Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions
By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control but also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.Read More
Democrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein In ICE
Democrats and the White House agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they negotiate restrictions on an immigration crackdown. Senators said they hoped to vote on the deal on Friday.Read More
Trump and First Lady Attend Premiere of ‘Melania’ at Kennedy Center
Amazon paid Melania Trump’s production company $40 million for the movie and then paid another $35 million to promote it.Read More
Trump Expected to Announce Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
President Trump is set to announce his choice to replace Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, saying it is someone “known to everybody in the financial world.”Read More
Trump Sues I.R.S. Over Tax Data Leak, Demanding $10 Billion
The president charged that the I.R.S. and the Treasury Department had failed to prevent a former I.R.S. contractor from gaining access to documents shared with news outlets.Read More
Did Trump Really Give Nicki Minaj a $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa?
“Gold Trump card free of charge,” the rapper wrote on social media. But the White House says it’s not what it seems.Read More
Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions
By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control, but has also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.Read More
NATO to Hold Military Exercise Without U.S., Its Largest Member
The operation, Steadfast Dart, comes as President Trump has been accused of undermining the alliance and will be watched closely to see how well the allies manage without their most important partner.Read More
What Domestic Terrorism Means, and Doesn’t
The Trump administration has called the Minneapolis shooting victims “domestic terrorists.” Our criminal justice reporter Jonah E. Bromwich explains what that term actually means.Read More
Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force Near Iran
President Trump has not authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. has built up its presence in the region in recent days.Read More