The timing of the move to revoke John O. Brennan’s security clearance suggests an attempt to draw attention away from news of former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s accusations, skeptics said.
Rudolph W. Giuliani said President Trump’s lawyers are “pretty much finished” drafting a response to a potential subpoena request from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s office.
Jack Phillips gained national attention after he refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding in 2012 and took his fight to the Supreme Court.
Kellyanne and George Conway arrive for a dinner at Washington’s Union Station the day before President Trump’s inauguration. (AP)
The Conways, like the rest of the country, have been jolted by the President Trump. They love each other, exasperate each other and talk behind each other’s backs. Take a look inside the marriage of one of Trump’s most loyal advisers and her husband, an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.
Blame ‘environmental terrorist groups’ for severity of California wildfires, Interior secretary says
Fire scientists and forestry experts said climate change is the main factor behind the problem, and many took issue with Ryan Zinke’s refusal to acknowledge its role.
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Retropolis
The Past, Rediscovered Dozens of sailors died when the USS Abner Read hit a Japanese mine in 1943. Now scientists say they found the ship’s stern in 290 feet of water amid one of the war’s least explored battlefields.
The jury is scheduled to start deliberating Thursday after hearing testimony about the lavish lifestyle and multimillion-dollar loans of the political consultant and onetime chairman of the Trump campaign.
The dispute has battered Turkey’s vulnerable economy, pushed the lira to record lows and forced Turkish citizens — along with millions of refugees who live in the country — to shoulder the consequences.
The Fix
Analysis At a bill-signing ceremony in New York, Andrew Cuomo took on President Trump’s slogan, saying, “We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged.” Cuomo’s office walked back the comments.
Lawmakers indicated a growing frustration with U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led air campaign, urging officials to explain and possibly adjust U.S. support for nations waging war against rebels.
WorldViews
Analysis The end of the war would help legitimize the North Korean regime, and South Korea sees it as a way to improve relations. Here’s how it could come about.
An Arizona dad was arrested earlier this month after police said he beat a man, who had followed his daughter into a bathroom, into a coma.
