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China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months.

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Democrats Seek Release of Video That Shows Killing of Boat Strike Survivors

Representative Adam Smith, a Democrat, accused the Pentagon of concealing the video showing the killings because it is “very, very difficult to justify.”

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U.S. Deports 2nd Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.

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Analysis

Presidential Power to Be Tested as Justices Weigh Trump’s Firing of Officials

At stake in the Supreme Court decision is President Trump’s desire to shrink federal agencies and Congress’s power to restrain the president from doing so.

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For Landmark Test of Executive Power, Echoes of a 1930s Supreme Court Battle

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump’s actions.

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Zelensky to Meet With European Leaders as Peace Talks Drag On

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was set to discuss with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany ways of ending the conflict with Russia.

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He Was a Russian Activist in Exile. His Own Wife Accused Him of Spying.

Poland has charged a little-known Russian opposition figure with espionage and participating in a bomb plot. His friends are perplexed.

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A Small Illinois City Is at the Center of a Seismic Shift in Abortion Access

Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure.

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Nurse Emmelie Barker prepares a sonogram room at the Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois.

Thailand Launches Airstrikes on Cambodia in New Wave of Violence

Each side accused the other of firing first. The fighting came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.

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Two people dressed in military fatigues on a motorbike. They are on a small road, where almost all of the other traffic is moving in the opposite direction.

How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration

Former President Biden and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.

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Why We Did This Story

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Anger over skyrocketing illegal migration helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. New reporting by The Times’s Christopher Flavelle found that President Joe Biden and advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations to stem that migration.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Readers often ask how we choose what to investigate. We wanted to give people a fuller picture of decisions that contributed to the border crisis under Biden that helped lay the groundwork for Trump’s actions today.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

The Times has reported on Trump’s crackdown, the impact on communities and the causes of illegal migration. Now, some Biden administration officials are speaking openly about how policy failures helped get America to this point.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Biden declined our request for an interview. Some of his aides defended their decisions, noting that the economy and Covid were their priorities and blaming Republicans for blocking critical legislation.

Peter Wallsten

Peter Wallsten

Accountability and Enterprise Editor, Washington

Times reporters are covering Trump’s crackdown in Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York and other cities. Our reporting on Biden and Trump aims to hold leaders and officials to account for their decisions and give readers insight into policy affecting their lives.

Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to its vast trove of records.

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A bearded man in a professorial sports jacket surveys the work of two students on a computer.

Should You Really Wait Till 70 to Take Social Security?

The standard advice is to hold off, but most claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.

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Blair Barondes and Janet Bowdan sitting on a red couch in front of a large trio of windows.

College Football Playoff Field Is Set With Indiana on Top

In a dramatic reveal, the selection committee chose Alabama and Miami for the final two at-large spots.

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Kansas City’s Postseason Chances Plummet With Loss to Houston

Houston’s stout defense intercepted Patrick Mahomes three times in a 20-10 win with major playoff implications.

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Dogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday for Pets

A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.

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