June 2019

After Placing Blame for Attacks, Trump Faces Difficult Choices on Confronting Iran

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s accusation on Thursday that Iran was behind an attack on two oil tankers forces President Trump to confront a choice he has avoided until now: whether to make good on his threat that Tehran would “suffer greatly” if American interests were imperiled. For weeks, Mr. Trump has weaved

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steadfast Trump Fan, Never Wavered

If Sean Spicer’s tenure as White House press secretary made him a figure of national renown and mockery, priming him for his current incarnation as a special correspondent on the syndicated TV show “Extra,” the legacy of his successor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is more straightforward. And, perhaps, more lasting. She made the White House briefing

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Under Fire, Trump Says He Would ‘Absolutely’ Report Foreign Campaign Help

With his initial remarks earlier in the week, Mr. Trump had put his relationship with Moscow back into the center of the debate in Washington over the future of the presidency after Mr. Mueller reported that he could not establish any criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. He reopened

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Markets Right Now: Stocks fall on fresh concerns about trade

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are finishing lower Friday amid more concerns about the business impact of the U.S.-China trade dispute. Technology shares dropped after chipmaker Broadcom reduced its 2019 revenue forecast by $2 billion, citing U.S. restrictions on sales to Chinese technology firms and hesitation among

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