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David E. Sanger

@sangernyt.bsky.social
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White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times. CNN contributor. Adjunct lecturer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Trump’s Voluntary A.I. Policing Echoes What Biden Did. But Is It Enough Today?
President Trump’s plan to let A.I. companies police themselves comes amid mounting examples that they are failing to put safeguards on the technology.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The drumbeat about unpredictable, out-of-control AI agents increased dramatically in the past several weeks. Washington not only struggled to respond. It barely could agree on whether there was much of anything to worry about. @sangernyt.bsky.social Dustin Volz www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers
President Trump has been at the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
An ‘Economic D-Day’ That Must Overcome a Troubled History www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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An ‘Economic D-Day’ That Must Overcome a Troubled History
The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.
The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Just a few months ago, Trump saw his power as virtually unlimited, declaring that he was held back only by "my own morality." Now as the Iran war quagmire drags on, he has discovered there are other limits on his power, writes @sangernyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
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Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer
A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
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Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer
A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...
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Trump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short.
In the end, the documentary evidence that President Trump claimed would prove his case appeared bound to disappoint those who expected bombshell revelations.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The White House directed Patel to oversee a leak investigation into reporting by @nytimes.com about security issues with the new Air Force One, leading to a flurry of subpoenas to reporters Friday night, according to people witj knowledge of the situation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...
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White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting
The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
As Iran Cease-Fire Frays, Trump Faces a Muddled War and Unpalatable Options www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...
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As Iran Cease-Fire Frays, Trump Faces a Muddled War and Unpalatable Options
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Once the Centerpiece of Celebration, a Faded Declaration Recedes www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/u...
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Once the Centerpiece of Celebration, a Faded Declaration Recedes
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Why the U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Taking So Long www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Video: Why the U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Taking So Long
As negotiations to end the war in Iran drag on, our reporter David E. Sanger describes the factors that are complicating any agreement.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His International Interventions, and It Stings www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/u...
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Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His International Interventions, and It Stings
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
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White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
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Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
‘Immediate Results’ vs. ‘The Long Game’: the U.S. and Iran Face Off www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...
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‘Immediate Results’ vs. ‘The Long Game’: The U.S. and Iran Face Off
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
How Trump Boxed Himself In on Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
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How Trump Boxed Himself In on Iran
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"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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Live Updates: NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Launches Atop Tower of Flame
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Trump Is Finally Eyeing an Exit From Iran. But Will He Take It? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...
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Trump Is Finally Eyeing an Exit From Iran. But Will He Take It?
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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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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
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
How hard would it be to break into the Isfahan nuclear storage facilities? Really hard…. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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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.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/u...
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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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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The Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the End of an Era in the Middle East
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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’s Very Long, Very Partisan State of the Union Speech
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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 Weighs War With Iran
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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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Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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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As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why, or Why Now
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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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Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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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Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland. He Doesn’t Seem to Want It.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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 Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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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Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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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The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by … Russia?
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
How the Ukraine Peace Plan Is Evolving www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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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...
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
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Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
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Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Trump Doubles Down on Nuclear Tests. His Energy Secretary Differs. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Trump Doubles Down on Nuclear Tests. His Energy Secretary Differs.
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
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Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Amid the Rubble of the East Wing, Lessons in How Trump Exercises Power www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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Amid the Rubble of the East Wing, Lessons in How Trump Exercises Power
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
"It’s not revenge," Trump insists of the prosecution of Comey that he personally demanded. But as he engages in a wide-ranging retribution campaign against his political opponents, his own words and actions suggest otherwise. @tylerpager.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
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Trump Says He’s Out for Justice, Not Revenge. His Words Suggest Otherwise.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The Ukrainian strategy of targeting Russian refining capacity is proving enormously successful. If only the US had allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory from the beginning....
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2025
Jeffries: "We're not going to simply bend the knee to Donald Trump's will when he's gutting healthcare for everyday Americans and actively hurting people. That's immoral and not something for us to participate in."
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The Pentagon, the Press and the Fight to Control National Security Coverage www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
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The Pentagon, the Press and the Fight to Control National Security Coverage
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David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is More Than Nostalgia. It’s a Message.
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