Is Russia an Adversary or a Future Partner? Trump’s Aides May Have to Decide.

Is Russia an Adversary or a Future Partner? Trump’s Aides May Have to Decide.

When the nation’s intelligence chiefs go before Congress on Tuesday to provide their first public “Worldwide Threat Assessment” of President Trump’s second term, they’ll face an extraordinary choice. Do they stick with their long-running conclusion about President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, that his goal is to crush the Ukrainian government and “undermine the United…

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Putin’s Aims in Trump Talks on Ukraine

Putin’s Aims in Trump Talks on Ukraine

President Trump says he is focused on stopping the “death march” in Ukraine “as soon as possible.” But for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, cease-fire talks with Mr. Trump are a means to much broader ends. Russian and American officials are set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Monday to deepen their negotiations about…

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‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook

‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook

President Trump’s intensifying conflict with the federal courts is unusually aggressive compared with similar disputes in other countries, according to scholars. Unlike leaders who subverted or restructured the courts, Mr. Trump is acting as if judges were already too weak to constrain his power. “Honest to god, I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Steven…

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