American
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Newyork
How to Be Smarter Than a Member of Congress
Why has the isolationist wing of Congress been blocking aid to Ukraine and become, in effect, a tool for President Vladimir Putin of Russia? Republican politics explain some of this folly, but I think another reason is pure cluelessness. Congress has ...
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News
Japanese Company’s Bid for U.S. Steel Tests Biden’s Industrial Policy
The president is under pressure from Democrats and Republicans to block the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel, which could upset a key foreign ally.
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Newyork
If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What Is He?
Last month, the states of Colorado and Maine moved to disqualify Donald Trump as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. In response, Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf in the ...
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Newyork
Claudine Gay: What Just Happened at Harvard Is Bigger Than Me
On Tuesday, I made the wrenching but necessary decision to resign as Harvard’s president. For weeks, both I and the institution to which I’ve devoted my professional life have been under attack. My character and intelligence have been impugned. My ...
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World
Who Was the Iranian General Qassim Suleimani?
General Suleimani, the powerful commander heading Iran’s Quds Force, was considered a hero by some in the country. The anniversary of his death has attracted horrific violence.
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World
Hamas Used Gaza Hospital as a Command Center, U.S. Intelligence Says
Israeli forces stormed the site in November, drawing intense international scrutiny and criticism.
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Newyork
How to Stop Our High-Tech Equipment From Arming Russia and China
The U.S. government’s efforts to stop Russia and China from using American equipment to boost their defense sectors has resulted in tough rules — but leaky enforcement. As a result, American-made tools keep turning up in Russian missile factories and ...
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US
Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
The Chinese spies wanted more. In meetings during the pandemic with Chinese technology contractors, they complained that surveillance cameras tracking foreign diplomats, military officers and intelligence operatives in Beijing’s embassy district fell ...
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World
Japan Relaxes Export Restrictions to Sell Patriot Missiles to U.S.
The policy change could shore up American supplies of the weapon, allowing Washington to send more to Ukraine to help in its war against Russia.
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Newyork
Gaza, Ukraine and the Lingering Scars From the War on Terror
It will be a long time before any of us understand what happened after Oct. 7, but it seems important first to recognize how news of everything comes to us today. Newspaper headlines aren’t fixed — they change over the course of a day; social media ...