Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race: A Pivotal Battle Over Abortion
Tens of millions of dollars flooding into a state election. A nakedly political candidate for a judgeship. Huge policy stakes for a key battleground state. Two years ago, a race…
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency
On his first full day back in the White House, President Trump reveled in his return to power and vowed to do what no president had ever done before. “We’re…
Amanda Knox Slander Conviction Is Upheld by Italy’s Highest Court
Italy’s highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of Amanda Knox, an American who was first convicted and then acquitted of killing her housemate in 2007, for accusing an…
Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts…
Trump Administration Fires Immigration Court Officials as Crackdown Begins
The acting head of the U.S. immigration court system and three other top officials were fired on Monday soon after President Trump took office, according to three people familiar with…
Trial Begins of Suspect in Southport Stabbing Attack at Dance Class
The trial began on Monday for Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is accused of carrying out a knife attack at a dance class last July in the northern English town of…
How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican…
Why Trump’s Second-Term Agenda Could Hinge on the Court He Hates the Most
On Monday, President-elect Donald J. Trump will return to the White House with a raft of boundary-pushing executive orders expected to curtail immigration, hasten deportations, and unleash oil and gas…
As Trump Heads to White House, Bolsonaro May Be Headed to Jail. Why?
There is arguably no statesman who cuts such a striking political resemblance to Donald J. Trump than Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president. The two men built their brash political brands…
