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FILE — Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023. Trump filed his financial disclosure on Friday, April 14, after requesting multiple extensions. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times) XNYT245 XNYT245

April 14, 2023 at 7:43 pm

Six takeaways from Trump’s new financial disclosure

The documents revealed lower-than-expected values on his social media company, two additional hefty bank loans and a new income stream for former first lady Melania...

April 3, 2023 at 6:00 am

Fight Over Corruption and Congo’s Mining Riches Takes a Turn in Washington

WASHINGTON — Five years ago, the United States accused a wealthy Israeli diamond dealer of more than $1 billion worth of corrupt mining and oil...

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FILE – The Huntsman plant in Conroe, Texas, which uses chemicals such as formaldehyde, a suspected carcinogen, to make a variety of advanced plastics products used in automobiles and other industries, on Feb. 14, 2023. The E.P.A. is currently studying risks associated with this chemical under the expanded toxic chemical law. (Callaghan O’Hare/The New York Times) XNYT84 XNYT84

March 16, 2023 at 4:56 pm

Public health vs. economic growth: Toxic chemical rules pose test for Biden

Key industries — including some the White House is backing on other topics — are lobbying to weaken major new rules on chemicals that pose...

February 5, 2023 at 8:36 pm

The Pentagon saw a warship boondoggle. Congress saw jobs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 387-foot-long warships tied up at the Jacksonville Navy base were acclaimed as some of the most modern in the United States...

January 24, 2023 at 11:03 am

Pentagon will increase U.S. artillery production sixfold for Ukraine

The Army's top acquisition official says production of the 155-mm shells badly needed by Kyiv will rise to 90,000 a month in two years.

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December 18, 2022 at 1:32 pm

Military Spending Surges, Creating New Boom for Arms Makers

WASHINGTON — The prospect of growing military threats from both China and Russia is driving bipartisan support for a surge in Pentagon spending, setting up...