


Texas troopers are in more and more lethal car chases
An unremarked cost of greater border security
A RED CAR weaves in and out of traffic on a highway in El Paso, Texas. It’s June 2022 and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers are in hot pursuit. They are chasing someone they suspect of smuggling migrants across the southern border. The high-speed pursuit, which reaches 100mph (160kph), eventually runs parallel to the border wall. As the troopers drive closer they seem to hit the car. It flips and lands upside down. One passenger flies through a window; the others crawl out. The DPS radio traffic is mostly unintelligible except for one word. “Shit.”
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “2 fast 2 furious”

Elon Musk is powersliding through the federal government
But to what end?

The cover-up is worse than the group chat
A wiser president would admit a lapse and be grateful for the chance to prevent a more devastating blunder

White House denials over the Signal snafu ring hollow
The breach raises questions of security and legality
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A shambolic leak reveals Team Trump’s contempt for allies
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The Department of Education is being dismantled; universities are being brought to heel