Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt at her office in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Witt, who was sworn into office in 2023, becoming the first woman and the first person of color to hold the office of sheriff, finds herself in a pivotal spot. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times) By ERNESTO LONDOÑO As elected officials in Minnesota have desperately sought to persuade the Trump administration to end an immigration crackdown, Dawanna Witt, the sheriff of Hennepin C

“Today” show host and moderator Savannah Guthrie speaks during a town-hall-style event with President Donald Trump, hosted by NBC News at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Guthrie posted a subdued and cryptic new 20-second video message on her Instagram account on Saturday night as the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona, dragged into its seventh day. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By REIS THEBAULT In a subd

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the video clip of the Obamas on his social media feed as he traveled aboard Air Force One, en route to Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. With the midterm elections nearing, President Trump has found himself in the uncomfortable position of backtracking, even if only by degrees, at key moments. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times) By ERICA L. GREEN President Donald Trump has seemed immune to the usual rules of politics. T

“Today” show host and moderator Savannah Guthrie speaks during a town-hall-style event with President Donald Trump, hosted by NBC News at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS and REIS THEBAULT Television news anchor Savannah Guthrie said in an emotional video on Wednesday night that she and her siblings were ready to listen to ransom offers from whoever might have abducted their mother, but that th

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows speaks during an “ICE Them Out” rally in Lewiston, Maine, Jan. 24, 2026. President Trump’s declaration that he wants to “nationalize” voting in the United States arrives at a perilous moment for the relationship between the federal government and top election officials across the country. (Sophie Park/The New York Times) By NICK CORASANITI President Donald Trump’s declaration that he wants to “nationalize” voting in the United States ar

By MADELEINE NGO Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said Wednesday that the federal government would immediately withdraw 700 law enforcement officers from Minneapolis, scaling down the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the area. The change came after the Trump administration sent thousands of federal officers and agents to Minnesota, a deployment that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said was the agency’s “largest operation to date.” Abou

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. A partial government shutdown ended Tuesday as President Donald Trump signed a spending package to reopen major parts of the government as well as fund the Department of Homeland Security during his negotiations with Democrats over restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By CATIE EDMONDSON A partial go

Federal agents faced off with protesters outside a federal detention center in Portland, Ore., Oct. 18, 2025. The tear-gassing this weekend in Portland, Ore., of a protest billed as “family friendly” has prompted Portland’s mayor and City Council to consider dramatic new steps, including financial penalties, to try to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of the city. (Jordan Gale/The New York Times) By ANNA GRIFFIN and AARON WEST The tear-gassing this past weekend in

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive at the Capitol in Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025. Lawyers for the Clintons made an offer for Bill Clinton to testify before the House Oversight Committee after initially refusing. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By ANNIE KARNI Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed earlier this week to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s i

Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is seen being detained in a photo released by Columbia Heights Public Schools officials that prompted anger in the Twin Cities. The boy, who was detained by federal agents while wearing a Spider-Man backpack and a blue bunny hat, is back home in Minnesota, a statement from his school district said Sunday. (Columbia Heights Public Schools via The New York Times) By ANUSHKA PATIL Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who was detained by federal agents while we