Maggie Haberman

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Helene Cooper |Greg Jaffe |Jonathan Swan |Eric Schmitt |Maggie Haberman

The militant group in Yemen was still firing at ships and shooting down drones, while U.S. forces were burning through munitions. President Trump has never bought into long-running military entanglements in the Middle East. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times When he approved a campaign to reopen shipping in the Red Sea by bombing the Houthi militant group into submission, President Trump wanted to see results within 30 days of the initial strikes two months ago.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Maggie Haberman

President Trump angrily brushed off ethical concerns about accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar to be used as a new Air Force One, saying only someone "stupid" would turn down such an offer. "I think it's a great gesture from Qatar. I appreciate it very much," Mr. Trump said. "I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer.

3 days ago | spokesman.com | Maggie Haberman |Eric Schmitt |Glenn Thrush

The Trump administration plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family that will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One, which would make it one of the biggest foreign gifts ever received by the U.S. government, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The plane would then be donated to President Donald Trump’s presidential library when he leaves office, two senior officials said.

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Erica L. Green |Maggie Haberman

The letter comes as the commerce secretary plans to accompany President Trump to Saudi Arabia this week as part of a weeklong trip to the Middle East. The families of some of the victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks who worked for the bond trading company of Howard Lutnick, now the commerce secretary, are urging him to help extradite a Saudi Arabian national potentially involved in the attacks as he prepares to engage in economic talks with the kingdom.

3 days ago | estadao.com.br | Maggie Haberman

A administração Trump planeja aceitar como doação da família real do Catar um luxuoso avião Boeing 747-8 que será atualizado para servir como Air Force One, possivelmente o maior presente estrangeiro já recebido pelo governo dos Estados Unidos, disse um alto oficial com conhecimento direto do assunto. O avião será então doado para a biblioteca presidencial do presidente Donald Trump quando ele deixar o cargo, disse o oficial, permitindo que ele continue usando a aeronave após o fim do mandato.