House Gives Bipartisan Approval to $900 Billion Defense Bill NYT | Top Stories By: Megan Mineiro 11 December 2025 at 09:24 The legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesSpeaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Wednesday.
A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America NYT | Top Stories By: Helene Cooper 10 December 2025 at 01:00 The United States’ history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps. © HUM Images/Universal Images Group, via Getty ImagesU.S. troops in Veracruz, Mexico, in April 1914, as part of a blockade of the city’s port.
The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute NYT | Opinion By: Thomas L. Friedman 4 December 2025 at 18:05 Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.
Hegseth Under Scrutiny in Lethal Boat Strikes NYT | Opinion 3 December 2025 at 02:42 Readers discuss the aftermath of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean. Also: Fixing Penn Station; Trumpism after Trump.