Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her. Go to Source Author: Glenn Thrush https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Timeline of Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation Saga
President Trump vowed to restore the Reflecting Pool, a defining feature of Washington. Months later, it is empty and closed to the public. Go to Source Author: Pooja Salhotra https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump Calls for $1.8 Billion Fund Over Blanche Attorney General Fight
The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement. Go to Source Author: …
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets. Go to Source Author: …
Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies
During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew. Go to Source Author: Farnaz Fassihi and Neil …
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians
The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis. Go to Source Author: Christiaan Triebert, Sanjana …
Israel Says It Killed Several Hezbollah Members on Key Lebanon Hilltop
The confrontation, over a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, challenged a fragile cease-fire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group. Go to Source Author: Pranav Baskar https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide. Go to Source Author: Dustin Volz and Ernesto Londoño https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.
Senator Susan Collins, who supports abortion rights, endorsed Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It has emerged as a major issue in her campaign for re-election. Go to Source …
Spain Installs Floating Barrier in Ceuta After Influx of Migrants
Most of those who came to the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities …
Anthony Bourdain’s Wild Summers Still Echo in Provincetown
As a new film evokes his coming-of-age in this bohemian Cape Cod town, Pete Wells goes looking for the people and restaurants that shaped him. Go to Source Author: Pete …
Meet the Americans Who Can’t Afford Hair Cuts or Toilet Paper
Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious. Go to Source Author: Nicholas Kristof …
The Working Class Is Fleeing Trump
Democrats have an anger problem. Republicans have a Trump problem. Go to Source Author: Robert Siegel, Jamelle Bouie, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Jillian Weinberger https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Spain pushes migrants back to Morocco as fallout deepens over mass border breach
The crisis in Ceuta, on the African coast, instantly became a touchstone in the global migrant debate as suspicions swirled that the viral incident was orchestrated. Go to Source Author: …
Zelensky says Ukraine has ‘no interceptors’ as ballistic missiles hit Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had appealed for American air-defense missiles during a White House meeting on Tuesday. Go to Source Author: David Stern, Kostiantyn Khudov, Serhii Korolchuk, Serhiy Morgunov
U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel
A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said. Go …
America’s Place in Syria’s Restoration
Syria is no longer a terrorist state. President Trump announced his decision to remove Syria’s name from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism earlier this month. Secretary of State …
Don’t Forget How Florida Defeated Faucism and Vindicated Federalism
Anthony Fauci, the public health bureaucrat who became the face of America’s botched COVID-19 response, testified this week on Capitol Hill. Except Fauci actually didn’t testify: In an astonishing act …
America’s Peak Socialism — Abandoned a Century Ago
The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes …
Uefa has ‘lost confidence’ in Infantino’s Fifa leadership
The governing body of European football says Fifa president Gianni Infantino has “failed to deliver” on promises he made when elected 10 years ago. Read full story Author: