United States
Washington, its turns, its red lines, and the blowback for the rest of the world.
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Column· No. 2175
Trump Administration Suffers Another Court Defeat in Los Angeles
Introduction: a defeat that adds to a long list

Profile· No. 2169
Washington Wants to Bury the Racial Discrimination Suit Over Refugees
Introduction: 120,000 lives hanging on a court ruling

Analysis· No. 2160
Democratic governors send National Guard to Washington despite distrust
Introduction: an unprecedented move amid maximum tension

Column· No. 2154
Trump Attacks the Oil Industry That Elected Him, and It's Political Theater
Introduction: a chief prosecutor targeting his own donors

Analysis· No. 2147
Trump's voter-roll obsession keeps crashing in court
Introduction: tenth straight defeat for the electoral crusade

Commentary· No. 2138
An Appeals Court Finally Reins In ICE's Unlimited Detention Machine
Introduction: when even the courts most favorable to Trump say stop

Open letter· No. 2134
Somalia, Washington cuts the lifeline as Al-Shabaab advances
Introduction: a letter to those looking the other way

Commentary· No. 2131
Trump accused of selling UAE access through his family crypto empire
Introduction: a 2.2-billion-dollar crypto empire

Reportage· No. 2129
Trump weighs pardoning Diddy in a wave of 250 clemencies
Introduction: a decisive Friday at the White House
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