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Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.

Judge Zahid N. Quraishi said federal prosecutors in New Jersey had lost credibility on immigration issues. He’s the latest federal judge to show impatience with the Trump administration.

Prosecutors said that Asif Merchant traveled to the United States in 2024, under the guise of a businessman, to coordinate plots to kill leaders, including President Trump.

The New York transportation authority said it would sue the Trump administration if it did not release more than $58 million in already-awarded funding by next week.

Busloads of New Yorkers flooded the State Capitol to press state leaders to raise taxes on corporations and high earners to help fund various initiatives.

The Treasury Department is interfering with Nicolás Maduro’s constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer argued. Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, faces federal charges.

The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school” when a student objected to the possible closure of a middle school. The remark was assailed as racist.

A verdict in the trial against Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander could come as early as next month, but the three men still face nearly two dozen civil lawsuits.

Joseph Lynskey was determined to overcome his fear and reclaim his life as a New Yorker who enjoys the city in full. On Tuesday, he filed a lawsuit against the city and the M.T.A.

The lawsuit is the latest federal challenge to policies enacted in Democrat-led states. Similar suits have targeted laws in New York, Minnesota and California.