ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have analyzed millions of drivers’ photos without their knowledge, newly released documents show.
‘A Space Where You Could Be Free’: Puerto Rico’s L.G.B.T. Groups Rebuild After a Hurricane
Hurricane Maria doomed some of Puerto Rico’s safe spaces for L.G.B.T. groups. Now they’re opening new ones — and fighting new political fights.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
The change, which came on the heels of an extraordinary week in a yearlong clash to add the question, is all but unprecedented in legal battles as consequential as the one over the 2020 head count.
A Detroit Music Festival That Charged White People More Backtracks on Its Pricing
Afrofuture Fest initially planned to charge people of color $20 and “non-POC” $40. By Sunday evening, it announced a general admission fee of $20 for all.
Blindsided by a ‘Devastating’ Veto, Alaska’s University System Pleads for a Lifeline
Facing campus closures and wide layoffs, university leaders are pleading with lawmakers to override the governor’s deep cuts to state support in a special session this week.
Why the Trump White House Is Caught Up in the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal
In the years since Mr. Epstein was first accused of sexually abusing minors, one of Mr. Trump’s Cabinet officials has been accused of letting him off easy.
James Monroe Enslaved Hundreds. Their Descendants Still Live Next Door.
A small African-American community has existed less than 10 miles from the president’s former plantation for generations. Only recently has the full extent of their relationship been revealed.
A Battle of the Sexes in North Carolina Fuels a Wider Republican Clash
As the party works to cultivate female candidates, a runoff on Tuesday will go a long way toward demonstrating whether it can unite behind a woman.
Florida, the Sunshine State, Is Slow to Adopt Rooftop Solar Power
In Florida, the political clout and incentives of the big utilities have discouraged homeowners from installing solar panels.
Starbucks Apologizes After Six Police Officers in Arizona Say They Were Asked to Leave
A customer complained that the officers’ presence made him feel uncomfortable, prompting a barista to ask them to leave, an organization representing the officers said.
Trump Officials Dismiss Reports of Disease and Hunger in Border Facilities
“It’s an extraordinarily challenging situation,” the acting secretary of homeland security said, but he called many details “unsubstantiated.”
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