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Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crimeDo U.S. arms manufacturers bear responsibility for the guns fueling cartel violence in Mexico? Mexico is arguing that case before the Supreme Court.
How will Europe defend itself? 3 ways Trump is forcing the continent to adapt.After President Donald Trump鈥檚 public rebuke of Ukraine鈥檚 president, European leaders are attempting to step up their defense of Kyiv and adjust to shifting security norms.
First LookAndrew Cuomo announces New York City mayoral bidAndrew Cuomo has formally entered the race to be New York City鈥檚 mayor. The former governor seeks to make a comeback after resigning in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.听
Trump and Zelenskyy clash, clouding the path to peace in UkraineA hoped-for deal between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy collapsed, with consequences for the future of Ukraine and of U.S. leadership.
Trump has reduced US safeguards against corruption and white-collar crimePresident Trump is scaling back enforcement efforts against white-collar crimes. Could that become an invitation to corruption and tax evasion?
Here鈥檚 what a Trump-Zelenskyy minerals deal could mean for Ukraine 鈥� and the USAs President Trump aims to broker peace, a potential U.S. deal over mineral rights has implications for Ukraine鈥檚 security and U.S. posture in Europe.
Could DOGE backfire on Republicans? Virginia election is a test case.With a governor鈥檚 race underway and a high percentage of federal government employees, Virginia offers clues on how the Department of Government Efficiency is affecting politics at the state level.
First LookTrump floats 鈥榞old card,鈥� new pathway to U.S. citizenship that costs $5 millionThe new visa would replace the EB-5 program, which offers U.S. visas to investors who spent around $1 million on an American company that employs at least 10 people. Other nations offer similar 鈥済olden visas.鈥�
FocusUniversity of Austin was founded on free speech. How鈥檚 its first year?Would being able to say whatever you want, whenever you want, make a difference in where you attend college? In Texas, the University of Austin experiments in its first year with blending radical free speech with higher education.
As Mayor Adams dodges removal, New York eyes a Cuomo in race to replace himNew York鈥檚 Mayor Eric Adams鈥� reelection hopes may be fading, given his recent legal tangles. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads a pack in the hunt to replace him.
The ExplainerDOGE administrator is named 鈥� and it鈥檚 not Musk. How this 鈥榙epartment鈥� works.As the Department of Government Efficiency upends decades of tradition in Washington, more scrutiny is being cast on the structure and authority of the initiative.听
First LookJudge blocks Trump鈥檚 order halting the U.S. refugee admissions systemThe lawsuit, brought by a group of religious organizations and refugees, came in response to President Donald Trump鈥檚 order suspending the refugee program. The president鈥檚 authority 鈥渋s not limitless,鈥� a federal judge said in his ruling.
How Trump skirts checks and balances unlike any modern-day US presidentPresident Trump is using his reelection as a green light to bypass what America鈥檚 founders envisioned as the other co-equal branches of government: Congress and the courts. So far, only some courts have checked his power.
65 years ago, sit-ins were born. Has their time come again?This Black History Month, our commentator interviews a civil rights leader about his past with the sit-in movement and what lessons can be learned for today.
Trump and Musk cite fraud, but what does a government audit really look like?Each year, the U.S. government may be losing $233 billion or more聽to fraud. One way to address the problem: better up-front tracking of payments.
First LookSupreme Court halts Trump attempt to fire head of whistleblower office 鈥� for nowThe unsigned order keeping on job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers is the court鈥檚 first word on President Donald Trump鈥檚 agenda.听
First LookMusk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last weekIn an email, Elon Musk told hundreds of thousands of federal workers they have until just before Tuesday to explain what they accomplished over the last week. Some departments told employees not to respond.听
First LookTrump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officersPresident Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. The move sidelines only the second Black general to serve as chairman.
A gulf widens between Trump and the press, with high stakes for free speechA White House rebuff to The Associated Press 鈥� over the name 鈥淕ulf of America鈥� 鈥� comes on top of Trump lawsuits against major TV news networks. Some see rising pressure for news media conformity.
In Musk, an unprecedented blend of political and financial powerPresident Trump credits Elon Musk with leading efforts to disrupt, shrink, and overhaul the federal bureacuracy. Mr. Musk has major business interests聽intertwined with the very government he is remaking.
