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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
ByNicholas Nehamas, Tyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Rappeport December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
ByAnton Troianovski December 6, 2025

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

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Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
ByPatrick Healy and Joseph Kahn December 2, 2025

We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.

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Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
ByEric Lipton, Michael Rothfeld, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ana Swanson November 20, 2025

Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.

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Trump Lauds M.B.S. During White House Visit and Dismisses Khashoggi’s Killing
ByKatie Rogers November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

President Trump rejected a U.S. intelligence report finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of a journalist.

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Trump Lauds M.B.S. During White House Visit and Dismisses Khashoggi’s Killing
ByKatie Rogers November 19, 2025

President Trump rejected a U.S. intelligence report finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of a journalist.

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Here’s Who’s Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince: Elon Musk, Cristiano Ronaldo and more.
ByThe New York Times November 19, 2025

The New York Times identified some of the guests invited to President Trump’s dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

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Here’s Who’s Attending Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince: Elon Musk, Cristiano Ronaldo and more.
ByThe New York Times November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

Here are some of the notable guests invited to President Trump’s dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

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‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
ByShawn McCreesh November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

A reporter asked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump interjected.

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Here’s the latest.
ByKatie Rogers November 18, 2025November 19, 2025

The president is offering the crown prince fighter jets, a nuclear agreement and other deals as part of his efforts to collect investment and push forward on Middle East peace.

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