A day after the release of the most anticipated report in years, Washington takes a breath, and a resolution seems anything but clear.
Attorney General William P. Barr sent a letter to Congress last month citing brief fragments from the Mueller report. Now that the document is public, his selections are coming under scrutiny.
Attorney General William P. Barr sent a letter to Congress last month citing brief fragments from the Mueller report. Now that the document is public, his selections are coming under scrutiny.
Starting during the campaign and through the transition, a parade of Russians dangled business deals, floated policy options and sought high-level meetings.
The incident is among the closest that investigators came to finding an instance in which Donald J. Trump appeared to use whatever means necessary to locate the emails.
The report detailed private conversations and described the president’s despondent reaction to the appointment of the special counsel.
Writers across the political spectrum responded to the public release of the report and the news conference by Attorney General William P. Barr.
The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, produced a report of more than 400 pages that painted a deeply unflattering picture of President Trump but stopped short of accusing him of criminal wrongdoing.
The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, produced a report of more than 400 pages that painted a deeply unflattering picture of President Trump but stopped short of accusing him of criminal wrongdoing.
The special counsel’s report laid out a series of actions President Trump took that show a leader intent on controlling the Russia investigation.
The special counsel’s rationale for demurring on the question of obstruction of justice stood in stark contrast to that of the attorney general, William P. Barr.
Ft. Abraham Lincoln.
Attorney General William P. Barr strongly defended President Trump before releasing a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference. Mr. Barr said investigators reviewed 10 episodes in which the president may have obstructed justice.
Times reporters are reading and analyzing the redacted Mueller report, released on Thursday.
Times reporters are reading and analyzing the redacted Mueller report, released on Thursday.
The Justice Department released a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Thursday. Times reporters uncovered the biggest findings and shared excerpts and analysis.
Attorney General William P. Barr addressed journalists on Thursday ahead of the release the report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of the report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who investigated Russian election interference, any ties to the Trump campaign and possible presidential obstruction.
The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, investigated Russian election interference, ties to the Trump campaign and possible presidential obstruction of justice. His report has been released.
Bundlers and endorsers are out. Ears and eyeballs are in.
The findings of the investigation by special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, will be made public on Thursday.
It’s finally happening: The findings of the investigation by special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, will be made public.
A Justice Department spokeswoman did not say when the report itself would be released.
Some of President Trump’s advisers are concerned about whether he will retaliate against them if the report reveals them as sources of damaging details.
Some of President Trump’s advisers are concerned about whether he will retaliate against them if the report reveals them as sources of damaging details.
The rate of job growth in Republican-leaning regions is outstripping the rate in more Democratic areas.
The highly anticipated report will tell us a lot about Russia’s 2016 election interference, any contacts between Moscow and the Trump campaign and possible presidential obstruction.
While his predecessors sought to broaden their public support, President Trump appears to be heading into his re-election campaign sticking with his own tribe.
Members of the party establishment who oppose Bernie Sanders have had discussions about how to handle his candidacy, while others warn of a schism within the party.
The blowup reflects ideological divisions among Democrats between a legacy Clinton organization and liberals trying to harness the energy of millennials.
The president hopes to resurrect a major theme of his 2016 campaign for his re-election bid in 2020. This time, he has picked a specific target.
The president hopes to resurrect a major theme of his 2016 campaign for his re-election bid in 2020. This time, he has picked a specific target.
There are book deals and TV contracts and maybe a cabinet position if your side wins. Recent history suggests there is almost no downside to giving it a shot.
There are book deals and TV contracts and maybe a cabinet position if your side wins. Recent history suggests there is almost no downside to giving it a shot.
The establishment gets a bit of a break, but not as much as might be expected.
Mr. Comey, who oversaw the inquiry into ties between President Trump’s associates and Russia, said he knew of no illegal surveillance directed at the campaign.
In preparation for 2020, the president is focused on the minority vote.
Gregory B. Craig would become the first top Democrat to be charged in a case developed by the special counsel.
The attorney general said “spying did occur” in remarks certain to please President Trump, who has accused law enforcement officials of targeting his campaign.
Or is that question beside the point in the Trump era?
Senator Bernie Sanders, who faced criticism for not releasing his past tax returns, said he would release 10 years of returns.
The inspector general is examining how the F.B.I. and Justice Department obtained a secret court order for surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser.
“I wrote a best-selling book,” Mr. Sanders said in an interview. “If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.”
“I wrote a best-selling book,” Mr. Sanders said in an interview. “If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.”
The language shift reflects a party that is seeking to appease its newly empowered activist base, which has been emboldened since President Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 election
Liberal Democrats are infuriated by a new Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee policy intended to protect centrist incumbents from primary challenges.
Senator Cory Booker made a detailed case for his economic proposal, which would create a government-run savings account for every child born in the United States.
Joe Biden delayed his entry into the Democratic field, hoping to avoid the fray. Now, a crisis he was unprepared for has left him as badly bruised as anyone in the race.
Joe Biden delayed his entry into the Democratic field, hoping to avoid the fray. Now, a crisis he was unprepared for has left him as badly bruised as anyone in the race.
The president’s former fixer has millions of documents and recordings that he thinks would interest Congress. But he is due to report to prison on May 6.
Using 150 interviews on three continents, The Times describes the Murdoch family’s role in destabilizing democracy in North America, Europe and Australia.
The Disney deal left the Murdochs with a media empire stripped to its essence: a hard-core right-wing news machine — with Lachlan in charge.
Murdoch and his children have toppled governments on two continents and destabilized the most important democracy on Earth. What do they want?
When Sean Hannity of Fox News appeared onstage at a rally with President Trump — and called the press corps “fake news” from the podium — it was the culmination of the network’s shift from its “fair and balanced” founding days to a post-Ailes MAGA messaging machine.
It’s not whether to run, but whether to run against the emerging consensus of his party.
Recent data — and interviews with a dozen teenagers on the front lines of politics — show a decided leftward lean.
How an imaginary version of the Trump administration might make the real one lose in 2020.
As President Trump’s aides try to focus on his accomplishments in office and he denounces old enemies, the tension may build between the campaign and Mr. Trump, who trusts his gut above all else.
As President Trump’s aides try to focus on his accomplishments in office and he denounces old enemies, the tension may build between the campaign and Mr. Trump, who trusts his gut above all else.
Trump hits out again on health care.
On health care, this isn’t what Trump’s voters bargained for.
At a rally in Michigan, President Trump misstated the findings of the special counsel investigation, misleadingly promised to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and falsely described funding for a restoration program for the Great Lakes.
At a rally in Michigan, President Trump misstated the findings of the special counsel investigation, misleadingly promised to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and falsely described funding for a restoration program for the Great Lakes.
And should we abolish the Electoral College?
A new biography of the former first lady also quotes a family insider confirming a long-lasting affair between former President George Bush and an aide.
President Trump’s calendars show a clear pattern. He travels to states he won in 2016, speaks to crowds that are predisposed to like him and relies on Twitter for personal connection.
Trump has no idea how to ride a win.
The campaign and the Kremlin had an overarching deal: help beat Hillary Clinton for a new pro-Russian foreign policy.
In response to Trump’s presidency, America has gotten more liberal — despite appearances to the contrary. Will it matter in 2020?
For almost two years, President Trump’s fiercest supporters decried the Mueller investigation as a “witch hunt” that should be shut down. Over the weekend, they rejoiced.
Ten unanswered questions about the attorney general’s conveniently brief letter.
But the emails!
Don’t let Trump pretend he has been vindicated.
It's our own fault we elected Trump.
We still haven’t seen the Mueller report.
A demagogic president can walk right up to the edge of committing a crime, so long as he operates brazenly in public view.
For Democrats, Robert S. Mueller III’s finding that the president did not collude with Russia will only enhance the emphasis on viability as they choose a candidate for 2020.
The end of the special counsel’s investigation without findings of collusion with Russia fortified the president for the battles to come, including his campaign for re-election.
The end of the special counsel’s investigation without findings of collusion with Russia fortified the president for the battles to come, including his campaign for re-election.
A Trump-friendly attorney general’s letter doesn’t do justice to the special counsel’s investigation. Release his whole report.
The attorney general released the main findings of the closely watched investigation into Russia’s election interference and whether Trump associates conspired.
And why and how that case might fail.
Even if it is never released, the public already knows enough.
So far it’s a vindication of the rule of law. Now the public needs to read it.
The sprawling Russia story, explained.
The sprawling Russia story, explained.
Now the attorney general must decide how much of the report — one of the most highly anticipated documents in Washington in a generation — to make public.
Now the attorney general must decide how much of the report — one of the most highly anticipated documents in Washington in a generation — to make public.
What to Read While You’re Waiting To Read the Mueller Report
Robert Khuzami was thrust into the limelight after his boss was recused in the Cohen case. He has told colleagues his departure is unrelated to political pressure.
Do lawbreaking, lying to the public and colluding with a foreign enemy add up to innocence?
A winner-take-all system within states can produce results counter to the majority for no high-minded reason.
But does anyone really think popular vote losers make better presidents?
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCain’s funeral, mischaracterized the senator’s record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCain’s funeral, mischaracterized the senator’s record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
President Trump, speaking in Ohio, exaggerated his role in Mr. McCain’s funeral, mischaracterized the senator’s record on veterans issues and cited misleading statistics on the economy and tanks.
Mr. Trump has previously declined to commit to making the Mueller report public, but on Wednesday said the attorney general should “let it come out.”
Mr. Trump has previously declined to commit to making the Mueller report public, but on Wednesday said the attorney general should “let it come out.”