Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
Putin said he’d accept a cease-fire for energy targets During a call with President Trump, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that he would accept a halt to strikes on energy…
Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia
The State Department has ended funding for the tracking of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and American officials or contractors might have deleted a database with information on…
Two New Mexico Teenagers Are Charged With Murdering a Cyclist
Two teenage boys, one 13 and the other 15, have been charged with murder after the younger boy intentionally drove a stolen vehicle into a man as he was riding…
Social Security Employees Warn of Damage From DOGE
When Eleanor H., 66, called the Social Security Administration last month seeking details about her retirement benefits, she didn’t expect to comfort the representative who answered. The woman started sobbing.…
Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny
As questions continue to swirl around Washington about the future of TikTok, the name of one potential suitor for the popular video app keeps coming up: Oracle. On Tuesday, Oracle…
Tesla Wins California Permit to Begin Offering Rides
California regulators granted Tesla a permit on Tuesday to operate a ride service in the state, an early step toward the electric car maker’s ambitions of having its own robot…
Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission
President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, a rejection of the corporate regulator’s traditional independence that will clear the way for the administration’s…
‘We Finally Got You.’ Immigrant-Rights Advocate Arrested in Colorado.
An undocumented woman in Denver who became a symbol of immigrant resistance during President Trump’s first term as she evaded deportation was arrested at work on Monday by federal immigration…
Son of Jair Bolsonaro Says He Will Seek Political Asylum in the U.S.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman and a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday that he would seek political asylum in the United States, claiming he is the…
Trump Administration Pushes Back Against Judge’s Orders on Deportations
The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been waging a multifront attack on the federal judge who is deciding whether the president may use a wartime statute to deport…