Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction NYT | Top Stories By: Roger Cohen 4 April 2025 at 22:52 The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample evidence against her. © Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York TimesMarine Le Pen, a far-right French politician, was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public office for five years.
Trump Claims a Venezuelan Gang Is Invading the United States. He’s Wrong. NYT | Opinion By: Rebecca Hanson, David Smilde and Verónica Zubillaga 4 April 2025 at 13:00 The exaggerated government claims and ensuing public concern about Tren de Aragua’s activities in the United States amount to a classic moral panic.