The Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ADAM LIPTAK The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December about whether President Donald Trump can fire government officials for any reason, or no reason, despite laws meant to shield them from politics. There is little question tha

Hundreds gathered in downtown Chicago in a protest against immigrant deportations on Sept. 6, 2025. Week by week, the federal campaign to ramp up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area has created fear and inflamed tensions. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times) By JULIE BOSMAN, ALLISON McCANN and ARIJETA LAJKA Crowds of bystanders heckled and pointed cellphone cameras at federal agents during arrests. Immigration officers deployed tear gas and fired pepper balls to di

Capitol Police close an entrance to the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. The effects of the federal government shutdown are spreading widely: the Trump administration said over 4,000 workers would be laid off. Farmers trying to plan next year’s crops don’t have all the tools they need. Some medical services have been curtailed in Native communities. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By EILEEN SULLIVAN Reverberations of the federal government shutdown, whi

The Centers for Disease Control building in Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 28, 2025. “Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire...

By RICK ROJAS, EMILY COCHRANE and CHRIS HIPPENSTEEL After a desperate but fruitless search for survivors, officials in Middle Tennessee...

Illinois State Police stand guard outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 11,...

A residential neighborhood on fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Federal authorities in Los...

By ROBERT JIMISON Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure earlier this week that would bar President Donald Trump from using military...