United States Politics and Government
- D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests - Documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday include dossiers that investigators prepared on pro-Palestinian student activists before they were targeted for deportation.
- National Park Service Dismantles Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia - The exhibit memorialized nine people enslaved by George Washington. The Park Service said it was being removed in accordance with a directive from President Trump.
- White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying - The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulation
- Here’s Who Just Bought TikTok - Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another and President Trump.
- 4 Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Testimony Before Lawmakers - In his remarks, the former special counsel repeatedly denied that he had acted out of partisan animus and bemoaned the Trump administration’s efforts to go after the president’s perceived enemies.
- Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland - American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that.
- Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos - The president’s quick reversal on tariffs over Greenland was another sign of his willingness to rip up the international order — even parts of it that he himself has made.
- The Voters Who Have Taken a U-Turn on Trump - One year later, the second Trump coalition has come apart, a Times/Siena poll finds.
- Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge - The initiative is the latest example of the president dismantling the post-World War II international system and building a new one, with himself at the center.
- Jack Smith to Testify Before Congress on Trump Investigations - The appearance provides Mr. Smith with what is likely to be his best opportunity to challenge President Trump’s assertion that he was persecuted for his politics, not for his misdeeds.