Author: Peter Baker

AfghanistanAfghanistan War (2001- )Al QaedaBiden, Joseph R Jrbin Laden, OsamaBush, George WClinton, BillIraqObama, BarackRight-Wing Extremism and Alt-RightSeptember 11 (2001)TerrorismTrump, Donald JUnited States Defense and Military ForcesUnited States Politics and Government

25 Years After 9/11, Trump Personifies a Nation Moving On

The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.

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Bragg, AlvinCohen, Michael D (1966- )Conway, George T IIIJames, LetitiaNew York State Criminal Case Against Trump (71543-23)Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump AssociatesTrump, Donald JUnited States Politics and Government

For Trump’s Former Fixer, a Tortured Path From ‘Rat’ to Reconciliation

The president has made peace with Michael D. Cohen, his onetime lawyer who turned against him. But contrary to Mr. Trump’s claims, Mr. Cohen has not recanted the testimony that helped convict his former boss.

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CanadaCarney, Mark JEuropeIsrael-Gaza War (2023- )Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing ArtsMidterm Elections (2026)North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationPolls and Public OpinionRepublican PartySupreme Court (US)Trump, Donald JUnited States International RelationsUnited States Politics and GovernmentUS and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

In Canada and at Home, Deference to Trump Turns to Defiance on Tariffs and Other Issues

While the president remains the most dominant figure in the world, other leaders and institutions are pushing back more vigorously than at the beginning of his second term.

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Carter, JimmyInternational RelationsIranKim Jong-unLee Jae-myungNorth KoreaSouth KoreaTrump, Donald JUnited States International RelationsUnited States Politics and GovernmentUS and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’

The president’s hostility to allies like Oman, Canada and South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, may still shock some. But it comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval.

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With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy

In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporters onboard.

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