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U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol

The Headlines

The New York Times

March 17, 2026

Show Notes

Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships, by Anton Troianovski, Erica L. Green, David E. Sanger and Aaron Boxerman

With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War, by Michael M. Grynbaum

Trump Says He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of ‘Taking Cuba,’ by Annie Correal, Jack Nicas and Frances Robles

Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol, by Hamed Aleaziz

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies, by Apoorva Mandavilli

A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars, by Ted Alcorn

Margareta Magnusson, 91, Dies; Wrote of Cleaning Up Before Dying, by Chris Kornelis

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