- Congressional Republicans began breaking ranks after a disclosure that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with the Russian ambassador last year.
- They joined Democrats in demanding that he recuse himself from overseeing an investigation into contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
Obama Aides Left a Trail of Intelligence on Russian Efforts
Obama administration officials scrambled to ensure intelligence of connections between the Trump campaign and Russian officials was preserved after they left office.
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United on Health Law Overhaul, but Split on Tax Credits
While President Trump appeared to back a health plan being drawn up by Republican leaders, it became clear Wednesday that lawmakers were still arguing over its details, and how to pay for it.
What Post-Election Boom in Stocks Says About the Economy
The Dow reached another high on Wednesday, and financial markets are shrugging off imminent Fed rate increases — and making a mockery of economic forecasts under a Trump presidency.
Speech Wasn’t as Much a Pivot as a Skillful Political Act
The president’s conciliatory address was a recognition that a softer sales tactic was needed to sell the hard-edge populism on which he campaigned.
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Across the Country, a Republican Push to Rein In Protesters
Republican legislators in at least 16 states have filed bills to make protests more orderly or to toughen penalties. Free-speech advocates say they will have a chilling effect.
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New Orleans may be synonymous with Mardi Gras, but Mobile, Ala., actually dates its Carnival celebration to 1703, a decade and a half before New Orleans was founded.
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Public assassinations. Chemical weapons in international airports. Open threats of nuclear war. Is North Korea’s strategy so crazy that it just might work?
Saving Nina Simone’s Birthplace as an Act of Art and Politics
The singer and civil rights icon’s house in Tryon, N.C., appeared on the market late last year, crystallizing fears that its existence might be coming to an end.
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Four artists have purchased the childhood home of Nina Simone to try to preserve it. Walk through with the artist Adam Pendleton as he tours the North Carolina house.
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Kim Jong-nam Died of Heart Failure, North Korea Suggests
A diplomat leading a delegation to Malaysia said that the dead man had a history of heart disease, while still not conceding that he was Kim Jong-un’s half brother.
A Link to Climate Change Is Seen in Sydney’s Swelter
Heat waves like those that affected southeastern Australia early this year are much more likely with human-caused global warming, scientists have found.
Austerity? Try 7 Jets, 2 Limos and 572 Luggage Handlers
In touring Asia to strengthen economic ties, King Salman of Saudi Arabia is living luxuriously even as his country’s citizens struggle under an austerity plan.
For $20 Million, Grey Gardens Could Be Yours
Sally Quinn has decided to sell the fabled East Hampton house whose occupants have been the subject of both a documentary and a Broadway musical.
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