The move marks a concession by the Trump administration to Democratic demands for the investigation to be run independently of the Justice Department. Calls for a special counsel have increased since Trump fired FBI Director James Comey last week.
Within the GOP this week, what had been a fairly solid wall of support has suddenly developed cracks. But where some see the start of a snowballing opposition, others caution that a momentary crisis does not necessarily imply collapse.
As the president has grown increasingly angry with his staff, his aides have their own complaints about him. Some White House staffers have turned to impeachment gallows humor. Others have started reaching out to consultants, shopping their résumés.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Kevin McCarthy at the Republican National Committee headquarters. (AP)
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Kevin McCarthy made the politically explosive assertion in a private conversation on Capitol Hill in June 2016 with his fellow GOP leaders. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan interjected and stopped the conversation from exploring McCarthy’s assertion, saying: “No leaks. ... This is how we know we’re a real family here.”
The tactics that Trump believed served him so well in business — insisting on bare-bones briefings, threatening opponents with litigation and relying on a small but fiercely loyal cadre of advisers — may be adding to his self-inflicted wounds.
Trump’s first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
Documents obtained by The Post show how the president wants to cut $10.6 billion from federal education initiatives and expand charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools.
They say they’ve become second-class citizens in their access and connections to the administration. Several are upset that major interviews and big scoops have gone to mainstream news outlets.
Many HIV/AIDS organizations funded by the United States stand to lose their funding, putting at risk the possibility of eliminating the epidemic by 2030.
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Analysis Friday’s vote favors President Hassan Rouhani, but his bid has been hampered by widespread frustration among ordinary Iranians who have yet to see the dividends of the country’s nuclear deal.
To the chagrin of leftists, the cabinet choices of French President Emmanuel Macron show he has ceded control of budget and economy to the political right.
Fact Checker
Analysis House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi glossed over the nuances of this issue, so here are the facts.
Researchers calculated that more than 154,000 women are currently living with cancer that has spread beyond the breast. They found that increasing survival rates of women with metastatic disease reflect improved treatments.
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