There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, ...

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

David E. Sanger is a national security correspondent and senior writer for the New York Times, a contributor to CNN and an adjunct lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government. In a 38-year ...