Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden
The Trump administration is considering the establishment of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate the president’s allies and…
Trump Turns Taiwan Arms Sales Into Bargaining Chip With China
President Trump has described a potential multibillion-dollar weapons sale to Taiwan as a “negotiating chip” with China, raising…
Top Drug Regulator Is Fired From the F.D.A.
Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, the Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, said she was fired from the…
Smithsonian Adds Back Impeachment Language to Label on Trump Portrait
The Smithsonian Institution is once again mentioning the impeachments of President Trump on wall text accompanying his image…
Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency request by Democratic officials in Virginia to use a newly…
Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
Last summer, the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, capped a whirlwind South Pacific trip with a snorkel trip in…
A Republican’s Mysterious Absence Reflects Congress’s Silence on Health
Since disappearing from Congress with no explanation in early March, Representative Thomas H. Kean Jr. has missed two…
Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
The Trump administration this week instructed federal prosecutors to use terrorism statutes to target Mexican officials complicit in…
Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
In 2024, Donald J. Trump said China was “killing us as a country.” Last year, he complained that…
Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran
President Trump returned from China on Friday facing major decisions on Iran, as his top aides have drafted…
Trump Administration Live Updates: C.I.A. Chief Visits Cuba as Its Oil Runs Dry
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, traveled to Cuba on Thursday, a day after Havana admitted that its fuel…
What Trump Gained, and Didn’t, From China
Andrew here. With President Trump set to arrive back in Washington on Friday, we’re taking a hard look…