand near exit areas at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on March 23, 2026. Transportation safety officers were set to be paid on Monday, but Tom Homan, the White House’s border czar, said ICE agents may stay where there are shortages. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times) By AISHVARYA KAVI Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could remain at U.S. airports, where President Donald Trump had sent them to respond to a shortage of secu

A large crowd of demonstrators gathers outside the Idaho State Capitol in Boise for a “No Kings” rally on Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times) By THOMAS FULLER In the Twin Cities, a sea of people converged on the state Capitol, invoking the memories of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Demonstrators swarmed intersections in Portland, Oregon, motivated by what one called a “national crisis” that had “escalated to a whole other level.” In Little Rock, Arkansas

Passengers wait in a line at a security checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. A meltdown in relations between the two GOP-led chambers of Congress caused the embarrassing collapse late last week of a Senate-passed proposal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security before lawmakers raced out of town on a two-week recess. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By CARL HULSE Eight months away from elections that will decide if they keep control o

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) departs a post-luncheon news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 24, 2026. Schumer said Democrats would pursue an agenda to reduce energy costs if they win back control of Congress. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By LISA FRIEDMAN If Democrats win control of Congress in this fall’s elections, they will try to restore and expand tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy that President Donald Trump and Republi

Federal immigration agents patrol John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, on Monday, March 23, 2026. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stationed at several airports on Wednesday were checking travelers’ IDs and performing other screening duties alongside personnel from the Transportation Security Administration. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA MORALES, CHRISTINE CHUNG, HAMED ALEAZIZ, SEAN KEENAN and ROWAN MOORE GERETY Immigration and Custom

A house damaged by floodwaters in Waialua, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, March 22, 2026. Residents of Waialua described seeing cars overturned, trucks washed downstream, and mud filling rooms in their homes. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times) By SONIA A. RAO A resident in Oahu evacuated her home in knee-high water, leaving her husband’s ashes behind. Seventy people, in a group that included children, were surrounded by water and stranded at a campsite. Others found that t

By DAVID W. CHEN Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Florida legislative district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, pulling off another upset in a state House election but this time one with obvious symbolic power. Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate with a public health background, became the latest Democrat to win a special election and claim a statehouse seat previously held by a Republican. Across the state, another Democrat, Brian Natha