The New York Times

President Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted in his second term. But Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, he shared a very different narrative. Ezra Klein asks: What if Trump actually thinks everything he said is true?

As drug gangs have become more deeply embedded in Mexico, “narco blockades” have become a way for them to visibly assert their power.

President Trump’s top officials are often portrayed as cunning political strategists. But too often, it’’s their carelessness and incompetence that put Americans at risk — and citizens are paying the price, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.

President Trump’s State of the Union address leaned heavily on rage bait for one reason, the Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues: The president is trying to distract from the fact that he is failing to govern the country effectively.