The authoritarian president keeps escalating his war at home, but it’s a war he’s losing. In Congress, Democrats voted against Israel in unprecedented numbers while Trump nominees were battered.
Washington has pressured Mexico’s president to extradite officials with alleged ties to organized crime gangs, straining relations between the neighbors.
Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose tariffs on Brazil over what he says is the unfair prosecution of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
Critics say Jay Clayton, fast-tracked to be confirmed as director of national intelligence, is poised to run point on election interference for President Trump.
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