The documents have become a flashpoint in the political battle surrounding efforts to understand the scope of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and whether any of President Trump’s associates coordinated with the Kremlin.
The contents of the memo — and how significant it is in showing any alleged wrongdoing at the Justice Department and FBI — are a matter of intense debate.
Bowdich, who led the agency’s response to the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., is expected to replace Andrew McCabe, who is stepping down.
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase plan to create a company that would focus on technology that could increase transparency and simplify health care.
Visitors in Ouidah, Benin, at the Door of No Return, the site where slaves were shipped to the Americas.
In Ouidah, a man walks past a statue of Francisco Félix de Souza, a slave merchant who worked in the 18th and 19th centuries in what is now Benin.
Martine de Souza, left, a descendant of Francisco Félix de Souza, sits with her mother, Dagba Eulalie.
The Tree of Forgetting in Ouidah, Benin, is where slaves were walked around several times to forget their homeland before boarding ships to the Americas.
Dédjalagni Agoli-Agbo, the king of Abomey, Benin, sits between women from his family and the new “Chacha,” leader of the de Souza family, Moise de Souza.
When Americans are again debating how slavery and the Civil War are memorialized, Benin and other West African nations are struggling to resolve their own legacies of complicity in the trade. Many people in Benin want to forget their family’s role.
Lawmakers’ expectations of a spending deal are quickly diminishing under pressure from Republicans and Democrats in both chambers. Congress’s inability to handle its most basic constitutional task dims prospects for many of the president’s ambitions.
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Senior female leaders said their warnings to Wayne Pacelle about his conduct went unheeded, according to a memo from the animal charity. Pacelle has denied the complaints.
Jess O’Connell is leaving the job after less than a year. The Democratic National Committee has won a string of recent elections but has struggled with internal divisions and grumbling, cash-starved state parties.
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Analysis The Republican Governors Association becomes the first major GOP campaign group to return money from the ousted finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, who was accused of sexual misconduct by employees at his flagship Las Vegas casino.
The attacks — a raid on a military academy, a siege of a luxury hotel and a suicide bombing — killed 130 and came as the Trump administration begins to ramp up U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.
“Think about the people who you know who are over there. Your freaking stupid Uncle Louie or whatever,” the teacher ranted to his high school history class. One of his students caught it on video.
A green-friendly building designed by high-profile architects appears to be fast replacing ping-pong tables and gourmet-chef-managed cafeterias as the new must-have perk for high-tech workers.
