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July 14, 2026
ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week
Agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. The killings were the latest in a string of ICE shootings during President Trump’s second term.
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July 8, 2026
Is Haiti Safe for Haitian Deportees?
Stephen Miller said that Haiti is safe for Haitian deportees. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs analyzed federal reports that say otherwise.
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July 3, 2026
Trump Targets Not Just Georgia’s Vote, but Also Trust in Elections
The president has sent 260 F.B.I. analysts to Georgia, repeating his baseless claims of fraud in 2020. But critics say the intention is to undermine overall confidence in the electoral process.
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July 1, 2026
Does Trump Worry About Conflicts of Interest? ‘I Found Out That Nobody Cared.’
American presidents have generally tried to avoid appearing to profit from the office. President Trump has chosen a different path.
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June 23, 2026
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees
The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery.
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June 23, 2026
How Trump Turned America’s Refugee Program Into a Pathway for White People
President Trump has created an exception to his refugee ban for white South Africans, reshaping a program designed for people fleeing persecution and disaster.
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June 19, 2026
A New Air Force One, via Qatar, Nears Its First Presidential Flight
President Trump showed off the new red, white and blue Boeing 747, a gift from Qatar that prompted a storm of criticism from lawmakers, before a flyover on July 4.
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June 19, 2026
Vance Delays Trip to Switzerland for Direct Talks on Iran Deal
Mr. Vance said earlier at a press briefing that he did not know if he would travel to Switzerland on Friday for the talks, where he was initially expected for a signing ceremony.
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June 18, 2026
Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims
The vice president said the United States had leverage to dictate the outcome of the next round of negotiations. But he claimed incorrectly that Iran got no new benefit from the lifting of oil sanc...
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June 17, 2026
Trump Defends Deal to End the War With Iran as Details Emerge
President Trump lashed out at critics who say the agreement achieves less than the one President Barack Obama signed in 2015, and he threatened to bomb Iran again if it violated the deal.
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June 17, 2026
Trump Angrily Defends Iran Deal, Belittling the One Obama Signed
President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015.
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June 17, 2026
Trump Says U.S. Has ‘Nothing to Do’ With Ukraine War at G7 Summit
President Trump’s remarks underscored a new security reality for U.S. allies in Europe, who for eight decades relied on American protection.
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June 15, 2026
Trump Winds Down the War He Started With Goals Unmet
While the president says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and provide economic relief, the country’s nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.
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June 15, 2026
Trump Heads to Group of 7 as Allies Rethink Their Relationship With U.S.
President Trump has long been at odds with European leaders over trade, Ukraine and NATO, but he has lashed out in recent weeks over their refusal to support the U.S. war with Iran.
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May 31, 2026
Trump Is Dominating GOP Primary Elections. Does That Mean Victory in the Midterms?
Come November, the Republican Party will need the support of voters outside of President Trump’s base, many of whom are deeply dissatisfied with the economy and the Iran war.
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May 30, 2026
Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing
The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States.
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May 27, 2026
Trump May Appear at N.B.A. Finals in New York
President Trump is said to be considering the appearance after his hometown team, the Knicks, clinched a championship spot.
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May 26, 2026
Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya
In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.
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May 19, 2026
Trump Moves to Admit 10,000 More White South Africans as Refugees
The Trump administration argues that an “emergency refugee situation” in South Africa merits bringing more Afrikaners to America, at a cost of some $100 million.
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May 18, 2026
Citing Ebola Outbreak, U.S. Restricts Entry From Congo, Uganda and South Sudan
The order is in effect for 30 days and does not apply to American citizens or U.S. service members.
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May 13, 2026
Trump Administration Pushes I.R.S. to Identify Undocumented Immigrants
The deliberations are a sign that the Trump administration may once again try to harness the power of the I.R.S. to advance its immigration agenda.
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May 7, 2026
Trump Administration Weighs Citing ‘Emergency’ to Admit More White South Africans as Refugees
The move would further solidify the U.S. refugee program as a pipeline for the white minority from South Africa.
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May 5, 2026
Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War
At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.
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May 3, 2026
Trump Says U.S. Will Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz
President Trump offered few details on how the new program, which he called Project Freedom, would work, but said interference would be dealt with “forcefully.”
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May 3, 2026
Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran
President Trump’s predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.
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April 29, 2026
‘A Lot of Rocket’: Trump Celebrates Artemis II Astronauts at the White House
President Trump wants Americans going into space to be a part of his legacy, even as he has proposed cutting NASA’s education, research and diversity programs.
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April 28, 2026
Beneath King Charles’s Jokes and Decorum, a Subtle Rebuttal to Trump
King Charles III gently pushed back against President Trump’s attacks on Britain and NATO.
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April 18, 2026
U.S. Officials Visited Havana to Lay Out Proposals for Cuban Reforms
The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration.
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