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Posts by David E. Sanger

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‘Immediate Results’ vs. ‘The Long Game’: The U.S. and Iran Face Off

‘Immediate Results’ vs. ‘The Long Game’: the U.S. and Iran Face Off www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

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How Trump Boxed Himself In on Iran

How Trump Boxed Himself In on Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

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Live Updates: NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Launches Atop Tower of Flame

"We have a beautiful moonrise and we’re headed right at it": Artemis II launches toward space to begin the first human journey to the moon and outside low-Earth orbit in more than a half century. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

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Trump Is Finally Eyeing an Exit From Iran. But Will He Take It?

Trump Is Finally Eyeing an Exit From Iran. But Will He Take It? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...

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Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat

Denmark took the threat of a US invasion of Greenland so seriously that it sent blood supplies and explosives in January to blow up runways at civilian and military airports in case of attack. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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“Those who drafted the First Amend. believed that the nation’s security requires a free press and an informed people and that such security is endangered by governmental suppression of political speech. That principle has preserved the nation’s security for almost 250 years.”

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The core quote from the opinion in New York Times v. DoD:

“A primary purpose of the First Amendment is to enable the press to publish what it will and the public to read what it chooses, free of any official proscription,” wrote Judge Paul L. Friedman of the Federal District Court in Washington.

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Video: Why Trump Keeps Saying ‘Nuclear’ Our national security reporter David E. Sanger describes how President Trump is considering a risky commando operation at an Iranian nuclear site.

How hard would it be to break into the Isfahan nuclear storage facilities? Really hard….

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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices

A big look at Trump’s choices in Iran, all of which have significant downsides. And don’t miss the last chapter, on the challenge of taking Karg Island and the nuclear stockpile.

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As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide

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The Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the End of an Era in the Middle East

This morning on a special edition of The Daily, Mark Mazzetti and I explore, with Rachel Abrams, the latest American experiment in regime change.
The Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the End of an Era in the Middle East www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/p...

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Trump’s Very Long, Very Partisan State of the Union Speech

On the Daily, I take a brisk walk through the State of the Union speech.

Trump’s Very Long, Very Partisan State of the Union Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/p...

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Trump Weighs War With Iran

On the Daily, an in-depth discussion with Rachel Abrams about the logic - and the logical gaps - in Trump’s threats to attack Iran. If he strikes, I conclude, historians will view this as a war of choice.

Trump Weighs War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/p...

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Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack

The state of play, and an interesting proposal for an off-ramp.

Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...

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As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now

As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

“Rarely in modern times has the United States prepared to conduct a major act of war with so little explanation and so little public debate.”

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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

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Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.

Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

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Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests

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Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons

The end of arms control: With the expiration of New Start and Trump's failure to deliver a successor treaty he has promised since term one, the US and Russia have no legal limits on nuclear arsenals for the first time in 54 years. @sangernyt.bsky.social William Broad www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

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Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland. He Doesn’t Seem to Want It.

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After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next

After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

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Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela

Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...

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Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

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The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by … Russia?

The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by … Russia? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/p...

Today on the Daily, the best news podcast on the globe, Kim Barker reports from Kyiv and I take on the plan that read, in its first form, read like a Putin wish list. Listen in…

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Video: How the Ukraine Peace Plan Is Evolving President Trump’s plan for a settlement of Russia’s war in Ukraine, which alarmed the Ukrainians and Europeans, has evolved since it was first proposed last week. David Sanger, White House and nationa...

How the Ukraine Peace Plan Is Evolving www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

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Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love

Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

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Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela

Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...

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Trump Doubles Down on Nuclear Tests. His Energy Secretary Differs.

Trump Doubles Down on Nuclear Tests. His Energy Secretary Differs. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

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Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level

Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...

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