New York Times

• Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

  The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

• Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

  The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”

• Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building

  The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name.

• Trump’s Immigration Spies

  And California asks, “Are Jews an ethnic group?” Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

• U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

  The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.