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Tag: United States Politics and Government
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is the Face of Populism at the Davos Forum
President Jair Bolsonaro set the tone for a Davos gathering with many U.S. and European leaders absent this year, dealing with crises back home.
Trump and Kim Jong-un to Hold Second Summit Meeting Next Month
Negotiations over eliminating North Korea’s nuclear arsenal have made little progress since the two leaders’ June meeting in Singapore.
Bulletin Board: Why The Times Published a Disturbing Photo of Dead Bodies After an Attack in Nairobi
Including a graphic photo, particularly of a dead body, is never an easy decision. Our director of photography and our National editor give insight into how and when we make these tough calls.
Trump Vows to Reinvent Missile Defenses, but Offers Incremental Plans
A new Pentagon document largely addresses destroying small numbers of missiles launched by regional powers, rather than overwhelming strikes from Russia or China.
Times Insider: In Syrian Town Where U.S. Senators Wore No Body Armor, a Fragile Stability Shatters
A suicide bomber killed 15 people, including four Americans, at a restaurant in Manbij this week. In July, two senators, accompanied by a reporter, had lunch there with local leaders.
Fact Check: Trump’s Tweet on Border Walls in Europe
President Trump said that border walls were going up around the world and that European walls built since 2015 were considered “close to 100% successful.”
ISIS Attack in Syria Kills 4 Americans, Raising New Worries About Troop Withdrawal
Critics of President Trump’s drawdown plans said his claim of victory over the Islamic State may have emboldened its fighters and encouraged the suicide bombing that killed 19 people.
Pence Says U.S. Still Waiting on North Korea for ‘Concrete Steps’ to Denuclearize
The vice president’s unequivocal statement seemed to contradict President Trump’s claim last summer that “there is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
The Interpreter: When Crises Rally a Nation, and When They Don’t
Presidents Trump and Emmanuel Macron are not the first to capitalize on — or manufacture — a crisis to advance their agenda. And they are not the first to stumble.