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Ahead of Putin Meeting, Trump Shrugs Off Russian Threats in U.S. and Abroad

President Trump struck a remarkably unconcerned tone when asked to address the horrors of war, raising questions about whether he has the leverage to convince Vladimir V. Putin to agree to end the invasion in Ukraine.

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A residential building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile last month.
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Ahead of Putin Meeting, Trump Shrugs Off Russian Threats in U.S. and Abroad

President Trump struck a remarkably unconcerned tone when asked to address the horrors of war, raising questions about whether he has the leverage to convince Vladimir V. Putin to agree to end the invasion in Ukraine.

© Oksana Parafeniuk for The New York Times

A residential building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile last month.
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Trump Will Visit Kennedy Center to Announce New Honorees

The president has taken a strong interest in the Kennedy Center’s affairs ever since naming himself chairman in February, when he restocked its traditionally bipartisan board with loyalists.

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President Trump has taken an interest in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since taking office.
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Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

The American and Russian presidents will meet face to face at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on Friday, according to a White House official.

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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2020.
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Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

The American and Russian presidents will meet face to face at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on Friday, according to a White House official.

© Ash Adams for The New York Times

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2020.
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As Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, He Ignores the Reality of Crime in Washington

The president has railed against crime in urban, largely liberal cities for decades, but Monday’s announcement was an extraordinary exertion of federal power over an American city.

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“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people,” President Trump claimed on Monday, despite falling crime in Washington.
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Trump Just Shrugs as Kennedy Undermines His Vaccine Legacy

President Trump’s laissez-faire approach is notable, given that the development of the Covid vaccine was seen as one of his first term’s most notable achievements.

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President Trump’s willingness to give the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the space to impose his views leaves room for Mr. Trump to position himself with the portion of his base that has grown deeply skeptical about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
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