The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates, who should be considered “armed and dangerous,” might have had help from jail workers.

Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump’s agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party’s signature legislation.

Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers “86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers “86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

In a 7-2 ruling on Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court once again barred the Trump administration from removing Venezuelans held at Texas immigration detention centers under the Alien Enemies Act, which gives the government extraordinary powers to summarily deport noncitizens during a “declared war” or “invasion.” The justices found that the federal government violated the […]

Republicans have demanded that the government release the recording of a 2023 interview in a classified documents inquiry, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s mental acuity.

Republicans have demanded that the government release the recording of a 2023 interview in a classified documents inquiry, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s mental acuity.

Following the president’s overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra.

President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.

President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.

Many flights have been delayed at the busy hub because of radar outages, shortages of air traffic controllers and construction on a runway. The F.A.A. plans to cut the number of arrivals by late May.

Danette Colbert, who is awaiting trial in the death of Adan Manzano before the Super Bowl, had her probation revoked in a 2021 case under Louisiana’s repeat offender law.

Fire victims from Altadena and Pacific Palisades have moved across Los Angeles and the country looking for firm footing to start over.

For years, Democratic state leaders believed their immigrant programs were free from federal interference. But Republicans in Washington are now threatening to penalize states that continue them.

The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

Trees were toppled and power lines were down in the city as a larger severe weather system threatened numerous states.

A Justice Department lawyer mirrored Trump officials’ aggressive position in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador in March.

With quirky social media videos, Boxcar, which was founded in 2017, is seeking to elevate its profile as commuters look for alternative ways to reach Manhattan.

The downgrade means that each of the three major credit rating firms no longer gives the United States its best rating.

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

Also, a New Jersey Transit strike left commuters scrambling. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Conservatives are demanding deeper cuts in federal spending, including the elimination of clean energy tax credits and work requirements for Medicaid recipients to start earlier.

Conservatives are demanding deeper cuts in federal spending, including the elimination of clean energy tax credits and work requirements for Medicaid recipients to start earlier.

The justices sent the case back to a lower court to consider whether the Alien Enemies Act can be used to deport immigrants accused of being members of the Venezuelan gang.

With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.