President Trump said Mr. McAleenan, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, would “do a great job” taking over for Kirstjen Nielsen, who resigned Sunday.
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Rwanda Marks 25 Years Since the Genocide. The Country Is Still Grappling With Its Legacy.
As world leaders have expressed regret over failing to stop the massacre of as many as one million people in Rwanda, its president, Paul Kagame, has entrenched his power and punished dissent.
‘Catastrophic’ Delays at U.S.-Mexico Border Follow Redeployment of Agents
The United States’ southwest border has, in effect, been partly closed because of American staffing shortages, costing businesses millions of dollars a day, according to industry officials.
The Interpreter: Border Crackdowns Feed a Self-Reinforcing Cycle of Fear and Backlash
In the United States and Europe, efforts to control unauthorized arrivals can heighten perceptions of chaos at the border.
Migration Surge From Central America Was Spurred, in Part, by Mexican Policies
The López Obrador administration’s migrant-friendly policies appear to have encouraged more migrants to move north. Border cities are straining to shelter them.
Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa
American campaign consultants, including one mentored by Paul Manafort, are increasingly being hired by African candidates to help them win at the polls in still fragile democracies.
The Interpreter: Brexit Mess Reflects Democracy’s New Era of Tear-It-All-Down
Britain’s breakdown represents a much wider phenomenon. Across Western democracies, politics are increasingly defined by opposition — to everything.
Turkish Trial of U.S. Consular Employee Highlights Rift in Relations
After 18 months in solitary confinement, a Turkish employee of the United States Consulate was denied release, despite American protests that the charges are baseless.
Russians Hope Mueller Report Opens Door to Improved U.S. Ties
Some Russians crowed over the investigation not finding collusion by the Trump campaign. But the report’s focus on election interference tempered hopes for better relations.
China Pledges Openness in Hopes of Reaching a Trade Deal
Top Chinese officials, looking at a skeptical audience both at home and abroad, pledge to open the country’s markets to foreign investment.