Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, had arrived for an immigration check-in and was taken into ICE custody, according to his lawyer.
After Hurricane Katrina, Congress passed a law to strengthen the nation’s disaster response. FEMA employees say the Trump administration has reversed that progress.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.24.25 Issue features Shane Bauer writes about the disappeared children of Syria; Lauren Larson on the difficulties of setting a Guinness World Record in the modern era, Linda Kinstler on why wars no longer end; David Marchese interviews the negotiation expert Chris Voss; and more.
In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite. By Shane Bauer and Jim Huylebroek
The contested region is where Russia’s war in Ukraine began a decade ago. Scores of Ukrainian soldiers have died defending it. Would Ukraine give it up now?
President Trump has embraced an array of far-right views and talking points in ways that have delighted many activists who have long supported those ideas.
After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Defiant
The White House has not commented on a report that found famine in Gaza. Analysts say that without U.S. pressure, Israel’s war is not likely to change course.
In the latest edition of our “Voices” section, we ask five experts – from scientists to philosophers – how to protect space for the benefit of all of humanity.
“When people hear the term ‘space technology’, they tend to picture rocket launches, or maybe missions to the Moon … Other types of space activity with strong social impact tend to get less attention”
The satellite war
We speak to security expert Mark Hilborne about space warfare – and how it could be the deciding factor in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
“The public doesn’t understand how much we rely on space as a domain of warfare”
Sexism in space
When Nasa prepared a message to aliens with the Pioneer probes in the 1970s, sexism skewed how they represented humankind. Within the next decade, we may have another chance to send a message deep into space – and this time, we must do better, writes Jess Thomson.
“Only five objects we have crafted here on Earth are now drifting towards infinity, and four of them tell a lie about half of humankind”
American alien
The new Superman movie offers the vision of a kinder, more tolerant United States – saved by an immigrant, in this case a literal alien. But should we really pin our hopes on a superhero?
“Trump has even shared photoshopped images of himself as Superman. The idea that superheroes can save us all, if we just let them break all the rules, is one that the Maga followers find congenial”
F.B.I. agents were searching the home of Mr. Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser who is now a frequent critic of the president, an agency official said.
President Trump’s term has been marked by assertions of authority and the eager hounding of foes. Both traits are clear as he seeks control over the central bank.
At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts. An Israeli agency rejected the finding.
Under the newly fleshed-out details, Washington will keep high tariffs on cars imported from the bloc until the E.U. takes steps to lower levies on many U.S. products.
Using the full power of the federal government, President Trump has promoted a vision of the U.S. that challenges the legitimacy of the Black experience.
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