Trump Called for Movie Tariffs After a Meeting With Jon Voight
The president’s call for tariffs caused confusion in Hollywood, which has seen a steep drop-off in local film and television production.
States Are Tightening Rules for Getting Citizen-Led Proposals on the Ballot
Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were successful in other states.
In Montana, a Rare Sight: Republicans and Democrats Voting Together
In the waning days of a tumultuous legislative session in Montana’s Capitol, Carl Glimm, a state senator and a member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, watched with exasperation as yet another Democratic-backed bill zoomed toward passage. “Are …
Republicans Just Got a Leg Up in N.C.’s High-Stakes Election Fight
A law went into effect on Thursday giving the state’s Republican auditor power over the board of elections. It could have significant effects on a legal battle over an uncertified race.
New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools
A potential last-minute addition to the state budget would amount to a major victory for Hasidic Jewish leaders.
U.S. and U.N. Urge De-escalation Between India and Pakistan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with top officials from both countries in an effort to avoid another conflict over the disputed region of Kashmir.
For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money
Juan Antonio Gomez Torres was earning barely $80 a week shaping mud into bricks in the dusty hills above San Felipe, Mexico. When his wife became pregnant with their fourth child, he decided to try his luck crossing into the United States to look for …
The M.T.A. Gets $68 Billion in the State Budget. What Will Riders Get?
New York State has agreed to fully fund the transit authority’s five-year capital plan. Threats from the federal government could still lead to a shortfall.
Justice, Louisiana-Style, for Immigrants
Several of the recent high-profile cases of immigrant detention share something in common. The Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, University of Alabama engineering doctoral candidate Alireza Doroudi, Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk …