The most revealing part of President Donald Trump’s latest comments about the war with Iran isn’t the strategy—it’s the impulse behind how he talks about it. In a single stretch of remarks, he managed to do two things that rarely coexist comfortably in serious statecraft: casually assign credit for the start of a war and publicly narrate supposed diplomatic ... Show More
Mar 17
Allies Abandon Trump Over Iran War Chaos, Tariffs, Bad Decisions and a Year of Abuse.
European leaders are rejecting Donald Trump’s call for allied warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, exposing a widening rift between Washington and its European partners. As countries like Germany, United Kingdom, and Italy decline to join a ... Show More
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May 2025
Biden diagnosis, Trump-Putin, crypto kidnappings and tax bill
Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. U.S. President Donald Trump is due to discuss a proposed ceasefire with Russia's Vladimir Putin, hours after Russia launched its largest drone attack on U ... Show More
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Sep 2025
How Trump Fared in a Major New Poll
<p>In a new poll, The New York Times asked voters what they thought of the first eight months of President Trump’s second term.</p><p>Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst at The Times, explains what the survey found and what it may tell us about where the country is heading nex ... Show More
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