Reading view

There are new articles available, click to refresh the page.

Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action

The Pentagon has deployed 10,000 U.S. troops to the region, most of them to bases in Puerto Rico, a senior military official said.

© Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

The Fort Lauderdale, a Navy amphibious transport ship, off the coast of Puerto Rico this week. Since early September, the U.S. military has carried out at least four lethal strikes on civilian boats.

Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors

State leaders have prided themselves on finding bipartisan consensus, but President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Texas to Illinois has ripped the veneer off that image.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Members of the Texas National Guard at the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Ill., a far southwest suburb of Chicago, on Tuesday.

The ‘Irony’ of the Government Shutdown

Health care premiums are expected to double for millions of Americans on Obamacare next year if the law doesn’t change in time. Neera Tanden walks Ezra Klein through the policy stakes of the government shutdown.

Before Trump Ordered in Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.

© Samantha Swindler/The Oregonian, via Associated Press

Protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 27. President Trump announced earlier that day that he would send troops to Portland to handle what he described as a “War ravaged” city.

Trump Says Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor Should Be Jailed Amid National Guard Tensions

In an early morning Truth Social post, the president said Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago should be jailed, accusing them of failing to protect ICE officers.

© Scott Olson/Getty Images

President Trump has repeatedly attacked Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, shown here at a news conference on Monday in which they denounced the administration’s National Guard deployment to the Chicago area.

3 Key Takeaways From the Bondi Hearing

The session before a Senate panel featured more fireworks than facts as Democrats and the attorney general repeatedly clashed.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday.

Carney and Trump: A Collision Avoided, Save for a Nasty Comment or Two

The Canadian prime minister came to Washington determined to take the heat out of the relationship. He mostly succeeded, at least for now.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

During a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada on Tuesday, President Trump told reporters that “the people of Canada will love us again,” even if some American-imposed tariffs remained in place — which he insisted they would.
❌