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How Kratom, an Addictive Gas Station Drug, Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet

With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.

© Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Bottles of Feel Free, a kratom product produced by Botanic Tonics, displayed at a smoke shop in Oklahoma City last month.
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HUD Demands Public Housing Officials Check for Undocumented Immigrants

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it would punish public housing authorities that did not adequately verify tenants’ immigration status within 30 days.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Public housing on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. A spokesman for the city’s Housing Authority said in a statement that the federal government already required documentation of all tenants’ citizenship status.
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