The President, His Plane and the Press
The Daily
07/17/26
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Last Friday night, F.B.I. agents showed up at the homes of several New York Times journalists and summoned them to testify before a grand jury.
The move was a response by the Trump administration to an article about the safety of the new Air Force One.
Tyler Pager, one of the journalists, discusses the story and the subpoenas.
Guest: Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Several Times journalists were subpoenaed as Trump escalates pressure on the media.
- Officials said the new Air Force One plane lacks defensive countermeasures of previous model.
Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times
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Two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Texas and Maine have put the spotlight back on the Trump administration’s deportation tactics.
Hamed Aleaziz, who reports on immigration policy, explains how these killings signal a return to a more aggressive form of enforcement.
Guest: Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The ICE killing in Houston put focus on a surge in immigration arrests.
- ICE was ordered to cease most vehicle stops after two killings in a week, but then President Trump demanded that the officers continue to stop vehicles.
Photo: Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
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