McConnell Tells Hegseth U.S. Reputation Is at Stake in Ukraine War
A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.
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The Tough Choice Facing Trump in the Iran Nuclear Talks
The president now confronts the reality that stopping Iran’s drive toward a bomb may require letting it continue to make some nuclear fuel.
Trump Administration Holds Trade Talks With China as Fight Over Rare Earths Escalates
Officials from the world’s largest economies will try to strike a deal Tuesday to relax painful export restrictions that they have imposed on each other.
Justice Dept. Seeks to Pause Ruling Ordering Due Process for Deported Venezuelans
The emergency request came a day before the Trump administration was supposed to outline how to allow nearly 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador to challenge their expulsion.
Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election
It started with a Russian influence campaign and a canceled vote. Then the American right showed up.
Inside the Oval Office Meeting With South Africa’s President
John Eligon, Johannesburg bureau chief, recounts what he witnessed in the Oval Office when President Trump confronted the visiting President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa with an elaborate presentation attempting to falsely prove a “genocide” against white Afrikaners.
Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s chief Iran negotiator, offered the clearest outlines of the administration’s position in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand
Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives.
The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans
The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.
Will Putin Be in Turkey for Peace Talks? Kremlin’s List Indicates Not.
A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.