Donald Trump’s transition team entered a critical week of nomination meetings on Capitol Hill with a new head of steam, emboldened by a swarm of grassroots support and a pressure campaign that has revived Pete Hegseth’s hopes for Defense secretary and given them confidence about other controversial nominees, too. In recent days, allies of Trump adopted an approach that is not novel for the president-elect and his followers: Make life extremely uncomfortable for anyone who dares to oppose him...

He is right when he touts success as the best form of vengeance. Jack Smith is on his way out, and we don’t need another one. While serving in Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the special counsel concocted a novel legal case against Biden’s foremost political opponent and would have been happy to try Donald Trump in the midst of the presidential election campaign. This was an outrageous abuse of the legal system, and it was just one of the acts of lawfare against...

In his first post-election, sit-down broadcast interview, President-elect Donald Trump outlined his priorities for a second term. But in the interview, Trump continued to repeat inaccurate information related to immigration, crime, trade, health care and the election. The interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker aired on Dec. 8. Unsupported Claim About Jan. 6 Committee Evidence Trump repeatedly and falsely claimed the House Select Committee to...

After the November election, we were curious about a particular slice of American voters: those who described Donald Trump as “extreme” and differed with him on some key issues, including abortion rights, and decided to vote for him anyway. “Extreme” used to be an ugly word in politics; was it anymore? Abortion used to be a voting issue for Americans who favored reproductive rights and ones who opposed abortion; had that changed? In our latest Times Opinion focus group, we explored these...

The leader of the free world is back. Strolling into the impossibly restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, President-elect Donald Trump soaked up every eyeball of attention. World leaders whispered. First ladies blushed. Billionaires pointed. Fashion models swooned. There he was, risen from the ashes, stronger than ever. In that moment, Mr. Trump looked as inevitable as the stone walls and spires around him reaching for the heavens. The bad boy former...

The rebel leader who helped bring down Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been appointed as Syria’s interim prime minister, according to reports, which we have not yet been able to independently verify. Mohammed al-Bashir used a televised address to say he will stay in the post until 1 March 2025 to lead the transition government. Al-Bashir headed the rebel-led Salvation government – which had already been governing parts of northwestern Syria and Idlib – before the lightning...

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