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The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.

The move, as other Republicans confirmed they would not run, all but assured Representative Kevin Hern would succeed Senator Markwayne Mullin.

Experts condemned the U.S. campaign at a human rights meeting in Guatemala, and the Trump administration condemned the meeting.

President Trump is the first American leader to embrace fighting a full-fledged, joint war with Israel. Washington has tried to avoid that level of coordination in the past.

The judge said she was staying the order indefinitely in large part because the Trump administration had been unprepared to defend it in court.

Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer star, accompanied his team, Inter Miami, to the White House. The event turned into political dynamite back in Argentina.

The veteran, Jay Carey, was arrested the same day that President Trump signed an executive order to punish flag burning, a First Amendment right.

Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured waves of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations.

A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.

Wait, that’s not the real James Talarico …

Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by President Trump’s desire for vengeance.

Doug Collins, the V.A. secretary, had moved to nullify the contract in August, after Trump sought to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for federal workers.

The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda.

After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982.

Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.

Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.

Union officials warned that airport delays could worsen just as spring break season kicks in. Workers are taking on other jobs and canceling child care to make ends meet.

The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s prospective new owner may shift its coverage in a Trump-friendly direction.

At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and civilian casualties.

The American and Israeli air forces have a dominant advantage in the skies, but Iran can still muster some resistance.

A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon by offering “unmatched access” to government officials and fund-raising opportunities among foreign sovereigns.

The defense secretary said the leader of an Iranian unit that had planned to assassinate President Trump had been killed. But U.S. officials privately acknowledge the story is not that simple.

President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran, during his first term and since returning to office last year, is key to understanding the conflict.

A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.

The daughter of Iranians who fled the country, Representative Yassamin Ansari of Arizona wants a democratic and secular government for Iran, but is wary of President Trump’s war.