ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia University protests, lawyer says  —  A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests was arrested Saturday night in New York City by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting …

US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms  —  Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia  —  The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries …

Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney elected by landslide to be next prime minister  —  Political newcomer promises to ‘fight’ for Canadian economy, sovereignty  —  Who is Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister?  —  How Mark Carney went from his upbringing in Alberta to central banker …

Deleted tweets show top State Department official spread false rumor about Rubio's sexuality, called him ‘low IQ’  —  A top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” …

Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team  —  DOGE officials also put millions of taxpayers' private data at risk and refused to say why they needed access to it, the official says.  —  Just now  —  They came in aggressively, a former official …

DOGE hunts for ‘wins’ amid tensions with Trump administration, backlash  —  As turmoil spills into public view, Elon Musk's DOGE is racing to finish slashing federal bureaucracy and move on to the more constructive work of building digital tools for the government.

Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers' town halls as Republicans hide from voters  —  As Republican lawmakers dodge in-person town halls, avoiding direct engagement with voters furious over the Trump administration's devastating policies, LGBTQ+ Democrats like Washington Rep. Emily Randall …

Utah to Become First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water  —  Most public-health experts say the mineral additive is crucial protector against tooth decay  —  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he would sign a bill that bans the use of fluoride in public water systems, rejecting the practice …

Elon Musk seeks Italian presidential meeting to salvage Starlink deal  —  Domestic political opposition to $1.5bn deal for secure communications has mounted amid transatlantic diplomatic tensions  —  Elon Musk has asked to meet Italy's President Sergio Mattarella, amid growing doubts in Rome …

GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump's term  —  Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday and seeking to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week.  President Donald Trump has urged the Republican-led Congress to pass a stopgap spending bill …

Britain urged to form breakaway ‘Four Eyes’ alliance without the US after Trump's ‘unprecedented’ decision to block intelligence sharing with Ukraine  —  Britain must develop a ‘Four Eyes’ intelligence sharing alliance in response to Donald Trump's actions over Ukraine, defence sources have said.

Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died after savage torture and extreme emaciation in Russian captivity  —  The 27-year-old journalist, who lived for her work, had travelled to occupied Zaporizhzhia oblast in order to find out about Russia's torture prisons on occupied territory

Stalled Audits and a Skeleton Staff: Inside Trump's War on the I.R.S. … The Trump administration is preparing budget cuts and further layoffs that could ultimately force the Internal Revenue Service to shed as much as 50 percent of its work force.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Trump Refuses To Rule Out Possible Recession: ‘There Is A Period Of Transition’  —  The president's remarks contradict those of his own commerce secretary, who said Americans should “absolutely not” brace for a recession this year.  —  President Donald Trump refused to say whether he expects …

Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water  —  Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory.  Hamas called it part of Israel's “starvation policy.”

Andrew Tate receives warm welcome from UFC's Dana White at weekend events  —  The Tate brothers sat cage-side at a UFC event Saturday night, one day after they were embraced by the company's CEO, Dana White.  —  Andrew and Tristan Tate were greeted with open arms at cage-fighting events …

Trump is shredding the First Amendment under the guise of “national security”  —  President Donald Trump is going after a pair of major law firms — and attacking the First Amendment in the process.  —  Trump issued an executive order on Thursday that took aim at Perkins Coie …

Can Europe save Ukraine?  —  It's possible that three years of fighting between Russia and Ukraine could end — at least temporarily— in a matter of weeks.  It's more likely it could continue for months or even years.  —  US and allied intelligence agencies have concluded Russia is probably …

Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92  —  In works that included “Blood Knot,” “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and “The Island,” he exposed the realities of racial separatism in his homeland.  —  Athol Fugard, the South African playwright whose portrayals …

Rubio and Musk turn on Polish foreign minister in spat over Starlink use in Ukraine: ‘Be quiet small man’  —  Secretary of State presses on with Trump administration's efforts to make European nations profess gratitude … Your support helps us to tell the story

China's Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  —  The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.  —  Beijing began imposing tariffs on Monday on many farm products from the United States, for which China is the largest overseas market.

Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance  —  Bernie Sanders is standing alone on the back of a pickup truck shouting into a bullhorn.  He's facing several hundred ecstatic voters huddled outside a suburban Detroit high school …

Lately, political writers have called attention to the tendency of billionaire Elon Musk to refer to his political opponents as “NPCs.”  This term comes from the gaming world and refers to a nonplayer character, a character that follows a scripted path and cannot think or act on its own …

In Trump's crowded White House, JD Vance finds a role behind the scenes  —  The vice president has balanced his love for public-facing mudslinging with a quieter portfolio as conciliator and backroom dealmaker.  —  Just now  —  EAGLE PASS, Tex. — Vice President JD Vance traveled 1,500 miles …

Aftershocks of Supreme Court's Immunity Ruling Echo in New Trump Cases  —  The real legacy of the case, scholars say, is not its protection of former presidents from prosecution but its expansive understanding of presidential power.  —  The first case cited as precedent …

Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’  —  To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats.  But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they can't speak out.

MAGA's Big Lie budget  —  Trump's economic agenda is about fooling the American people. … 🗣️ 🔥 🤯  —  “In the near future I want to do what has not been done in 24 years — balance the federal budget, we're gonna balance it,” Trump declaimed in his speech before a joint session of Congress last week.

Democratic media leader dating US senator  —  The News  —  One of the Democratic Party's most notable digital media leaders is dating one of the party's most media-friendly lawmakers, according to a Washington Democrat and a pointed Instagram post.  —  Tara McGowan, the CEO of the network …