Five Takeaways on What Trump Knew as the Virus Spread
ImagePresident Donald Trump this month during a coronavirus briefings at the White House briefing room.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Top White House advisers...
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He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus
WASHINGTON — “Any way you cut it, this is going to be bad,” a senior medical adviser at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Carter...
In Diplomatic Whipsaw, U.S. and China Seek to Cooperate on Pandemic and Economy
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo forcefully used the controversial terms “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus” in public and...
Pentagon Order to Plan for Escalation in Iraq Meets Warning From Top Commander
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered military commanders to plan for an escalation of American combat in Iraq, issuing a directive last week to prepare...
Ex-F.B.I. Agent Who Vanished on C.I.A. Mission to Iran Is Likely Dead, U.S. Concludes
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials have concluded that Robert A. Levinson, the retired F.B.I. agent who disappeared in Iran in 2007 on an unauthorized mission...
Trump Aides Clash Over Response to Iranian-Backed Attacks in Iraq
WASHINGTON — President Trump was getting ready to declare the coronavirus a “national emergency,” but inside the White House last Thursday, a tense debate erupted...
White House Pushes to Recover Americans Held Overseas
WASHINGTON — Last year, administration officials briefed President Trump on a hostage whose case he has taken an interest in: Austin Tice, a former Marine...
Armored Cars, Robots and Coal: North Korea Defies U.S. by Evading Sanctions
WASHINGTON — North Korea has evaded United Nations sanctions for many months by exporting coal, sand and petroleum, and importing luxury goods including armored sedans,...
Trump’s Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration
WASHINGTON — In some of the most critical corners of the Trump administration, officials show up for work now never entirely sure who will be...
Under O’Brien, N.S.C. Carries Out Trump’s Policy, but Doesn’t Develop It
WASHINGTON — When President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert C. O’Brien, convenes meetings with top National Security Council officials at the White House, he sometimes...