How Trump’s Tariffs Affect U.S. Farmers

Retaliatory tariffs are hitting U.S. farmers hard, particularly in states that voted for Trump. Ana Swanson, an Iowa native who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explains how retaliatory measures from countries like China and Canada affect the agriculture industry and what it means for the economy.Read More
How Trump’s Crackdown Is Drastically Driving Down Migration

Building on Biden-era policies, President Trump is strong-arming regional leaders, deploying military force and shredding decades of precedents when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico border.Read More
How Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia Student Activist, Landed in Federal Detention

Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.Read More
The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater

Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a kamikaze mission during World War II.Read More
Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia

Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned about the cross-border trade in domestic workers.Read More
East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia

East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.Read More
At Gridiron Dinner, Jokes About Trump, Musk and Russia Abound

But President Trump wasn’t around to hear any of the barbs thrown at the annual D.C. event.Read More
He Dreamed Up Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer. It All Started With L.A.

For almost four decades, Michael Connelly has set his characters loose in a city of big dreams and lucky breaks. Now they’re facing an altered landscape. So is he.Read More
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her

Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.Read More
What Is Tren de Aragua?

A gang with roots in a Venezuelan prison, the criminal group was at the center of President Trump’s order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.Read More