Amanda Holpuch

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Mark Walker |Amanda Holpuch

The murder of Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, left a legislative chamber that had been evenly divided between the parties with a one-vote Republican majority. But Democrats say a shocking act of political violence should in no way be shrouded by concern over a looming political controversy. There will be plenty of time to hold a special election to fill Ms. Hortman’s before the next legislative session begins next February.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Amanda Holpuch

State and local officials warned that the National Guard's presence could escalate protests, while Republican lawmakers blamed state leadership for the clashes. Many California officials have condemned President Trump's move to send National Guard members to Los Angeles, where protests against immigration raids entered a third day on Sunday.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Amanda Holpuch

Hundreds of thousands of people traveling in parts of the Southeast and central United States faced delays and uncertainty on Monday because of severe thunderstorms that caused damaging winds and heavy rains during the busy Memorial Day weekend. There were more than 5,000 delayed flights to, from and within the United States on Monday, according to FlightAware, a company that tracks flight information. The airports most affected were in Texas and Colorado.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Amanda Holpuch

Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled to accurately define it. Members of the Trump administration have spoken recently about possibly suspending a foundational principle of the Constitution, habeas corpus, which protects people from unlawful detention.

1 month ago | telegraphindia.com | Jenny Gross |Amanda Holpuch

Detentions in US of non-citizen students for participating in pro-Palestinian protests, arrest of a woman who had criticised Israel’s war in Gaza, cancellations of hundreds of student visas with little or no explanation are what many have described as an assault by the Trump administration on science and academia Jenny Gross, Amanda Holpuch Published 17.05.25, 06:53 AM Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk of Turkey at Boston Logan International Airport after she was released on a judge’s...