How 50,000 People Surged Into a Spanish Exclave in Africa

On Thursday, tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbors Morocco. By Friday evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.Migrants near the Spain-Morocco border on Friday. Tens of thousands of people illegally entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta t

J Jason Horowitz

Young Men Poured Into Ceuta Seeking Work

Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained unclear.Migrants sat on a rocky stretch of beach in North Africa on Friday after swimming across the Moroccan border to enter the Spanish ter

J Jason Horowitz, Carlos Barragán and Aida Alami

What Caused the Surge of Migrants From Morocco Into Ceuta?

Speculation has focused on lax Moroccan policing, attractive Spanish immigration policies and misinformation from human traffickers. In reality, experts said, it’s too early to know.A Spanish soldier keeping watch on Friday at the Spanish-Moroccan border.

J Jonathan Wolfe

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.A teacher at a Head Start program run by Easterseals South Florida instructing students on reading and writing. Head Start has ser

C Coral Davenport

Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.David Hearn, center, pleaded not guilty this month to a felony charge of vandalism. Prosecutors had accused him of ripping the Reflecting Pool’s lining.

M Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold

Amid Talk of a Party Switch, Fetterman Vows ‘Never’

Changing one’s affiliation is rare in the Senate, but it can have big consequences. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he is staying put as a Democrat.Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, at the Capitol this week.

C Carl Hulse

Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.President Trump holding a cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David in Maryland.

C Chris Cameron

Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack, Despite Initial Investigation

President Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on the state’s own water systems. Investigators believe Iran is likely responsible.Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said President Trump’s attempt to blame him for the cyberattack “further illustrate

C Chris Cameron

Trump Escalates Feud With Senate Over Blanche

The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday.

M Michael Gold

Trump and Netanyahu May Be at Odds Again Over Gaza Plan

President Trump’s announcement came at a difficult point in his relationship with the Israeli leader over their war against Iran.President Trump dismissed concerns about a plan for disarming Hamas proposed by the Board of Peace yet also tempered expectations.

M Michael Crowley