For a president who advertises himself as a paramount deal maker, the next 11 weeks will be a pivotal test, as his advisers race to accomplish what no other administration has done before and reach dozens of individual trade deals…
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U.S. and Iran to Meet Again for Nuclear Talks, as Israel Watches Closely
As Iran and the United States on Saturday meet again for diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear activities, few will be watching the outcome as closely as Israel. Israel has long relied on President Trump to take a hard line against…
Rubio Says U.S. to Decide in Days if End to Ukraine War Is ‘Doable’
The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if it proves impossible to broker meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed Paris after a meeting on Thursday…
Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his aides shut down a State Department office on Wednesday that tracks and counters global disinformation from foreign actors, including the governments of China, Russia and Iran, U.S. officials said. The closing of the…
Trump Has Mixed Emotions Toward Japan
This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President Trump paused to fondly recall a fallen friend. “The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo, was…
How Trump Might Unwittingly Cut Emissions From Online Shopping
Fast-fashion giants like Shein and Temu have been doing booming business in the United States in recent years, in part because of a tariff exemption that’s helped to keep prices low on packages shipped from China. Now, President Trump has…
Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants
Nathali Sánchez last heard from her husband on March 14, when he called from a Texas detention center to say he was being deported back to Venezuela. Later that night, he texted her through a government messaging app for detainees.…
Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China
President Trump came into office sounding as if he were eager to deal with President Xi Jinping of China on the range of issues dividing the world’s two biggest superpowers. He and his aides signaled that they wanted to resolve…
China’s Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs
On Air Force fighter jets, magnets made of rare earth minerals that are mined or processed in China are needed to start the engines and provide emergency power. On precision-guided ballistic missiles favored by the Army, magnets containing Chinese rare…
The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom
During a 24-hour swing through Copenhagen last month, Eric Slesinger met with engineers making maritime drones, developers of war-planning software and an adviser to NATO. He had recently visited London for a dinner with a senior British intelligence official and…