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Today — 2 April 2026Main stream

Senate and House Republicans Strike Deal to End DHS Shutdown

A bill to reopen the department, which the House G.O.P. rejected on Friday, could be approved as early as Thursday. It was a sharp turnaround by the lawmakers and President Trump.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

The resurrected plan would omit money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, the agencies carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Republicans said those agencies’ employees would continue to be paid out of funds that were pushed through Congress last year.

Judge Finds Border Officials Violated Previous Order on Warrantless Arrests

2 April 2026 at 09:54
A federal judge in California ordered agents to thoroughly document any future stops in an area spanning 34 counties.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A day laborer in Bakersfield, Calif., in January. A federal judge found on Wednesday that border officials appeared to have violated her earlier order when agents carried out an immigration sweep last year in a Home Depot parking lot in Sacramento.

D.H.S. Inspector General Inquiry Focuses in Part on Corey Lewandowski

The investigation comes as administration officials have fielded complaints about how Kristi Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, dealt with companies seeking federal contracts.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing this year.

Lawsuits Are the New Trump Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education

Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

The University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia. The Trump administration won in court this week after suing Penn to obtain lists of Jewish staff for an antisemitism investigation.

Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi

2 April 2026 at 06:31
President Trump has not made a final decision, but he has floated the idea of replacing Ms. Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Among President Trump’s top complaints about Attorney General Pam Bondi is her handling of the Epstein files, which has become a political liability for the president among his supporters.

Immigrant Families Are Cautiously Hopeful Over Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case

As the high court heard arguments on whether to limit birthright citizenship, many people pondered what the decision could mean for future generations.

© via the Andreote family

Maria and Francisco Andreote are Brazilian microbiologists conducting research at Penn State. Their daughter, Laura, 4, was born in the United States just before the birthright citizenship case landed in the Supreme Court.

Trump Initially Laid Out Five Goals for the Iran War. Here’s Where They Stand.

2 April 2026 at 10:05
The United States and Israel have done significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities. But Iran still fires missiles, has nuclear material and coordinates with militias in the region.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

A new mural in Valiasr Square in Tehran on Wednesday. A large number of Iran’s ballistic missiles and launchers remain undamaged after a month of airstrikes by the United States and Israel.

Mahmoud Khalil Asks Emil Bove to Recuse Himself From Immigration Case

2 April 2026 at 06:13
Mr. Khalil, who is fighting his deportation, and Judge Bove were on opposite sides of President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters when the judge was a Justice Department official.

© Pool photo by Angela Weiss

Emil Bove III, a federal judge in New Jersey, formerly worked in a key role in the Justice Department.

Tennessee Library Director Luanne James Fired Over L.G.B.T.Q. Books

The director, Luanne James, was fired at a board meeting for the Rutherford County Library System on Monday after she refused to move certain books to the adult section.

© Ryan Rehnborn/Rutherford County Library Alliance, via Associated Press

Shortly before being fired, Luanne James said she stood by her decision.

Pipe Bomb Defendant Says He May Adopt Debunked Account as Defense

2 April 2026 at 04:31
Court papers show that Brian Cole Jr.’s lawyers might seek to blame a former Capitol Police officer whose name first surfaced in a right-wing media account and whom the F.B.I. briefly investigated.

© Federal Bureau of Investigation

Surveillance footage from January 2021 showed the man authorities identified as Brian Cole Jr.

Five Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Case

The justices grappled with questions about domiciles and foundlings, avoided policy debates and mused about the sweep of possible rulings.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

The case argued on Wednesday focused on the constitutionality of an executive order seeking to end citizenship for babies born on U.S. soil to undocumented immigrants and temporary foreign visitors.

Homeland Security Dept. Asks Workers for Videos of Their Shutdown Hardships

2 April 2026 at 02:02
The department’s public affairs office is seeking 30-second “selfie videos,” part of a push to pressure lawmakers to strike a deal.

© Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than six weeks, with lawmakers deadlocked on a funding agreement.
Yesterday — 1 April 2026Main stream

The ‘Constitutional Bedrock’ Trump Is Trying to Erase

Trump is on a mission to eliminate birthright citizenship, a right long thought to be guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. But how will the Supreme Court respond? The legal journalist Cristian Farias shares his insights.

Trump Says Europe Is On Its Own in Securing the Strait of Hormuz

2 April 2026 at 00:58
Threatening to pull out of NATO, President Trump portrayed the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said Europe was on its own in trying to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump has cast Europe as weak and toothless, and an ungrateful partner to the United States.

Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage

How four reporters are examining the most secretive branch of government — and the nine justices who shape the law.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Much of the Supreme Court’s work is hidden from public view.

Trump to Address the Nation About War Plans, and TMZ Goes After Congress

Plus, what to know about NASA’s moon mission.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump said he expected the U.S. military campaign in Iran to end in two or three weeks, and the White House said he would address the nation about the war on Wednesday.

Trump Seeks to Justify Ballroom as Security Measure

2 April 2026 at 00:21
President Trump spoke about his ballroom’s security as he argued against a judge’s orders to stop construction.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

A federal judge on Tuesday said that work on the White House ballroom had to stop until the project received a go-ahead from Congress.

Memphis House Primary Exemplifies Democrats’ Age Fights

1 April 2026 at 21:36
A primary in Tennessee between Representative Steve Cohen, a white incumbent, and Justin Pearson, a Black state lawmaker, exemplifies a national push for a passing of the torch.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times; Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

U.S. Plans Military Expansion in Greenland

The Pentagon is in talks with Denmark for access to three more areas on the Arctic island. Several Greenlanders said they didn’t like the idea.

© Pool photo by Jim Watson

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, meeting with members of the U.S. military at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland last year. The missile defense installation is the only active American base on the island.

Judge Orders Construction Stopped on Trump’s White House Ballroom

1 April 2026 at 06:26
A federal judge required the president to seek lawmakers’ input and pursue traditional approvals before proceeding with the $400 million replacement for the East Wing.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

A federal judge ordered on Tuesday that construction be halted of the White House ballroom.
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