U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S.
Politics and Government
US Lining Up More Countries to Take Its Deportees
Besides El Salvador, where the United States have already sent detainees, Rwanda and Libya have records of mistreating migrant detainees.
Kennedy to Defend H.H.S. Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before lawmakers for the first time as health secretary on Wednesday, where he will also confront calls from a key Republican to reassure Americans about his agenda.
Trump’s Focus on Punishing Drug Dealers May Hurt Drug Users Trying to Quit
Public health and addiction experts fear millions could lose access to treatment and prevention services if the administration’s proposed cuts are enacted.
Afrikaners Arrive in U.S. as Trump-Approved Refugees
The first group of Afrikaners have arrived in the United States, claiming they were victims of persecution or had reason to fear persecution in their home country.
In Illinois Senate Race, Old Grudges and a Test of Pritzker’s Power
Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence looms large.
How Dartmouth Has Avoided Trump’s Retribution So Far
Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be why.
Elon Musk’s Use of X Mimics Hearst’s and Ford’s Manipulation of Media
The Tesla billionaire is using his social media site X to rant and accuse. The politics of rage rarely worked out well for earlier moguls.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Defiantly Rules Out a Senate Run in Georgia
In a lengthy Friday night social media screed, the Republican congresswoman savaged her party’s leaders as she declared she would not pursue a Senate run.
After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a Future
Future Forward, the big-money group supporting Kamala Harris’s presidential bid last year, resurfaced after her loss with an event in California.