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Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.

Residents also oppose a data center the size of 18 Walmarts that is set to be built in pristine woodland outside Bessemer, Ala. “All this will be gone,” one said.

President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying that his threats had halted executions.

President Trump said he would impose tariffs if Canada made “a deal with China,” though there is no sign that those countries are discussing a broad trade agreement.

The U.S. once maintained more than a dozen. Now it has one. President Trump wants more.

With tight business restrictions still in place, companies may find it challenging to even assess what opportunities exist for them in the South American nation.

The president appeared to be lashing out in response to stark, high-profile remarks by Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada that rejected Mr. Trump’s efforts to dismantle the international order.

If the United States under President Trump starts acting as if it’s Russia, where does that leave President Vladimir V. Putin?

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.

The U.S. Southern Command said it had asked the Coast Guard to search for one survivor.