Trump’s Cuts Have Eviscerated Once-Bipartisan Foreign Aid Programs
Acting mostly with approval from the Republican-led Congress, President Trump clawed back money it had approved for initiatives that enjoyed…
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War With Iran Clarifies Trump’s Spending Priorities: The Military, Not Child Care
As the White House prepares to release its 2027 budget, President Trump said military protection, not social programs, took precedence.
Trump Hails Destruction of Iranian Bridge, Warning ‘More to Follow’
Fars, a semiofficial news agency, said eight people had been killed in the attack and dozens wounded.
Justice Dept. Says Trump Doesn’t Need to Hand Over Presidential Records After Office
The opinion could set the stage for President Trump to refuse to give the National Archives many of his own…
Who Is Todd Blanche, Trump’s Interim Attorney General?
While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will…
Iran Says It Will Oversee Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Even in Peacetime
The United States says Iran’s claims to control the strait are illegal, but Tehran has made escalating assertions of authority…
E.P.A. Targets Microplastics and Drugs in Drinking Water
The move drew praise from leaders of the Make America Healthy Again movement who had recently criticized the agency’s handling…
Liamine Zeroual, Algerian President During Bloody Civil War, Dies at 84
Cutting short his five-year term amid the scarring conflict, he was perhaps a first: an Algerian leader who left without…