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President Donald Trump, left, greets Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz upon his arrival at the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Germany’s gravy train derails

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

People board a Qatar Airways plane, with federal police vehicles in front of it, on the apron at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Friday, July 18, 2025, Saxony, Schkeuditz. (Jan Woitas/dpa/dpa via AP)

Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals to their homeland in 2nd flight since the Taliban’s return

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **

New German leader plans to discuss Ukraine and trade with Trump in Oval Office visit

By Seung Min Kim, Kirsten Grieshaber and Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives for the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Trump to host German Chancellor Merz

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an official military reception at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany and Ukraine to build long-range weapons together, Merz says

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a speech at a formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to oversee deployment of heavy combat unit

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Friedrich Merz delivers his first speech as German Chancellor in the parliament in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Chancellor Merz: Germany should have the biggest army in Europe

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

German police officers carry out checks at the border crossing coming from Austria near Kiefersfelden, Germany, Thursday, May 15, 2025 as top security official says that the number of people turned back at the country’s borders increased by nearly half in the new government’s first week in office after it stepped up police checks at its frontiers. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP)

45% more people rejected at German border after checks were stepped up, minister says

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Friedrich Merz delivers his first speech as German Chancellor in the parliament in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Merz vows to keep the U.S. on board on Ukraine and strengthen Germany’s military and economy

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Friedrich Merz reacts after he was not elected new Chancellor in the first voting process at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor, hours after his historic defeat

By Stefanie Dazio and Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Friedrich Merz reacts after he was not elected new Chancellor in the first voting process at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s chancellor fails in parliament in a stunning defeat

By Stefanie Dazio and Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union party chairman, arrives before addressing the media after reaching an agreement between their parties on a coalition for a new German government at a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man set to be the next German chancellor?

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Markus Soeder, chairman of Bavarian's Christian Social Union party, Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union party chairman and the Social Democratic Party co-leaders Lars Klingbeil and Saskia Esken, address the media after reaching an agreement between their parties on a coalition for a new German government at a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

German parties agree to form a new government after months of drift in Europe’s biggest economy

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz attends a debate and voting about loosen the country's debt rules and change constitution in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

German parliament’s upper house gives final approval to huge defense and borrowing package

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German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz, right, speaks during a debate and voting about loosen the country's debt rules and change constitution in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Germany’s leader-in-waiting takes unexpectedly tough line on Trump swerve

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks during a debate and voting about loosen the country's debt rules and change constitution in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

General view into the plenary hall during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

German lawmakers debate loosening debt limits to spend more on defense as Europe’s worries grow

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From left, Markus Soeder, (CSU), Minister President of Bavaria and CSU Chairman, Friedrich Merz, Union candidate for Chancellor and CDU Federal Chairman, Lars Klingbeil, SPD Parliamentary Group and Federal Chairman, and Saskia Esken, SPD Federal Chairman, take part in a press conference following the exploratory talks between the CDU/CSU and SPD in the Bundestag in Berlin, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Germany’s prospective new government struggles to win support for defense, infrastructure plans

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From left, Markus Söder, Chairman of the CSU and Minister President of Bavaria, Friedrich Merz, candidate for Chancellor of the CDU/CSU, Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and Federal Chairman of the CDU, Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group and Federal Chairman of the SPD, and Saskia Esken, Party Chairwoman of the SPD, hold a press conference in Berlin, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Carsten Koall/dpa via AP)

Germany’s likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about U.S. commitment

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hands over the flag of a military unit on the occasion of the Air Forces Day against the background of Ukraine's Air Force's F-16 fighter jets in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

The EU beat COVID and ditched Russian energy. Now it must learn to live without U.S. security help

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press