U.S. Military Says 2 Killed in Vehicle Accident Near Mexico Border

Another service member was seriously wounded, the military said. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Two U.S. service members involved in operations near the border with Mexico were killed in a vehicle accident on Tuesday morning, and another was seriously injured, the military said. The cause of the accident near Santa Teresa, N.M.,…

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2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns

A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia outside of Atlanta on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters. Ms. Greene, a Republican firebrand and loyal ally of President Trump, had barely reached the podium to speak when a man in the crowd at the Acworth Community Center…

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Donald Trump’s Tariffs Will Only Strengthen China’s Hand

In China, one of many nicknames for President Trump is Chuan Jianguo. It literally translates as “Trump the Nation Builder.” My best translation is “Comrade Trump.” The joke is that Mr. Trump is a patriotic son of China who is diligently advancing Chinese interests by causing chaos in the United States. I learned about these…

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Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump

The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands. Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk. Late last week, officials at Harvard University were trying to decipher what the Trump administration wanted the school to do to combat antisemitism. The government…

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Trump Gives Conflicting Signals and Mixed Messages on Iran Nuclear Talks

Just a few weeks ago, President Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Waltz, a longtime hawk on Iran, cast the administration’s goal in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program in crystal clear terms. “Full dismantlement,” he said. He went on to list what that meant: Iran had to give up facilities for enriching nuclear fuel, for “weaponization”…

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What to Know as Trump Freezes Federal Funds for Harvard and Other Universities

The showdown between the Trump administration and institutions of higher learning intensified on Tuesday, when President Trump threatened Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the school refused to accept his administration’s demands on hiring, admissions and curriculum. His threat, and the stakes involved, highlighted not only the billions of dollars in government funding that colleges receive…

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Grassley Draws Jeers From Constituents at Raucous Town Hall

Angry constituents on Tuesday confronted Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, about President Trump’s refusal to bring back a Salvadoran immigrant mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador. In the most heated exchange of an hourlong town hall in the Southeast corner of his state, Mr. Grassley, 91, was asked by a shouting…

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What Trump’s Meeting With Bukele Means

new video loaded: What Trump’s Meeting With Bukele Means By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Gabriel Blanco, Claire Hogan, Nikolay Nikolov and James Surdam•April 15, 2025 President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has found a spot on the global stage by opening the doors of his prison system to President Trump. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for…

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