The ad, which will stop airing on Monday, used audio of a 1987 address by Ronald Reagan making a case against tariffs. Go to Source Author: Matina Stevis-Gridneff https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump’s Asia Tour: Deals, Diplomacy and a Meeting With Xi
From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties. Go to Source …
Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown
Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump. Go to Source Author: Tyler Pager https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself
The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own …
An Obamacare Hot Spot Where Price Spikes Pose an Outsized Threat
South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire. Go to Source Author: Patricia Mazzei …
Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops
It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops. Go to Source Author: Greg Jaffe https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Latin America as Drug Operation Expands
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people. Go to Source Author: Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War
The president said he wouldn’t seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in. Go to Source Author: Robert …
How Does the U.S. Decide Which Boats to Target? Here’s What We Know.
Officials say intercepted communications are the core of the intelligence collected on the boats. Go to Source Author: Julian E. Barnes https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
A Major Crypto Pardon, and the N.B.A. Gambling Scandal With Mob Ties
Plus, your Friday news quiz. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and Jenny Vrentas
Companies Have Shielded Buyers From Tariffs. But Not for Long.
Cars, toys and tea are among products set to get more expensive as tariffs weigh on corporate profits. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Lydia DePillis and Kailyn Rhone
Letitia James Case Shows Ruthlessness of Justice Dept. in Trump’s Grip
For the Trump administration, creating an aura of criminality around the indicted New York attorney general — through public scrutiny of her and her relatives — may be as important …
Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada
The president said his move, which again throws relations with one of the United States’ closest trading partners into turmoil, was motivated by an advertisement he deemed fraudulent. Go to …
Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On
A Republican measure that would pay essential government employees faltered in the Senate, and the G.O.P. blocked a pair of Democratic bills to pay a broader swath of workers. Go …
Trump’s Sanctions on Russian Oil Sector Ratchet Up Economic War
After months of restraint, President Trump’s move to blacklist Lukoil and Rosneft will hit Russia where it hurts. Go to Source Author: Alan Rappeport https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
The U.S. and Europe Are Trying New Ways to Pressure Russia
For the first time in his second term, President Trump is imposing new sanctions, but they may not shift the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Go to Source Author: …
New Sanctions Aim at Heart of Russia’s Economy, but Russia Has Prepared
While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations. Go to Source Author: Anton Troianovski and …
U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil Could Push India to Stop Buying It
The sanctions could break a diplomatic deadlock by making it more difficult for India to continue buying from Russia, a point of contention between President Trump and Narendra Modi. Go …
U.S. Expands Boat Strikes to Pacific, and Trump Tears Down East Wing
Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart and Jessica Metzger
Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing
President Trump initially said the ballroom construction would not dismantle parts of the White House. His officials now say it is cheaper and more structurally sound to simply demolish the …