University of Minnesota Says ICE Detained International Graduate Student

ICE hasn’t said why it detained the student, and the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday. Leaders from the University of Minnesota said in a statement this week that an international graduate student is being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The school’s leadership said ICE had detained

Weekend Beacon 3/30/25

As peace remains elusive in Ukraine, it’s worth reflecting on a time when the region was similarly witness to carnage—but with the Russians fighting the British, French, Turks, and… Sardinians? Gary Saul Morson returns to the Weekend Beacon with a review of Gregory Carleton’s Crimean Quagmire: Tolstoy, Russell and the Birth of Modern Warfare. “In

As Wisconsinites Vote Early, Anti-Musk Protesters Seek Victory in Supreme Court Election

Musk is traveling to the battleground state ahead of the April 1 election, which pits Republican-backed Brad Schimel against Democrat-backed Susan Crawford. EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—On the streets of a politically contested territory, one of America’s most politically contested figures has come to dominate the story of the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Local activists who

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the U.S. after Trump letter

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter President Trump sent earlier this month over the country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. It was Tehran’s first official response to Mr. Trump’s letter. “Although the possibility of direct negotiations between the two sides

Taliban Releases US Citizen Faye Hall Held in Afghanistan

U.S. special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, negotiated Faye Hall’s release with the help of Qatari officials. An American citizen detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month said on March 29 that she has been released. Faye Hall thanked President Donald Trump for securing her release in a video message posted to