List of Leaders articles
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American flags are draped around tables and pipes in a small factory room as women work at sewing machines to produce them. Tariffs Can Actually Work—if Only Trump Understood How
Smart trade policy could help restore jobs, but the president’s carpet-bomb approach portends disaster.
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Demonstrators hold signs behind a barricade that say "HANDS OFF OUR UNIVERSITY," "DEFEND THE LAW," and "HANDS OFF OUR RESEARCH." Trump’s Real Motives in Attacking U.S. Universities
How the president’s crackdown on higher education fits into his broader political program.
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Donald Trump points toward a Tiktok logo on a dark phone screen. Trump Won’t Give Up (on) TikTok
The U.S. president has taken negotiations down to the wire to save the popular video-sharing app.
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A pedestrian riding a bicycle looks at an electronic board in Tokyo. Trump Tariffs Target Both China and U.S. Allies in Asia
The move is a blow to China, but it could also harm U.S. interests in the region.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City. Markets Greet Trump’s Tariffs With a Blizzard of Red Numbers
Stocks, the dollar, and crude oil are all down on fears of a trade war-induced slowdown.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sit in a Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington. India’s Tesla Policy Is Inseparable From Trump
The Indian government’s tense economic relationship with Elon Musk is now highly political.
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A camera looks down the length of an open freezer shelf of a grocery store aisle. A large sign above the display says "100% Aussie tender beef." Beyond the sign, cuts of meat wrapped in plastic are seen, slightly out of focus. Are Tariffs the End of the Australian-U.S. Friendship?
Politicians of all stripes are tripping over each other to bash the U.S. trade war.
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Anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024. Trump vs. the Courts: Lessons From the World
Leaders have clashed with the judiciary in Brazil, Israel, Hungary, and Turkey. Here’s how that turned out.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the Forum of Future Technologies in Moscow on Feb.14, 2024. Why Putin Is Stalling Trump on Ukraine
The Russian leader cannot afford to end the war he started.
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Trump announces tariffs Trump’s Wanton Tariffs Will Shatter the World Economy
Economic warfare is also a test for U.S. democracy.
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Indian and Chinese soldiers greet one another in Ladakh. China and India Haven’t Patched Things Up on the Border
Beijing seeks friendly ties with New Delhi—but only on nonnegotiable terms.
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Donald Trump, Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, listen as former President George W. Bush speaks during the state funeral for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on December 5, 2018 in Washington. The Deep Familiarity of Donald Trump
He’s not wrecking postwar U.S. foreign policy. He’s bringing it to its logical end.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Adam Schiff: Putin Sees Trump as a ‘Child’ Who Can Be Easily Manipulated
The Democratic senator on Ukraine, Russia, and Signalgate.
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U.S. President Donald Trump uses his cellphone as he holds a roundtable discussion with governors about the economic reopening of closures due to COVID-19 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Is the Trump Administration SNAFU or FUBAR?
The history of intelligence scandals reveals just how routine—and not—Signalgate has been.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 4. Ex-Pentagon Chief Says ‘Friends Abroad’ Are Concerned by Signalgate
Leon Panetta warns that some U.S. allies might withhold intelligence.
