Matthew Bigg

London

Reporter at The New York Times

Reporter with the @nytimes. Writes mainly about the Middle East and Ukraine. Previously with Reuters.

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Articles

Colorado Attack Suspect Is in U.S. 'Illegally,' Homeland Security Dept. Says: Live Updates

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Hamed Aleaziz |Matthew Bigg

Police secured a perimeter around the Pearl Street Mall following the attack in Boulder, Colo. Every Sunday at 1 p.m. in Boulder, Colo., the walkers take their places. They have done so since a few weeks after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel. They begin at Pearl and Seventh Streets and walk toward the courthouse, along a pedestrian mall. Lisa Effress, 55, who has lived in Boulder for 17 years, has been there since the first walk.
A Man Attacked a March for Israeli Hostages in Colorado. Here’s What to Know.

4 days ago | rsn.org | Yan Zhuang |Matthew Bigg

ALSO SEE: Man Attacks Colorado Crowd With Firebombs, 8 People Injured Eight people were hospitalized after a man used a “makeshift flamethrower” on a crowd in Boulder, Colo., honoring Israeli hostages in Gaza. The authorities are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.
Asked about ‘TACO’ and tariffs, Trump lashes out at reporter

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Matthew Bigg

President Donald Trump, it would seem, is not one for a “TACO.” The taco in question is not a dish made with tortillas, but rather a reference to how markets are responding to his tariff policies. The TACO trade, short for Trump Always Chickens Out, is a tongue-in-cheek term coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong.
Asked About ‘TACO’ and Tariffs, Trump Lashes Out at Reporter

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Bigg

Why Did Americans Elect a Felon Instead of a Prosecutor? Blame it on justifiably diminished confidence in our criminal justice system. For all the post-mortems on the left, for all the gloating on the right, …
Asked About 'TACO' and Tariffs, Trump Lashes Out at Reporter

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Bigg

The term "TACO," short for Trump Always Chickens Out, has been used to describe how markets tumble on the president's tariff threats, then rebound when he gives way. Video Back transcript'I Chicken Out? I Never Heard of That,' Trump Says About 'TACO'President Trump lashed out at a reporter who asked him about "TACO," a new term on Wall Street that is short for Trump Always Chickens Out.
Musk ‘disappointed’ with major Trump policy bill, saying it will increase deficit

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matthew Bigg

Elon Musk (centre) has criticised the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact Trump's domestic policy agenda. Photo / Eric Lee / The New York TimesElon Musk criticised the far-reaching Republican Bill intended to enact President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda, saying it would undermine the administration’s own efforts to shrink federal spending.
Musk ‘Disappointed’ With Major Trump Policy Bill, Saying It Will Increase Deficit

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Matthew Bigg

Elon Musk, second from left, listens as President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Musk has criticized the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact Trump's domestic policy agenda, saying it would undermine the administration's own efforts to shrink federal spending.
Elon Musk 'Disappointed' With Major Trump Policy Bill

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Bigg

Elon Musk criticized the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact President Trump's domestic policy agenda, saying it would undermine the administration's own efforts to shrink federal spending. "I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it," Mr. Musk said in an excerpt from an interview with CBS's "Sunday Morning" that was released late Tuesday.
Trump Pardons Scott Jenkins, a Former Virginia Sheriff Convicted of Bribery

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Erica L. Green |Matthew Bigg

President Trump has issued a pardon to a former sheriff of Culpeper County, Va., who was convicted in federal court last year of bribery and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The president blamed the Biden administration for what he called a vindictive prosecution. The pardon for Scott Jenkins, a prominent local supporter of the president who is also an advocate for gun rights, is the latest example of Mr. Trump's use of clemency for his supporters who were convicted in federal court.
El papa León XIV celebra la misa de inauguración de su pontificado

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Bigg |Elisabetta Povoledo

Entre las decenas de miles de personas que se reunieron en la Plaza de San Pedro estaban el vicepresidente JD Vance, el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio y el presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski. El papa León XIV, el primer papa estadounidense, presidió el domingo la misa de inauguración de su pontificado en la Plaza de San Pedro ante una multitud de decenas de miles de personas.