Trump Administration Considering Halting Sales of Aircraft Parts to China
The Trump administration is considering halting to China the sale of an aircraft engine produced in part by General Electric, two people familiar with the...
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White House Memo Justifying Suleimani Strike Cites No Imminent Threat
WASHINGTON — The White House told Congress on Friday that President Trump authorized the strike last month that killed Iran’s most important general to respond...
Amazon Looks to Question Trump in Pentagon Contracting Case
SEATTLE — Amazon has asked a federal court to let it depose President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, arguing that hearing from them was...
In Trump’s Pentagon, Bringing Back Banned Weapons and Alienating Allies
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, which came into office pledging to end “endless wars,” has now embraced weapons prohibited by more than 160 countries, and...
Navy Secretary Pushed Out by Trump Says He’ll Endorse Bloomberg
WASHINGTON — The Navy secretary ousted by President Trump said Thursday that he would endorse Michael R. Bloomberg for president, a high-profile defection that Mr....
Russia Exerts Growing Influence in Africa, Worrying Many in the West
WASHINGTON — Nearly 200 Russian mercenaries have deployed in recent months to Mozambique to combat a growing Islamic State offshoot there, even as Moscow is...
5 Takeaways on Trump and Ukraine From John Bolton’s Book
WASHINGTON — President Trump directly tied the withholding of almost $400 million in American security aid to investigations that he sought from Ukrainian officials, according...
The Trump Administration’s Fluctuating Explanations for the Suleimani Strike
Since the Jan. 3 drone strike that killed Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most important general, the Trump administration has offered shifting rationales for the attack. Here...
Esper Says He ‘Didn’t See’ Specific Evidence Iranians Planned to Attack 4 Embassies
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said on Sunday that he never saw any specific piece of evidence that Iran was planning an attack...
Seven Days in January: How the U.S. and Iran Approached the Brink of War
WASHINGTON — The plane was late and the kill team was worried. International listings showed that Cham Wings Airlines Flight 6Q501, scheduled to take off...
