When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache

A driver’s license renewal, a box of specialty candy, even early Christmas presents — all are caught up in the confusion caused by a new Trump administration customs rule.Read More
A Tariff Loophole on Cheap Imports Has Closed. How Will It Affect Shoppers?

The end of the “de minimis” exemption — which allowed packages less than $800 to enter the U.S. tariff-free — is leading to confusion.Read More
Texas House Advances Anti-Abortion Bill

Legislation aimed at curtailing mail-order abortions in Texas cleared a decisive hurdle, part of a broader push by abortion opponents to limit the procedure even in states where it is legal.Read More
Trump Officials Threaten Denver Public School Funding Over Transgender Bathroom Policy

The department gave Denver Public Schools 10 days to ban transgender students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.Read More
Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials

The request came after President Trump and several of his top aides had attacked Mr. Abrego Garcia as a threat, even though federal judges have ruled that he is not a danger to the public.Read More
Inside the C.D.C., a Growing Sense of Despair

After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new low, some employees said.Read More
Mamdani Distances Himself From Democratic Socialists’ National Agenda

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, is fending off attacks that seek to link him to some of the D.S.A.’s more controversial stances.Read More
Judge Orders New Federal Trial in Tyre Nichols Case

The ruling cited concerns about the appearance of bias, pointing to comments that the judge who presided over the trial of three former police officers reportedly made afterward.Read More
Trump Has Lunch With Smithsonian Chief as He Presses for Museum Changes

Lonnie G. Bunch III met with the president at the White House as the cultural institution faces a push by the administration to review the content of its exhibitions.Read More
U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years

With the decades-old peacekeeping mission set to expire, the U.N. Security Council chose to extend it through 2026, then gradually withdraw the forces the following year.Read More