The shooting attack in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday struck Iowa National Guard troops. Two were killed, along with an American civilian interpreter; three others were wounded.

The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.

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While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city.

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This week, Donald Trump announced that he would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China. The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that the move undermines national security.

The administration is pausing asylum and upending families.

Readers discuss the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington. Also: Being Latino in the U.S.; wonderful mentors.

The National Guard members shot in Washington are the latest victims of a political violence permeating our society.