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From the first day of his second term, President Trump has taken an ends-justify-the-means approach to his presidency. [...]
The president said he wouldn’t seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in. [...]
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people. [...]
The anti-tariff ad, which President Trump pointed to in cutting off trade talks with Canada, uses several sound bites from an April 1987 speech, though not in the order President Ronald Reagan said them. [...]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal. [...]
There are many questions about whether a plan to rebuild Israeli-held parts of the enclave is feasible or doomed from the outset. [...]
