NEW YORK — Jeb Bush said Donald Trump would be a “chaos president.” And this week, Trump lived up to the billing, choosing to defy virtually the entire world, including America’s closest European allies, and raising tensions in the most unstable part of the globe, the Middle East. It is hard to understand the rationale […]
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Trump pushing immigration crisis to appease base support
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has claimed that the group of migrants that recently made its way from Central America to the United States symbolizes out-of-control immigration, lawlessness and violence besetting the country. “Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming,” he tweeted last month. This week, he added: “The migrant ‘caravan’ that is openly defying our border […]
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Emmanuel Macron's bid to save the West
NEW YORK — Emmanuel Macron came, saw and conquered Washington this past week. But the French president is trying to do something much harder than generate buzz and goodwill. He is trying to stop Donald Trump from dividing the Western alliance and disrupting the (already turbulent) Middle East. Watching him at work — flattering Trump, […]
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Comey's book reveals the true strength of America's law system
NEW YORK — The most remarkable parts of James Comey’s memoir are not about Donald Trump. We already knew most of the interesting revelations, and some of the others are gossip and color commentary. But in his discussion of the George W. Bush administration, Comey is far more revealing and highlights something crucial and hopeful […]
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Paul Ryan — the last of the Reaganites
NEW YORK — Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from Congress is being interpreted as a sign by many that Republicans will do poorly in the midterm elections. That may be true, but Ryan’s exit also symbolizes a broad shift that has taken place within the party. It marks the end of the Reagan revolution. The […]
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Trump's unconventional methods are worth a try in China
Ever since the departure of top advisers Gary Cohn and H.R. McMaster, it does seem as if the Trump White House has gotten more chaotic, if that were possible. But amid the noise and tumult, including the crazy tweets about Amazon and Mexico, let’s be honest — on one big, fundamental point, Donald Trump is […]
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Trump’s art of the deal hasn’t worked for U.S. foreign policy
NEW YORK — By way of explanation for some of President Trump’s bizarre foreign policy moves, we are often told that he is “unconventional” and that this could well be an asset. It’s certainly true that he doesn’t follow standard operating procedure on almost anything, from getting daily intelligence briefings to staffing the State Department. […]
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A hard rain's gonna fall in Silicon Valley
NEW YORK — We might look back on 2017 as the last moment of unbridled faith and optimism in the technology industry. The revelations about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data — mining more than 50 million users’ personal information — came at a time when people were already considering appropriate ways to curb the […]
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Pompeo faces foreign policy challenge
LONDON — If confirmed as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo will arrive at a department that has been battered by proposed budget cuts, hollowed out by resignations and vacancies, and neutered by President Trump’s impulsive and personal decision-making style. But Pompeo’s most immediate challenge will not be rebuilding the department and restoring morale; it will […]
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Trade issue has become the Republican Party’s last stand
NEW YORK — The tussle over tariffs is the most significant political battle taking place in America right now — much broader than a dispute over steel and aluminum imports. It is the Republican Party’s last stand against a total takeover by Donald Trump. Having ceded ground to the president on everything from personal character […]