Inside the Rift Over Trump’s A.I. Deals in the Gulf
The president’s Middle East visit produced multibillion-dollar technology investments by the Saudis and Emiratis. But they face political pushback at home.
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‘This Is Less Like Governing and More Like a Really Nauseating Amusement Park Ride’: 3 Writers on Trump 2.0
Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Kristen Soltis Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer and Republican pollster, and Nate Silver, the author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and the …
‘He Gets Us’: Trump Makes a Splash in Saudi Arabia
Many Saudis say they are big fans of President Trump, calling him a “straight shooter” who shares their values. Others were not impressed.
100 Days of Solitude: Trump and the Retreat of America
It was well after 2 a.m., but an aide to Vice President JD Vance was trying to roust a senior Ukrainian official out of his bed in a Munich hotel. He wanted a face-to-face meeting to close a deal letting the United States extract valuable minerals in …
Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future?
Big deals to sell chips to the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia have divided the U.S. government over whether they could be remembered for shipping cutting-edge A.I. overseas.
Alarmed by Trump, Kennedy Center Workers Push to Unionize
Employees say they are concerned by the Trump administration’s efforts to “dismantle mission-essential departments and reshape our arts programming.”
Rubio Meets Syrian Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties
The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country’s president, a former jihadist.
Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Tour
During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he’s willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.
Live by the Loomer, Die by the Loomer
You’re reading the Frank Bruni newsletter, for Times subscribers only. Reflections on the mess (and magic) of politics and life. Get it with a Times subscription.Laura Loomer is unhappy. She’s unhappy with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — in part, it seems …