More Agents Head to Minnesota as U.S. Takes Over Shooting Investigation

A day after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, the governor activated the state’s National Guard, and 100 more federal agents were also being deployed.Federal agents attempted to disperse demonstrators outside of a federal building near Minneapolis on Thursday morning.

N Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith and Jacey Fortin

Noem Defends ICE Agent in Minneapolis Shooting and Attacks Mamdani

During a visit to New York, the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, criticized the city’s policies that prevent police officers from helping immigration agents.Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, came to New York on Thursday to announce the arrest of 54 people the government says are

L Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Ana Ley

Federal Agents Shoot 2 in Portland, Ore., Police Say

The shootings in Portland, a city previously targeted by the Trump administration, come as Minneapolis grapples with a federal agent’s fatal shooting of a woman a day earlier.The shootings took place in southeast Portland, Ore., on Thursday.

A Anna Griffin

The Many Faces of Trump: What We Saw When We Interviewed the President

He let reporters in on a call with Colombia’s president. He complained about Zohran Mamdani. He called JD Vance and Marco Rubio “kids.” Inside an unpredictable evening with President Trump.President Trump spent nearly two hours being interviewed by New York Times reporters on Wednesday.

K Katie Rogers and Doug Mills

These 5 Republicans Broke With Trump on Venezuela War Powers

The Republican defectors paved the way for a debate that could expose bipartisan concern about President Trump’s actions in Venezuela. Mr. Trump called for them to lose their seats.Senator Susan Collins is the only one of the five Republican defectors who is facing re-election this year.

R Robert Jimison

U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic

A mass departure by sanctioned tankers, some switching to Russian flags, has triggered a fresh effort by the United States to pursue Venezuelan oil shipments at sea.An image from video released by the U.S. military purporting to show the seizure of the oil tanker M Sophia in the Caribbean on Wednesd

C Christiaan Triebert, Riley Mellen and Eric Schmitt

House Passes Doomed Bill to Restore ACA Subsidies

The passage of the bill was a triumph for Democrats, who drew substantial Republican backing. But it has no path forward, and an election-year compromise is a long shot.Millions of Americans have relied on subsidies, which were expanded during the coronavirus pandemic, to help them afford coverage o

M Michael Gold and Carl Hulse

House Passes Spending Package Before Another Shutdown Deadline

The legislation would fund parts of the government ahead of a Jan. 30 deadline in a bipartisan breakthrough after the nation’s longest shutdown.The package still must pass the Senate before it can be sent to Mr. Trump, but it appeared to be on track for enactment.

C Catie Edmondson

Prosecutors Said to Pursue New Investigation of Letitia James

A longtime hairdresser for the New York attorney general has come under scrutiny as the Justice Department’s efforts to charge Ms. James on other fronts falter.President Trump has explicitly pushed for the prosecution of Letitia James, the New York attorney general and one of his foremost nemeses.

D Devlin Barrett and Jonah E. Bromwich

Hochul and Mamdani Announce Plan to Make N.Y. Child Care Universal

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani described a complex and expensive expansion of child care in New York City that would add programs for 2-year-olds.The announcement came days into the term of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, a democratic socialist who ran on a promise to make child care free

B Benjamin Oreskes, Eliza Shapiro and Grace Ashford

Former Uvalde Teacher’s Testimony Throws a Trial Into Chaos

Lawyers for a former officer charged with abandoning children in the police response accused prosecutors of withholding information. A judge ruled prosecutors had erred but denied a motion for a mistrial.Adrian Gonzales, the former school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, at the Nueces County Courtho

E Edgar Sandoval

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing?Kimberly Crisp, a former pharmacist, was intrigued by the prospect of using Function Health to figure out a natural way to get her blood sugar levels down.

K Kristen V. Brown

Gov. Gavin Newsom Criticizes Trump in State of the State Address

Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump and portrayed his state as “a beacon” of democracy in a State of the State address that suggested national ambitions.Gov. Gavin Newsom of California delivered his final State of the State address on Thursday.

L Laurel Rosenhall

Josh Shapiro Starts a New Chapter, Attacking the ‘Toxicity in D.C.’

Kicking off his re-election bid, the Pennsylvania governor warned against federal overreach and promised, “I will not let anyone mess with a Pennsylvanian.”At a lively rally at a carpenters’ technical center in Pittsburgh, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania reintroduced himself as a pragmatic politic

K Katie Glueck

Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump

Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire friend of Mr. Trump, is among the investors. The move comes as the Trump administration looks for investment opportunities in Ukraine.Ronald S. Lauder is one of the investors who won the bid to mine lithium deposits in Ukraine. He has known President Trump since colle

C Constant Méheut

Dav Pilkey, the Man Behind ‘Dog Man,’ Aims to Please

“I’m writing for the kid I used to be,” says Dav Pilkey, who defied expectations to create three blockbuster graphic-novel series.“Dog Man” fans flocked to a South Bend auditorium in costume, hoping to set a world record and to meet the author Dav Pilkey.

E Elisabeth Egan