Trump Administration Live Updates: President’s Travel Ban Brings Contradictions and Concerns
The order, which primarily targets countries in Africa and the Middle East, revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to chaos and court battles.Read More
How NASA Would Struggle Without SpaceX if Trump Cancels Musk’s Contracts
If President Trump cancels the contracts for Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company, the federal government would struggle to achieve many goals in orbit and beyond.Read More
8 Ways Elon Musk and Trump Could Inflict Pain on Each Other
The falling-out between Elon Musk and President Trump went into overdrive on Thursday. Both men have powerful ways to keep it going.Read More
As Ousters Continue, F.B.I. Singles Out Employee Over Friendship With Trump Critic
Threated with demotion, a veteran agent with ties to a former official on the F.B.I. director’s so-called enemies list opted to resign. Two others were forced to move and retire.Read More
Trump’s Travel Ban Prompts Fear and Frustration for U.S. Immigrants
Immigrants from the targeted countries said the ban would upend their lives. “I don’t understand why the president has to target us nonstop,” one Haitian asylum seeker said.Read More
Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Built on Lessons From First-Term Fights
The addition of visa overstays as a rationale could provide an opening for new legal challenges, migrant advocates say.Read More
Trump and Musk’s Relationship Melts Down in Spectacular Fashion
The speed of the fallout was breathtaking, with President Trump celebrating Elon Musk during an Oval Office farewell just last Friday.Read More
Tax Credit Increase Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Children, Study Finds
The domestic policy bill passed by the House raises the maximum child tax credit to $2,500. But about a third of children would not receive the full credit because their parents have low wages or lack jobs.Read More
Harvard Will Ask Judge to Block Trump’s Order Barring Foreign Students
The president had issued a proclamation targeting international students who seek to enroll at Harvard. The moves escalated a legal battle between the two parties.Read More
Israel Bombs Beirut Outskirts, Citing Hezbollah Drone Workshops
The airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, were some of the heaviest since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November.Read More