Supreme Court Grapples With Trump’s Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections

The case deals with Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians but could have implications for more than a million from troubled nations.A candlelight vigil in Miami in February for Haitians living under Temporary Protected Status, which the Trump administration is

A Ann E. Marimow

What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling Could Mean for the Midterms

Democrats stand to lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, but the timing was unclear. Florida has approved a redder map, and Republicans in several other states are weighing new districts.Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee issued a statement calling on the state legislature to reco

N Nick Corasaniti, Emily Cochrane and Tim Balk

Fed Meeting Underscores Tough Task Ahead for Warsh

Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday announced he would stay on as a governor at the central bank as internal divisions sharpen about the policy path forward.Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday said that he would remain at the central bank after his term as chair ends on May 15 and his successor, Kevin M. Warsh,

C Colby Smith

Powell Says He Will Stay On as Fed Governor After Term as Chair Ends

Jerome H. Powell cited lingering legal threats against him and the Federal Reserve in explaining his decision to remain at the central bank.The announcement ends months of speculation about whether Jerome H. Powell would choose to continue on as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Rese

C Colby Smith

Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh with a Long-Lost Friend

On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.Queen Camilla presents a specially made replica of Roo, the baby kangaroo companion of Winnie-the-Pooh, to Anthony Marx, the president and c

S Sarah Lyall

Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers

The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions to fire senior military leaders are without precedent in recent decades and have come with little ex

G Greg Jaffe

Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool’ to Provide OpenAI’s Early Funding

In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said he was misled by the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.Elon Musk’s testimony grew testy during cross-examination from OpenAI’s lawyer.

C Cade Metz and Mike Isaac

A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.Amazon’s data center complex in New Carlisle, Ind. The company, along with Google, Microsoft and Meta, has spent billions on capital

K Karen Weise

U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel

Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong conspiracy to protect the powerful cartel.Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, is the highest-ranking member of Mexico’s dominant political party, Morena, to be indicted by the

J Jack Nicas, Maria Abi-Habib and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Congress Races to Renew Surveillance Law After House Approval

Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push the measure through the House, but it faces changes in the Senate that could delay its final passage past a Friday expiration.Speaker Mike Johnson struggled for more than two hours on Wednesday to round up the votes to bring up the surveillance bill.

C Charlie Savage and Michael Gold

Trump and Putin Call for a Brief Cease-Fire in Ukraine

Previous truces have broken down amid competing accusations of violations, and it is not clear that Ukraine will agree to Moscow’s terms.A firefighter worked to extinguish a blaze after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, this month.

V Valerie Hopkins