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Spirit Airlines Should Die. Why Is Trump Trying to Save It?

By: Steven Rattner — 29 April 2026 at 09:43

Steven Rattner argues that Trump’s effort to bail out the ailing carrier makes no sense.

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Fake Post About Racist Video Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social

By: Stuart A. Thompson — 7 February 2026 at 21:56

The post, which spread widely, appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.

The spread of the fake post appeared to be aided in part by the confusion surrounding how President Trump came to post the original racist video and why it was taken down.

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Pete Hegseth, Trump and an Era of Military Impunity

By: Matthieu Aikins and Victor J. Blue — 1 October 2025 at 19:28

Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons of them, have helped usher in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Fort Bragg in May.

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Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All

By: Nate Silver — 3 July 2024 at 22:06

Looking at polls beyond the straight horse-race numbers between Biden and Trump offers a glimpse of hope for Democrats.

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The Democratic Wishful Thinking About Jill Biden

By: Michelle Cottle — 3 July 2024 at 09:03

Those urging Jill Biden to persuade her husband to drop out may misunderstand the nature of their marriage.

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A Timeline of Julian Assange’s Legal Saga

By: Charlie Savage — 24 June 2024 at 23:51

A plea deal brought an abrupt end to an extraordinary legal saga that has raised novel issues of national security, press freedoms, politics and diplomacy.

Julian Assange in London in 2010.

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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s Mother, Dies at 86

By: Katie Rogers — 1 June 2024 at 00:50

Her death was announced in a statement by Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and other members of the family.

Marian Robinson’s move to Washington, in January 2009, was said at first to be temporary to help her daughter and granddaughters adjust. She ended up staying for most of the eight years President Barack Obama was in office.