Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants

Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants

Nathali Sánchez last heard from her husband on March 14, when he called from a Texas detention center to say he was being deported back to Venezuela. Later that night, he texted her through a government messaging app for detainees. “I love you,” he wrote, “soon we will be together …

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When Elected Leaders Pursue Risky Policies, What Can Stop Them?

When Elected Leaders Pursue Risky Policies, What Can Stop Them?

It has been a chaotic few weeks in geopolitics. At the beginning of the month, President Trump announced tariffs that threw the global economy into turmoil. Investors panicked, stock markets plunged, and analysts predicted an imminent recession. Mr. Trump insisted that he would not change course, even as trillions of …

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This Canadian Conservative Is Playing ‘Good Cop’ With Trump

This Canadian Conservative Is Playing ‘Good Cop’ With Trump

As Canada barrels through one of the stormiest periods in its history toward an April 28 federal election, there’s a name that’s not on the ballot but is on people’s minds: Danielle Smith. Ms. Smith, the premier of Alberta, the Western province often called the Texas of Canada because of …

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In Ukraine, Porn Is Illegal. So Why Are Its Creators Paying Taxes?

In Ukraine, Porn Is Illegal. So Why Are Its Creators Paying Taxes?

As Ukraine contends with a war raging on its eastern front and Russian attacks on its cities, one lawmaker is working on something that he says could help the nation: legalizing pornography. Yaroslav Zhelezniak, deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament’s finance committee, is leading a push to ditch what he …

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