The State Department clarified comments made by the U.S. Ambassador to Canada that NORAD would be “altered” if that country did not purchase American F-35 jets. Go to Source Author: …
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands
U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium. Go to Source Author: David E. …
Fed Holds Rates Steady as It Points to an Improving Economy
The Federal Reserve chose to pause rate cuts, even as it faces relentless attacks from President Trump for not cutting borrowing costs fast enough. Go to Source Author: Ana Swanson …
Who Will Win the Best Actor Oscar?
In an exceptionally strong field, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan and Wagner Moura each have a way to triumph. Go to Source Author: Kyle Buchanan https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident
Carlisle Rivera became the third person to be sentenced for playing a role in trying to kill Masih Alinejad, an activist and a critic of the Iranian government. Go to …
Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries. Go to Source Author: Nicole Sperling and Brooks …
What Americans Really Mean by ‘Affordability’
A few key necessities are driving dissatisfaction, particularly among the young, our poll finds. Go to Source Author: Nate Cohn https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
South Africa Cancels Release of ‘Melania’ Documentary
The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify. Go to Source Author: …
Tens of Thousands in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana Without Power After Storm
Across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, hundreds of power lines and poles remained damaged after freezing rain and low temperatures coated much of the region in ice over the weekend. Go …
Republicans Gave ICE a Slush Fund. Democrats Want to Limit It.
The sweeping domestic policy law that Republicans muscled through Congress last year made ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the country, with no strings attached. Go to Source …
Federal Officers Who Fired at Pretti Placed on Leave
A Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection officer have been on leave since Saturday, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. Go to Source Author: Madeleine …
Bovino was the face of Trump’s hardline immigration raids. Now his future is in question
Gregory Bovino’s future is now in limbo as public outrage has swelled against the Trump’s administration’s aggressive tactics, particularly in Minnesota. But will his departure really change the administration’s playbook? …
Immigration agents, leaders defy best practices honed by U.S. police for half a century
Police leaders, civil rights advocates and other experts say the actions of immigration officials and agents run counter to law enforcement’s best practices. Read full story Author: Kevin Rector
How past ICE funding votes are reshaping California’s race for governor
ICE, Minneapolis killings stir up California governor’s race as Democratic candidates criticize each other over past votes to fund border security, immigration Read full story Author: Nicole Nixon
Racial Gerrymandering Case Does Not Gut Voting Rights Act
There has been quite a bit of pearl-clutching over Louisiana v. Callais, a Supreme Court case about a second majority-black congressional district in Louisiana. Drawn last year, Louisiana’s Sixth District …
Why Not Obey the Laws?
Just a few moments ago in Iowa, President Trump was riffing about closing the border, safety and law and order in the country, including by the way Minnesota. “But remember …
Defending Charity in an Age of Political Mistrust
By many measures, we are living in one of the most divisive moments in our nation’s nearly 250-year history. Disagreement has hardened into mistrust. Americans are trading blame. As we …
Mr. President, Please Free Caleb Bailey
“How can the life of such a man / Be in the palm of some fool’s hand?” — Bob Dylan, “Hurricane” You’ve probably never heard of Caleb Bailey, but he …
Mamdani’s Cruel Homeless Policy: Frozen Corpses and Blighted Neighborhoods
The Big Apple is about to take on a new name — Tent City, or Filth City. Or perhaps Lepto City, after leptospirosis, a bacterial infection increasingly found in homeless …
Never Let Leftists Say They Are the First Amendment Stalwarts
The leftist media cabal constantly imagine themselves as the grand embodiment of Democracy and Freedom of Speech, even as they seek to put Republicans in jail and hope to censor …