Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has been investigating a period of time last summer when President Trump seemed determined to drive Attorney General Jeff Sessions from his job, according to people familiar with the matter.
On a normal day, this would be The Top Story —> NSA chief Rogers testified that Trump has given him no new authority to strike back at Russian interference and warns that Putin has concluded “there’s little price to pay here.” https://t.co/67SJeB9q15
Trump called the Trans-Pacific Partnership “a rape of our country” and withdrew from it upon assuming office. Now his administration is holding “high level” talks about rejoining the pact, but the rest of the world has likely moved on. https://t.co/s2kGlwCW5n
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointed a woman to a high-level government position on Monday, Reuters reports, an exceptionally rare move in the kingdom. Tamadur bint Youssef al-Ramah was designated as deputy labor minister, per Reuters.
(My underlining: struck me apart from the topic of the ruling: fuggeaboudit if you were thinking that the leaders of our judicial branch might set an example of civil discourse and sober reason in these times.They are us.)
WASHINGTON — In Minnesota, a Democratic candidate for governor with rural roots is running from his past affiliation with the National Rifle Association. In South Florida, endangered House Republicans are embracing an assault weapons ban.
More Democratic voters than Republicans have cast ballots ahead of next month’s primary elections in Texas, in what some party officials interpret as a new sign that a blue wave is building ahead of the midterm elections.
A yoga-pants refusenik, a climate-science skeptic, and a tech writer with a neo-Nazi pal, among other offenders, have put James Bennet in the crosshairs.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Six suspected drug traffickers were arrested after 860 pounds of cocaine were found in the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina's government said on Thursday. A former Russian diplomatic official and an Argentine police officer were among those detained.
She’s been threatened with rape, burned in effigy, and mocked by a major party leader using an inflatable sex doll. Now Laura Boldrini, the speaker of the Italian Parliament, stays in a secret location while running for reelection.
Officials suspect the attack was in retaliation to the Olympics’ anti-doping measures, which have prohibited Russian athletes for competing for their country.
Why Russia’s Facebook ads were less important to Trump’s victory than his own Facebook ads.
Noticed lots of positive buzz about this story on Twitter from people who should know, I'll post some of it in comments. One paragraph excerpt for a taste:
[....] The Federal Aviation Administration promises it soon will decide whether to step in and determine just how much room you deserve when flying with a commercial airline.
white American Millennial youth are slightly more racially progressive than their parents, but parental racial attitudes remain strong predictors of youth racial attitudes (social media use associated with less racial resentment) https://t.co/h4mMlrxolo
The White House has given Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin the green light to quash an internal rebellion among conservative foes of his leadership, he told POLITICO late Tuesday.
