Today's front pages: Biden tightens border, Russian cash to far-right (2024)

Good morning and welcome to Newsweek's summary of Tuesday's national, regional, and international newspapers.

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal's lead story today is President Joe Biden's bid to tighten border enforcement for migrants who illegally claim asylum. The paper calls it a "last resort effort meant to quell voter discontent with his handling of immigration ahead of the presidential elections." The front page today also features a report on Claudia Sheinbaum's presidential victory in Mexico. Sheinbaum will be Mexico's first female and Jewish president.

The New York Times

The New York Times' front page also focuses prominently on newly-elected left-wing President Sheinbaum's landslide victory in Mexico, with Biden's announcement on temporarily sealing the US-Mexico border being a smaller report on the right. The paper has also raised the dilemmas being faced by Holocaust museums around the country regarding discussions on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Guides have begun to notice that some students ask "hard questions on the roots of the conflict and Gaza deaths." the paper reports.

The Washington Post

Sheinbaum's victory takes front and center in today's issue of the Post, with the paper stating that her win has injected fresh energy into the country's left-wing movement. The paper also features a story on Hunter Biden's trial in which he is charged with lying on a gun purchase form, with the paper calling it "the first time the child of a president faces a felony trial". Other stories include a report on the "Voice of Europe"—a pro-Russian propaganda organization and website that is reportedly being used to funnel thousands of euros to dozens of Europe's far-right parties, as well as Biden's asylum cap and the boom in religious schools, where "billions in taxpayer dollars are being used to pay tuition fees."

The New York Post

Today's New York Post focuses primarily on the case of 19-year-old Bernardo Castro Mata, who is suspected of shooting two NYPD police officers on Monday. The paper states that he entered the U.S. illegally from Venezuela and has "since been taking advantage of NYC, living in a free shelter and then allegedly robbing and assaulting people." The story with its prominent headline, "We are Suckers," comes following the news that Biden is set to implement stricter caps on those illegally seeking asylum in the country. The paper also includes the headline of a story continued later, on the country's first ever social media law which will be passed in New York.

The Boston Globe

Today's Globe features Harvard's decision to drop the diversity mandate: an essay that all prospective professors were required to write explaining their views on advancing diversity, inclusion and belonging in their work. The decision has been made following concerns that "well-intentioned efforts to diversify the elite ranks of American institutions have sometimes collided with other core values of academia." The paper also includes a report on Cambridge's new five-member CARE (Community Assistance Response and Engagement) team, which could soon be set to respond to 911 calls made for nonviolent or mental health incidents, instead of the police. Other stories on the front page include the $6.2-billion bond bill to aid the housing crisis in the state.

Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle focuses today on the market woes that the newly elected Mexican president will be expected to deal with, as well a "tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador." The paper also features a story detailing the plans of Texas A&M Space Institute to simulate the conditions on the moon and Mars at a planned facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Other stories include the selection of jury members in the Hunter Biden trial, and longtime Houston Democratic U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee's pancreatic cancer diagnosis.