UAE and Qatar Arrest Hundreds Over Online Videos of Iranian Attacks
The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks. Experts also see a fear of damage to the countries’ image as safe havens.Read More
A Breakthrough for T.S.A. Funding, and How the War in Iran Will Hit Grocery Prices
Plus, the Friday news quiz.Read More
Florida’s Immigration Crackdown, Led by DeSantis, Is Showing Cracks
Some conservative sheriffs have raised concerns about the aggressive enforcement tactics that Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has embraced.Read More
Will ICE Change Under Its New Leader?
Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary, has promised a different approach, but how much change is likely? Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz describes what we know.Read More
Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.
The episode, involving a group of sperm whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery.Read More
Senate Votes to Fund Most of D.H.S. in Bid to End Partial Shutdown
The bill excludes funding for ICE and the Border Patrol but restores it for federal airport security workers. The House could consider the package on Friday.Read More
Stocks Sink and Oil Dips After Trump Delays Threat to Bomb Iran
President Trump said on Thursday he would delay an imminent deadline to begin attacking Iran’s power grid.Read More
In Sleepy Town on Strait of Hormuz, War Rages Just Over Horizon
For centuries, an Omani exclave has been defined by a peculiar duality: rugged isolation and proximity to one of the world’s most important trade routes.Read More
Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.Read More
House Ethics Panel Holds Rare Public Hearing on Democrat’s Conduct
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA money for her campaign.Read More