Karoun Demirjian

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Karoun Demirjian |John Ismay

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s announcement that he planned to change the name of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, to “Victory Day for World War I” prompted a backlash from some veterans’ groups, which complained that the move would champion conquest over sacrifice and ignore the sacrifices of most living veterans.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Karoun Demirjian |John Ismay

In a social media post, President Trump said he wanted to celebrate victories in the World Wars. But most living veterans would be left out. President Trump's announcement that he planned to change the name of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, to "Victory Day for World War I" prompted a backlash from some veterans' groups, which complained that the move would champion conquest over sacrifice and ignore the sacrifices of most living veterans.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Karoun Demirjian

Cuts to American aid have compromised efforts to repatriate people at desert camps in Syria and Iraq for former Islamic State members and their families, according to a report to Congress. President Trump's deep cuts to foreign aid have compromised efforts to repatriate tens of thousands of Islamic State members and their families living in camps in the Syrian desert, three inspectors general said on Wednesday in a report to Congress.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Karoun Demirjian

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops. The only all-Black, all-female Army battalion to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded Congress's highest honor on Tuesday, in a celebration of the type of diversity that has come under assault by the Trump administration.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Karoun Demirjian |Greg Kendall-Ball |Edward Wong

Staff members being fired from the federal agency responsible for distributing foreign aid will be able to keep their government-issued electronic devices when it closes its doors this summer, according to an internal email, copies of which were shared with The New York Times.