Dzień: 2024-03-20

Texas Immigration Law: Here’s the Latest on SB4

As dizzying legal developments sowed confusion along the border, an appeals court panel appeared split over whether Texas’ migrant arrest law should remain on hold while the court fight continues.

Condé Nast’s Owners Set to Reap a $1.4 Billion Windfall From Reddit

The Newhouse family, which controls the Advance media empire, made a 2006 investment of $10 million in the social site, which plans to go public on Thursday.

Netanyahu Assails Schumer, Dramatizing Partisan Split Over Israel

The prime minister addressed Senate Republicans remotely after Senator Chuck Schumer called him out in an explosive speech urging a new election in Israel.

Congress Seeks to Bar Funding for U.N. Agency for Palestinians

A bill would bar support for the agency, UNRWA, amid accusations that some employees were Hamas fighters. Other countries are scrambling to make up the looming shortfall.

Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Leaves Power Vacuum

Analysts say the Israeli military’s return to the largest hospital complex in the enclave may foretell more chaos without governance.

Texas Migrant Law Is Latest Test of America vs. Its States

The partisan gridlock gumming up Washington has prompted states controlled by one party to set off on their own.

Reddit Said to Price IPO at $34 a Share, in a Positive Sign for Tech

The social media company raised $748 million in the offering. Its shares begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats

An army of lawyers aims to challenge the steadily advancing ballot-access efforts of independent candidates, who Democrats fear could peel votes away in swing states.

The Burden of Being Senator Bob Menendez’s Famous Children

Alicia Menendez is a weekend anchor on MSNBC. Her brother, Rob, is a member of Congress. The bribery scandal surrounding their father has cast a long shadow.

Fed Holds Rates Steady and Projects Three Cuts This Year

Federal Reserve officials kept interest rates at 5.3 percent and projected they would lower borrowing costs in 2024 as the Fed chair struck a watchful tone.

Biden Administration Announces New Tailpipe Rules Aimed to Expand EVs

The regulation would require automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.

In Ethiopia’s Tigray and Across Africa, Rape Has Been Used as a Weapon of War

Rape should not be used as a weapon of war — in any context.

How the Right Shapes the Immigration Debate from Panama

The treacherous migrant crossing in Panama is drawing packs of American activists who are distorting how immigration is perceived, and debated, at home.

Congress Races to Avoid a Shutdown, Weighing Shortcuts to Their Own Rules

Despite making a deal, lawmakers face several hurdles to beating a deadline to keep the government funded after Friday.

Trump Indicates He Would Back a 15-Week Federal Abortion Ban

The remarks on a radio show came after he had been privately expressing support for a similar ban, at 16 weeks.

E.U. Plans to Use Russian Frozen Assets to Pay for Weapons for Ukraine

Using interest earned on frozen Russian assets held in Europe, the bloc plans to raise billions. But other ways to pay for new weapons remain elusive.

Martin Greenfield, Tailor to Sinatra, Obama, Trump and Shaq, Dies at 95

He dressed six presidents, coached designers and made thousands of suits for TV shows and movies. But his beginnings were dismal: He learned to sew at Auschwitz.

Details of $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill Emerge as Partial Shutdown Looms

Tucked inside a massive measure to fund the government through the fall are several initiatives sought by members of both parties. Aides are still writing the legislative language.

More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted

The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said.

The Terrifying Allure of Mona Island

Why had immigrants, seekers and pilgrims been drawn for centuries to the treacherous shores of Mona Island? I set off to find out.

Texas Police Departments Express Confusion Over New Immigration Law

The flurry of recent back-and-forth legal orders left law enforcement leaders hesitant on how they plan to enforce the law, if it ever takes effect.

New Rules Will Still Push Carmakers to Sell More Electric Cars

New Biden administration auto rules are less forceful than an earlier proposal but will still add to market pressure for cheaper electric vehicles.

U.S. Debt Races Toward Record This Decade, C.B.O. Warns

Recently passed spending limits have slightly improved the nation’s fiscal outlook.

Catherine, Princess Scapegoat

Princes might occasionally be turned into frogs, but princesses always seem to end up as villains or scapegoats.

Georgia Judge Allows Trump to Appeal Fani Willis Disqualification Ruling

An appeals court will now decide if it will weigh in on whether Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, should be disqualified.