Fact-Checking Trump Officials on Minnesota After Shootings by Federal Agents

President Trump and top administration officials, in trying to shift blame over two recent shootings, have mounted an array of arguments for the influx of federal agents.Read More
F.B.I. Search in Georgia Shows Trump’s Willingness to Pursue 2020 Grievances

The search might also be a harbinger of things to come, signaling the president’s disposition to use the powers of law enforcement to intervene in election matters as the 2026 midterms approach.Read More
Trump Is 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
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