For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace NYT > Top Stories By: Peter Baker 29 August 2026 at 01:35 The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesPresident Trump has been unable so far to broker an agreement to end the war on satisfactory terms.
In Trump’s Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action NYT > Top Stories By: Peter Baker 28 August 2026 at 00:15 The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA sign showing the national debt last week at a bus stop in Washington.
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