Unexpected vacancies have whittled the G.O.P.’s edge to just a couple of votes, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with almost no margin for leading the chamber.
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U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEven accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”
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Trump Explores Diplomacy With Iran While Weighing Strikes, Officials Say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Pentagon is presenting a wider range of strike options to the president than previously reported. Targets could include Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile sites.
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Stocks, Bonds and the Dollar Fluctuate on Threat to Fed Chair Powell
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA broader shift out of U.S. financial assets would revive last year’s trend called the “sell America” trade.
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U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmid an ICE crackdown in her area, an Oregon National Guard recruiter offers U.S. citizens a way to save their immigrant parents.
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Two Hours, Scores of Questions, 23,000 Words: Our Interview With President Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFour New York Times reporters pressed Mr. Trump about a range of topics in a nearly two-hour interview. Here is a transcript of their conversation.
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‘I Think We Don’t Like Them’: Trump Says MAGA Has No Room for Antisemites
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter years in which President Trump has variously embraced and tolerated far-right figures and groups, the Republican Party is mired in a debate about how expansive its coalition should be.
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Trump Says Cuba Will No Longer Get ‘Oil or Money’ From Venezuela
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal, before it’s too late” in a social media post, but it was unclear what he meant. Cuba’s president responded with defiance.
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Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump promised to fill the appeals courts with “my judges.” They have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges.
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U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe airstrikes followed an even larger attack in December to avenge the killing of three Americans last year.