New York Times

1. How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign

   New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.

2. A Dancing Dictator and Bankers in Chains: The Other Venezuela Blockade

   A crisis more than a century ago involved U.S. aims to assert military supremacy, a hard-partying dictator and frictions among the great powers.

3. Trump’s Second-Term Promises: What He’s Done So Far on Immigration, Trade, DEI and More

   President Trump has driven illegal crossings at the border to record lows, helped bring about an uneasy cease-fire in Gaza and upended the global trading system.

4. Trump Pursues His Legacy One Name at a Time

   In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats.

5. Another Front in the Trump Immigration Crackdown: Import Warehouses

   Workers at facilities that stock shipped goods say customs officers who inspect merchandise are helping immigration agents arrest migrants.