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August 29, 2026
How Trump’s Deportation Agenda Spreads Overseas
Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs explains how so-called third-country deportations are sending immigrants to countries across the globe.
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August 27, 2026
Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.
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August 27, 2026
Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti
Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.
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August 26, 2026
Secret Service Officials Said to Be Put on Leave Amid Internal Inquiry
The agency’s top spokesman is among those on leave, according to two Trump administration officials. The agency said three people faced a misconduct investigation.
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August 25, 2026
Trump’s Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost from Initial Court Order
A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.
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August 24, 2026
Trump Has Quietly Sought Control Over Postal Service to Transform U.S. Elections
That effort got new attention on Monday, when the Supreme Court allowed preparations for mail voting curbs to proceed. The justices said it is not a final determination on the order’s legality.
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August 22, 2026
Drawing on His Rust Belt Roots, Vance Campaigns for Republicans
Vice President JD Vance traveled to his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, and spoke at a steel factory where his grandfather once worked.
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August 21, 2026
U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say
The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.
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August 16, 2026
Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan
The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.
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August 16, 2026
As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones
The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.
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August 10, 2026
Trump Stokes Islamophobia by Calling Democratic Candidates ‘Jihadists’
Along with his comments about Muslim candidates, Mr. Trump spoke disparagingly of Somalis in the United States, saying “they’re not smart.”
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August 7, 2026
Iranians Say Trump’s Promises Have Fallen by the Wayside as Iran War Drags On
As President Trump struggles to extricate the United States from the war in Iran, his promises to protesters in the country have fallen by the wayside.
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July 25, 2026
Trump on LeBron James: ‘Maybe He’s a Racist’
President Trump has lashed out over the years at NBA star LeBron James, who has been critical of the president in the past.
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July 17, 2026
Trump Brings Full Weight of Government to Bolster False Election Claims
Intelligence agencies provided the White House with a trove of declassified documents that President Trump cited on Thursday as evidence of election vulnerabilities.
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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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