United States Politics and Government

• Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy - President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.
• Judge Approves Release of Epstein Grand Jury Documents in Florida Case - A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of previously sealed testimony, after legislation passed last month authorizing the disclosure.
• Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship - The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.
• Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges - The Justice Department has seized on a lack of explicit instruction from a federal judge to keep Lindsey Halligan in place for now.
• Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’ - America’s goal should be “to help Europe correct its current trajectory,” the administration said in its new National Security Strategy.
• Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA - Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the b
• As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award - Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.
• Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks - Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that same attack, and the United States has killed 83 in all. Were any of those killings legal?
• Boat Strike Video Shown to Lawmakers - Two men struggled to cling to the boat’s hull, according to lawmakers and congressional aides. Then Adm. Frank M. Bradley gave an order for a follow-up strike, and the men were gone.
• Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance - President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.