A court filing by the special counsel’s office cited the assistance former national security adviser Michael Flynn has given with several ongoing investigations. Flynn pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States.
Global markets demand consistency and reliability, but this week’s statements from President Trump on trade with China underscore how he makes knee-jerk announcements that surprise investors, lawmakers and even some advisers, who might find themselves reversing course depending on his whims.
The attorneys general for Maryland and the District of Columbia are seeking financial records and other documents as part of a lawsuit alleging that President Trump’s business violates the Constitution’s ban on gifts or payments from foreign governments.
Frank Earnest is chief of heritage defense for the Virginia Sons of Confederate Veterans. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
From the Magazine
One writer’s year-long argument with a man who has devoted his life to celebrating the Confederacy.
The Capitol Rotunda was open to all on Tuesday, and they came in a manner befitting the 41st president — not in huge numbers, but steadily; with grace and seriousness of purpose; with nothing disparaging to say, but with a recaptured sense that, even now, we’re all in this together.
The meeting occurred as some Democrats, including former Obama aides, implored the Texas congressman to form his own hope-and-change candidacy.
Federal funding of fetal tissue research is part of a building battle between conservatives opposed to the research and scientists who say it is vital to developing new therapies.
In just one year, agency leader Mick Mulvaney and his political aides have constrained the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from within, according to agency data and interviews with career officials.
Lawmakers have set votes for late Tuesday on lame-duck legislation despite a public outcry and a wave of protests at the state capitol.
Leaders in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere have run into similar opposition.
Perceptions of police after Ferguson, a healthy economy and diversity problems contribute to sharply declining interest in policing careers.
Democrat John Barrow foundered in his effort to force changes to the state’s strict voting laws.
