ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she tried to board a flight at Denver In

H Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan

A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.

Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.A U.S. citizen used an open-source operating system, GrapheneOS, on his Google Pixel phone to “delete the digital contents,” before the

A Adeel Hassan

Senate Confirms Jay Clayton to Lead U.S. Intelligence Community

Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.Jay Clayton during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to confirm him as the director of nation

D Dustin Volz

Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums

Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.Ending federal subsidies for Medicare drug plans could be politically damaging for Republicans in the midterm elections at a time when affordability is a major concern.

R Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports

Also, a powerful earthquake hits Japan. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers at Denver International Airport on July 20.

M Matthew Cullen

Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport

A flurry of diplomacy has eased tensions, officials said, after an incident risked triggering a wider war.Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said in a post on Tuesday that Andrii Sybiha, his Ukrainian counterpart, had described an attack on a cargo ship as unintentional.

F Farnaz Fassihi, Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt

Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker

With their ally, Iran, bottling up the Strait of Hormuz, the Houthi group in Yemen is escalating its declared blockade of Saudi shipping in another vital waterway, the Red Sea.A vessel transits the Bab el-Mandab Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, this month.

P Pranav Baskar and Shirin Hakim

At Graham’s Farewell, a Glimpse Into Power in Trump’s Washington

The political evolution of Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, both captivated and confused many of his old friends but reflected the changing order in the nation’s capital.President Trump during the funeral for Senator Lindsey Graham at the National Cathedral in Washington on Tuesday.

P Peter Baker

Trump Loved Graham, Not So Much His Beloved Senate

The South Carolinian relished serving as a “bridge” between the institution he revered and the president, but now that bridge is gone.President Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham in Columbia, S.C., in 2023. One of Mr. Graham’s many self-appointed roles was to interpret the Senate for Mr. Trump.

C Carl Hulse

Senate Advances Graham’s Russia Sanctions Bill

As Washington remembered Senator Lindsey Graham, his colleagues cleared away a hurdle to passage of his long-stalled bill to penalize Moscow.An honor guard awaiting the coffin of Senator Lindsey Graham on Tuesday.

R Robert Jimison

Graham and Netanyahu Worked Together to Denounce International Criminal Court

Senator Lindsey Graham helped to coordinate a group of lawmakers to rebuke the I.C.C., which was investigating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, second from right, and Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, second from left, in Ma

M Maggie Haberman

What’s Going on With Mitch McConnell? Kentucky’s Governor Has Questions.

Gov. Andy Beshear called on Senator McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June, to prove his capacity to serve, or resign.Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky wrote a pointed letter asking Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for more than six weeks, about his health.

J Jess Bidgood and Michael Gold

Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock Max Miller’s Ohio House Race

Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.Representative Max Miller has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, of domestic abuse against her and their 2-year-old daughter.

A Annie Karni and Robert Draper

Gov. Sherrill in the Hot Seat After U.S. Demand for Noncitizens’ Names

After disclosing that thousands of ineligible people were added to the voter rolls, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is trying to bring accountability while resisting President Trump’s narrative.Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey has refused U.S. demands to turn over the names of residents mistakenly l

T Tracey Tully

Mark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. Power

In an interview with The Times, Meta’s chief executive took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more openness.”Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said there needed to be people “bringing realism” to a debate about the way f

M Mike Isaac and Eli Tan

What Is Open-Weights A.I.?

As Silicon Valley debates how artificial intelligence software should be created, “open weights” have been a major part of the discussions. Here’s what to know.The Open Weights Mini March in San Francisco drew demonstrators last week.

K Kate Conger, Mike Isaac and Meaghan Tobin

Investigation of School Epstein Helped Finds Abuses Went Beyond Him

A law firm hired by Interlochen, the arts school and camp, to look into alumni complaints of sexual abuse fielded dozens of disturbing accounts, primarily from decades ago.After a complaint from an alumnus, Interlochen hired a law firm to investigate allegations that teachers and other staff at the

G Graham Bowley

What to Know About the Kumamoto Earthquake in Japan

At least one person who was found in a collapsed house was killed, and about 50 others were injured on Tuesday in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Japan on Tuesday, causing fires, damaging historic structures and leaving dozens injured, acc

J Johnny Diaz