Mitch Smith

Midwest National Correspondent at The New York Times

New York Times national correspondent covering the Midwest and the Great Plains.

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Wisconsin Judge Indicted on Charges That She Helped Immigrant Evade Agents

16 hours ago | businessandamerica.com | Mitch Smith |Dan Simmons

The Wisconsin judge arrested last month and accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of proceedings. The indictment of the judge, Hannah C. Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, was a routine but significant step in the Justice Department’s case against her.
Wisconsin Judge Indicted on Charges That She Helped Immigrant Evade Agents

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Mitch Smith |Dan Simmons

One of the most surprising moves in recent Green Bay Packers history came when they traded cornerback Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo Bills in …
Wisconsin Judge Indicted on Charges That She Helped Immigrant Evade Agents

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Mitch Smith |Dan Simmons

The Wisconsin judge arrested last month and accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of proceedings. The indictment of the judge, Hannah C. Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, was a routine but significant step in the Justice Department's case against her.
Desde Illinois, el hermano del papa León XIV reflexiona sobre su historia

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Robert Chiarito |Mitch Smith

En una amplia entrevista en su casa al suroeste del centro de Chicago, John Prevost reflexionó sobre el ascenso de su hermano al papado, los valores del nuevo papa y sus raíces estadounidenses. John Prevost sabía que existía la posibilidad de que su hermano fuera elegido papa. "El sábado pasado, cuando estaba en la iglesia, uno de los sacerdotes se acercó y me dijo que las probabilidades en Las Vegas eran de 18 a 1", dijo Prevost, quien vive en los suburbios de Chicago. "No tenía ninguna duda.
He Grew Up in a Parish on Chicago’s South Side. Now He’s the Pope.

5 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Julie Bosman |Mitch Smith

Share At Catholic elementary schools in Chicago on Thursday afternoon, the intercoms crackled with a surprise announcement — “Habemus papam!” — prompting students to jump on their chairs and whoop with excitement.Crowds materialized outside Holy Name Cathedral downtown, considered the mother church of Chicago Catholics, and workers hung yellow and white bunting over the arched doorway.Across the country, Catholics marveled at the announcement of the first American pope, something that had...
‘I was stunned’: Watching from Illinois, pope’s brother reflects on history

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Robert Chiarito |Mitch Smith

NEW LENOX, Ill. -- John Prevost knew there was a chance his brother could be elected pope. “Last Saturday when I was at church, one of the priests came over and told me the odds in Las Vegas were 18 to 1,” said Prevost, who lives in suburban Chicago. “He didn’t have a doubt. He thought it would definitely be my brother.”But Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was preparing for the conclave, shrugged it off when his older brother called from Illinois.
John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV's Brother, Reflects on His Election and Values

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Robert Chiarito |Mitch Smith

From his home in suburban Chicago, one of the pope's brothers described Leo as "middle of the road" but not afraid to speak his mind. Mitch Smith is a Chicago-based national correspondent for The Times, covering the Midwest and Great Plains. Across the U.S. With The TimesOur reporters are exploring how America defines itself.
Pope Leo XIV Has Voted Often in Illinois, Public Records Show

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Mitch Smith |Susan Beachy

Pope Leo XIV has voted several times in his home state of Illinois in recent years, public records show, including with an absentee ballot in last November's presidential election. According to records from Will County, in suburban Chicago, the pope has voted in three Republican primaries since 2012 and no Democratic primaries in that time. He most recently voted in a Republican primary in 2016.
Illinois Man Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison in Killing of Palestinian American Boy

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Robert Chiarito |Mitch Smith

An Illinois judge sentenced a man to 53 years in prison on Friday for the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old boy in 2023 and the nonfatal stabbing of the boy's mother, an attack that jurors found to have been motivated by anti-Muslim hate. The killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American kindergartner who loved Legos and soccer, attracted international attention in October 2023, just days after Hamas attacked Israel.
Who's Speaking at College Graduations Across the U.S.?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mitch Smith

As colleges face increased scrutiny from the federal government, they are taking diverging approaches in choosing commencement keynotes. The federal government has investigated prominent universities, paused grant funding and revoked student visas. And still, it is graduation season on American campuses, where thousands of young adults will soon don four-sided caps and celebrate years of hard work while "Pomp and Circumstance" plays on repeat.