The move comes as the venerable conservative think tank is roiled by turmoil caused by its leader’s defense of a Tucker Carlson interview with a white nationalist.

President Trump has threatened to send troops to Nigeria, where he says Christianity faces an “existential threat,” an accusation that Nigeria has denied. Ruth Maclean, our West Africa bureau chief, describes how the violence in Nigeria is affecting people of all religions, not only Christians.

Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division.

The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.

Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.

Critics included some Indian Americans, who said the remarks did not respect the religious decisions of Usha Vance, who grew up in a Hindu household.

After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.

The governing party said it was “deeply concerning” that Nigel Farage’s appearance in the U.S. Congress had been brokered by an organization that helped topple Roe v. Wade.