How Trump Distorted a Claim About Migrant Children
Distorting, conflating and inflating government statistics, former President Donald J. Trump and his surrogates have repeatedly accused the Biden administration of losing tens of thousands of migrant children. The misleading claim’s evolution shows Mr. Trump’s penchant for exaggeration.
Why Israel’s Hostage Families Are Turning on Their Government
new video loaded: Why Israel’s Hostage Families Are Turning on Their Government transcript Back transcript Why Israel’s Hostage Families Are Turning on Their Government Family members of hostages held in Gaza are escalating their tactics to push for a cease-fire…
‘Why Us?’: A Tide of Grief in Lebanon
Many of those killed in the strike had fled other parts of southern Lebanon over the past week, following Israeli evacuation orders, and sought refuge in relatives’ homes in Sidon, according to the relatives and their neighbors. Narmin Jradi, 20,…
Walz Calls Himself a ‘Knucklehead’ for Past Misstatements
new video loaded: Walz Calls Himself a ‘Knucklehead’ for Past Misstatements transcript Back transcript Walz Calls Himself a ‘Knucklehead’ for Past Misstatements Gov. Tim Walz said he “misspoke” about where he was during the Tiananmen Square massacre in June of…
‘We’re Still Living in Fear’: Escaping the Attacks in Lebanon
new video loaded: ‘We’re Still Living in Fear’: Escaping the Attacks in Lebanon transcript Back transcript ‘We’re Still Living in Fear’: Escaping the Attacks in Lebanon Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Lebanon. Khaled Hussein, 20, fled…
Where Trump and Harris Stand on Democracy
Kamala Harris’s campaign has framed the election in part as a fight to preserve American democracy. Donald Trump is the only U.S. president who has refused to accept his loss, in the 2020 election. Maggie Astor, a politics reporter at…
France Rape Trial Renews Push to Revise Legal Definition of Rape
Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity to make public the trial of her former husband and the 50 men accused of joining him in raping her. The trial has revived the question of consent within French law and turned Ms. Pelicot into…
Kamala Harris Talks About ‘Joy.’ But Are Undecided Voters Feeling It?
Approximately three million undecided voters in seven battleground states will most likely decide the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and surveys show that these voters are pessimistic about the country’s future. Jonathan Swan, a reporter covering the presidential campaign…
Arizona’s Mormon Voters Are Divided on Trump
American Mormon voters have traditionally voted Republican. But members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona have become increasingly disillusioned by former President Donald Trump. Kellen Browning, a New York Times reporter who is on assignment…
Secret Tapes Reveal Nixon’s Views on Marijuana
Two years after launching the war on drugs, President Richard Nixon made a startling admission during a meeting in the Oval Office. He said that marijuana was “not particularly dangerous.” The remarks, captured by the former president’s secret recording system,…