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The president has backed policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered. The mutually beneficial alliance is causing concern among some conservatives. [...]
President Gustavo Petro is locked in a war of words with President Trump over Colombia’s major role in the global drug trade. The issue is complicated. [...]
An unusual partnership between an environmentalist and a Republican megadonor began with a fight on Twitter. It ended up in the creation of a $1 billion state fund to expand Texas park land. [...]
New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela. [...]
Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of wildfire smoke, until the agency deemed the research “no longer consistent” with its priorities. [...]
In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats. [...]
