Trump Says He Plans to Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1 The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports.

Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.

The Middle East Cease-Fire Is in Trump’s Hands The fate of the Israel-Hamas agreement will require huge effort.

2 Families, in Business 50 Years, Fight for Control of Korea Zinc Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched chaebol system of powerful conglomerates.

U.S. Orders Federal D.E.I. Efforts to Shut Down by Wednesday Night Staff members overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts were to be placed on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Trump Expands Quick Deportations Across the U.S. President Trump’s first administration tried to implement a similarly sped-up process for removing unauthorized immigrants, but those efforts were hampered by federal courts.

Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children The direct appeal to President Trump at the start of the first full day of his presidency was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that traditionally has not been political.

Undocumented Women Fear for Unborn Children After Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is already facing lawsuits, but that has been little comfort to women who expect to give birth after the order goes into effect.

Trump Says He Intends to Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1 The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports.

Trump Is Said to Push for Early Reopening of North American Trade Deal The president wants to begin renegotiating a U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico earlier than a scheduled 2026 review, people familiar with his thinking said.

Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.

Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation. His attorney denied her account.

New York City Seeks Jolt for Midtown With Plan to Build 10,000 Homes The plan, which rezones parts of the Manhattan neighborhood, aims to address the city’s housing shortage and the area’s beleaguered commercial sector.

Judges Begin Freeing Jan. 6 Defendants After Trump’s Clemency Order Two prominent far-right extremists with central roles in the Capitol attack, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers militia, have been set free.

18 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight over immigration policy.

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump The $252 billion spending plan for New York addressed concerns about affordability, crime and the cost of living, but did little to anticipate President Trump’s policies.

Trump Moves Quickly to Install New Leaders at Key U.S. Attorney’s Offices The interim appointments, two in New York and one in Washington, signaled a break from past practice that reflects the importance of frontline prosecutors to the administration’s plans.

The Ball Gowns of Trump’s New ‘Golden Age’ Melania and Ivanka Trump and Usha Vance wore a pastiche of bygone eras — perhaps a glimpse of what they hope the future looks like.

Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors’ Focus on Sex in Capital Case The court instructed an appeals court to reconsider whether lurid evidence tainted the trial of Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row.

Trump Is at the Peak of His Power. The Question Is for How Long. Republicans are defined today more by a single man than perhaps either party has been in decades, even as the clock starts ticking on Donald Trump’s tenure.