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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says $2.4 Billion Is Not Enough for Migrant Crisis

$2.4 Billion Is Not Enough for New York’s Migrant Crisis, Adams Says (Published 2024)

Mayor Eric Adams told state lawmakers in Albany that New York City needed $4.6 billion just to pay for half of its yearly costs related to the migr...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Biden Tells Congress to ‘Show Some Spine’ as Border-Ukraine Deal Falters

Biden Tells Republicans to ‘Show Some Spine’ Against Trump on Border Deal (Published 2024)

President Biden accused the House GOP of thwarting legislation tightening immigration rules and providing aid to Ukraine and Israel out of fear of ...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Jennifer Crumbley, Mother of Michigan School Gunman, Guilty of Manslaughter

Mother of Michigan Gunman Found Guilty of Manslaughter (Published 2024)

Jennifer Crumbley was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each student her son killed in Michigan’s deadliest school sh...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Judge in Trump’s Civil Fraud Case Asks If Key Witness Committed Perjury

Judge in Trump’s Civil Fraud Case Asks Whether a Key Witness Lied (Published 2024)

The Trump Organization’s ex-finance chief is negotiating a possible perjury plea. Justice Arthur Engoron is considering how that should affect th...

NYTimes 1 year ago

With Demise of Border Deal, No Clear Path for Ukraine and Israel Aid in Congress

Dysfunction Reigns in Congress as G.O.P. Defeats Multiply (Published 2024)

In a day of chaos in the Capitol, Republicans failed to impeach the homeland security secretary, lost a vote to speed aid to Israel and cheered the...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Republican-Led House to Vote on Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment

Republican Impeachment of Mayorkas Fails Amid G.O.P. Defections (Published 2024)

In a stunning defeat, the House rejected impeachment charges against the homeland security secretary, as rank-and-file lawmakers balked at what the...

NYTimes 1 year ago

On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It

On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It (Published 2024)

The G.O.P. abandoned a bipartisan border security bill that also aided Ukraine after Democrats called their bluff on immigration, agreeing to tough...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says (Published 2024)

A photo indicates that bolts in a fuselage panel were removed at a Boeing factory and not replaced, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

NYTimes 1 year ago

Federal Records Show Increasing Use of Solitary Confinement for Immigrants

Federal Records Show Increasing Use of Solitary Confinement for Immigrants (Published 2024)

A new report based on records from the Trump and Biden years found the average length of solitary detainment was longer than the duration the U.N. ...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity (Published 2024)

The ruling answered a question that an appeals court had never addressed: Can former presidents escape being held accountable by the criminal justi...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Houthi Attacks and U.S.-Led Strikes Dash Hopes for Quick Yemen Peace Deal

Houthi Attacks and U.S.-Led Strikes Dash Hopes for Quick Yemen Peace Deal (Published 2024)

A U.N.-backed process to end Yemen’s nine-year conflict appeared to be moving forward recently. But then the war in Gaza began and tensions spill...

NYTimes 1 year ago

What Israeli Soldiers’ Social Media Videos in Gaza Reveal

What Israeli Soldiers’ Videos Reveal: Cheering Destruction and Mocking Gazans (Published 2024)

An analysis of social media videos found Israeli soldiers filming themselves in Gaza and destroying what appears to be civilian property. The foota...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Republican-Led House to Vote on Impeaching Mayorkas Over Border

Republican Impeachment of Mayorkas Fails Amid G.O.P. Defections (Published 2024)

In a stunning defeat, the House rejected impeachment charges against the homeland security secretary, as rank-and-file lawmakers balked at what the...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Tragedy, Resilience and a Miracle at Chile’s Burned Botanical Garden

Tragedy, Resilience and a Miracle at Chile’s Burned Botanical Garden (Published 2024)

Wildfires destroyed 98 percent of Chile’s national botanical garden and killed a worker and her family. But there were signs of hope in the ashes.

NYTimes 1 year ago

The Fingerprints on Chile’s Fires and California Floods: El Niño and Warming

The Fingerprints on Chile’s Fires and California Floods: El Niño and Warming (Published 2024)

Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather.

NYTimes 1 year ago

Trump Couldn’t Shut Down the Border. Can Biden?

Trump Couldn’t Shut Down the Border. Can Biden? (Published 2024)

President Biden could take some steps without Congress, but the idea that he has unfettered power to seal off the country is far too simplistic.

NYTimes 1 year ago

Biden Threatens to Veto Bill That Would Help Israel but Not Ukraine

Biden Threatens to Veto Bill That Would Help Israel but Not Ukraine (Published 2024)

President Biden accused Republicans in the House of a “cynical political maneuver” intended to kill broader legislation that would also provide...

NYTimes 1 year ago

Mayor Adams Joins Police Raid, Seeking to Expose a Migrant Crime Ring

Mayor Adams Joins Police Raid, Seeking to Expose a Migrant Crime Ring (Published 2024)

Mayor Eric Adams took the unusual step of joining an N.Y.P.D. raid to crack down on a robbery ring. His critics called it a political stunt.

NYTimes 1 year ago

Fact-Checking Claims That Senate Bill Allows 5,000 Unauthorized Immigrants a Day

No, Border Deal Won’t ‘Allow’ 5,000 Unauthorized Immigrants a Day (Published 2024)

Republican critics are misrepresenting one provision of a bipartisan deal to suggest that it permits 5,000 illegal crossings a day.

NYTimes 1 year ago

G.O.P. Backlash to Border Deal Reflects Vanishing Ground for a Compromise

G.O.P. Backlash to Border Deal Reflects Vanishing Ground for a Compromise (Published 2024)

Republicans demanded a border crackdown but have rejected a bipartisan plan to impose one, underscoring the intractable politics of the issue in an...