‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
U.S. imports from China have shrunk drastically. But billions of dollars of the change appear to be the result of accounting gimmicks and outright fraud. Source: Original News
U.S. Strikes Kharg Island as Trump Raises Iran Threats to Apocalyptic Levels
U.S. forces launched more than 90 “restrikes” on Kharg Island, Iran’s oil export hub, early on Tuesday but have avoided hitting oil infrastructure. Source: Original News
What Defines a Civilian Target in War?
It is illegal for any military to target civilians, as President Trump has suggested he would in threats against Iran. But the U.S. has sought significant leeway in defining a civilian target. Source: Original News
What to Watch in the Georgia Special Election to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Clay Fuller, a Republican allied with President Trump, will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in the election to fill the remainder of Ms. Greene’s term after her resignation from Congress. Source: Original News
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here’s the inside story of how he made the fateful decision. Source: Original News
6 Takeaways From the Story of Trump’s Decision to Go to War With Iran
New details from the weeks leading up to the campaign show how President Trump’s alignment with Benjamin Netanyahu and a lack of sustained opposition from his inner circle put the United States on a course to war. Source: Original News
Fact-Checking Republicans’ Misleading Claims About Mail-In Ballots and Fraudulent Voting
President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent voting, but the evidence doesn’t support them. Source: Original News
Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began.
Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts. Source: Original News
‘No Labels’ Arizona Wants to Rebrand as the Independent Party
Both the Democratic and Republican parties in Arizona have been locked in a legal battle with a chapter of the group “No Labels” as it tries to rechristen itself. Source: Original News
Fact-Checking Republicans’ Misleading Claims About Problematic Elections
President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent voting, but the evidence doesn’t support them. Source: Original News
