On the Radio, Trump Has a Reunion (of Sorts) With Michael Cohen

20 août 2026 à 21:30

President Trump’s former personal lawyer tried to revisit the past in a radio interview. But this was not exactly a stroll down memory lane.

Michael Cohen in front of promotional material for his new radio show, which is meant to look like him in the Oval Office, during a news conference in New York last month.

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The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran

Par : Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport

20 août 2026 à 22:58

President Trump’s threats of an “economic D-Day” carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war.

Among the challenges for President Trump is that he has repeatedly threatened Iran with destruction, only to pull back.

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Japan’s U.S. Ties Could Not Save a Top Judge From Trump’s I.C.C. Sanctions

Par : Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya

20 août 2026 à 17:22

Japan had tried to dissuade the U.S. from imposing sanctions on Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, but the White House pressed ahead.

Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague in 2024.

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Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

Par : Richard Fausset

20 août 2026 à 20:28

Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.

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Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It.

Par : Nick Corasaniti

20 août 2026 à 18:32

The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.

Nevada election officials have questioned the Trump administration’s claims that thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in the state. Above, a poll worker stands in a polling location in Las Vegas during the state’s primary in June.

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Darline Graham’s Debate Misstep Tests South Carolina’s Appetite for a Political Newcomer

Par : Emily Davies

20 août 2026 à 17:35

The South Carolina senator has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength as she runs to succeed her late brother, Lindsey Graham. But a debate misstep has rattled some of her supporters.

Senator Darline Graham is campaigning to hold on to the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham.

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Trump Boasts of Declassifying Secrets, but Withholds Key Election Files From Public

Par : Dustin Volz

20 août 2026 à 15:16

Even as the White House claims to be focused on transparency, it has ignored a congressional requirement to disclose a report on foreign meddling in the 2024 election.

A polling location in New York during the 2024 election.

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Trump Officials Move to Fund Gaza Peacekeepers Even as Peace Plan Falters

Par : Adam Sella

20 août 2026 à 14:24

The State Department informed Congress of its intent to fund the stabilization force on the same day the president’s Board of Peace announced a plan to disarm Hamas.

Palestinians inspecting the damage to a mosque after it was struck by Israeli airstrikes in July in Gaza City. Deadly clashes have continued on and off since an initial cease-fire was reached in October.

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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East After Months at Sea in Operation Against Iran

Par : John Ismay

20 août 2026 à 14:21

The aircraft carrier has been deployed for nine months, largely in support of U.S. operations against Iran, and is now heading home to San Diego.

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The carrier’s most recent deployment began on Nov. 21, and the thousands of sailors on board have spent almost the entirety of the time since at sea.

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Trump Tariff Talks Leave Key Canadian Official Hopeful

Par : Ian Austen and Ana Swanson

21 août 2026 à 10:30

While President Trump has declared that the two countries effectively have a deal, a Canadian trade official said progress continued ahead of the Saturday deadline.

Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian minister in charge of U.S. trade, arriving to meet with Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, on Thursday in Washington.

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A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds

Par : Adam Liptak

20 août 2026 à 12:29

Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend.

Chief Justice John Roberts argued 39 Supreme Court cases as a lawyer in the solicitor general’s office and in private practice.

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State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

Par : Karoun Demirjian

20 août 2026 à 10:59

U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

The detained U.S. citizen U Min Zin disappeared in China’s Yunnan province after traveling there to attend an academic conference at the invitation of the Chinese government, according to the State Department.

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State Dept. Declares U.S. Citizen in China Wrongfully Detained

Par : Karoun Demirjian

20 août 2026 à 10:59

U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.

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Trump’s Economic Threat Puts Focus on Iran’s Trading Partners

Par : Leo Sands

20 août 2026 à 10:34

President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.

Oil tankers moored at Tsing Yi port in Hong Kong.

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Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say

Par : Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper

20 août 2026 à 05:04

President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

American and South Korean troops participating in the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises last year.

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Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say

Par : Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper

20 août 2026 à 05:04

President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

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‘The Necessary Conversation’ Puts Family Political Arguments On Full Display

Par : Amanda Ripley and Gabriela Bhaskar

20 août 2026 à 14:27

“The Necessary Conversation,” a podcast and YouTube show, is a very public example of the political disputes families are having all across the country.

For Chad Kultgen and his family, fighting feels like progress.

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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter

Par : Dave Philipps and Erin Schaff

20 août 2026 à 16:27

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

Rescued wild horses at Skydog Ranch and Sanctuary outside Prineville, Ore.

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Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms

Par : Madaleine Rubin

20 août 2026 à 12:51

The decision, quickly appealed, was a win for Republicans. The party has been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain control in the U.S. House in November.

Missouri was one of the first states to try to redraw its maps as part of President Trump’s national push to increase Republicans’ chances of keeping the U.S. House in the midterms.

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Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran

Par : Chris Cameron

19 août 2026 à 21:10

The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramatically escalate the war with Iran.

President Trump in transit from Maryland last week.

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Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee

Par : Sheryl Gay Stolberg

20 août 2026 à 10:32

Senator Bill Cassidy said Dr. Heidi Overton’s role in President Trump’s executive order on vaccines last week was “almost disqualifying.”

Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, is the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The committee must vote to advance nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

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Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders

Par : David Yaffe-Bellany and Sharon LaFraniere

19 août 2026 à 17:49

President Trump called on Congress to pass a major cryptocurrency bill that would tilt regulation in the industry’s favor.

President Trump at the White House with crypto executives on Wednesday. A onetime crypto skeptic, Mr. Trump embraced the technology on the campaign trail in 2024.

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Trump to Appear on Radio With Michael Cohen, His Onetime Nemesis

Par : Ben Protess

19 août 2026 à 17:37

The call is the latest sign of a rapprochement between President Trump and his former fixer, who served as the star witness against his former boss in New York State Court.

Michael D. Cohen during a news conference last month announcing his new radio show.

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Trump vs. the International Criminal Court

Par : Katrin Bennhold

19 août 2026 à 16:50

The U.S. approach to the court has always been complicated. Now, it’s openly hostile.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Lose Republican Primaries

Par : Jess Bidgood

19 août 2026 à 16:20

A series of recent losses has eroded the president’s winning record, raising new questions about his hold over the party’s voters.

On Tuesday night, several candidates President Trump had endorsed in Florida and Wyoming lost their Republican primary races.

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North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

Par : Zane Irwin and Choe Sang-Hun

20 août 2026 à 06:20

Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outreach.

South Korean soldiers took part in a drill at a hotel in Seoul on Wednesday on the sidelines of a major joint military exercise with the United States named Ulchi Freedom Shield.

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Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Ana Swanson

19 août 2026 à 16:45

After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions lingered about what Canada would give up, and what it would get in exchange.

Vehicles parked outside of a General Motors assembly plant on Wednesday in Oshawa, Ontario.

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Trump, With Limited Options in Iran, Tries Economic Pressure — Again

Par : Steven Erlanger

19 août 2026 à 08:37

Iran has survived decades of sanctions. Faced with more, it is likely to escalate rather than surrender, analysts said.

People walking on a sidewalk near the Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran last month.

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Trump Pauses 50 Percent Tariffs on Canada and Claims Deal Is Near

Par : Ian Austen · Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-Gridneff

19 août 2026 à 08:04

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada was less definitive about what the intense talks produced, saying “important work” remained.

Trucks passing over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States on Tuesday.

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Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff

18 août 2026 à 18:19

Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, on the day after it opened last month. President Trump had threatened to block the bridge’s opening.

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Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South

Par : Choe Sang-Hun

17 août 2026 à 06:57

President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.

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U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War

Par : Aaron Boxerman

17 août 2026 à 10:04

President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart.

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