The payment by Michael Cohen, the president’s personal attorney, to the porn star was made in the last weeks before the 2016 presidential election, meant to ensure Daniels would not speak about the alleged affair publicly.
The president also said that the Democratic mayor of Oakland, Calif., had obstructed justice by tweeting about an impending raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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We now know much more about what the people who were there said under oath about that June 2016 meeting.
Threats by Pyongyang this week to scuttle a nuclear summit underscore the risks involved in President Trump’s approach.
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In the year since the Justice Department appointed him to serve as special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III has led a wide-ranging inquiry into whether the Russian government coordinated with associates of Donald Trump. Here are the areas on which his team is known to be focusing.
Prosecutors are scrutinizing the financial dealings of President Trump's associates, including his former campaign chairman's previous consulting work in Ukraine and the business practices of his personal lawyer. 
Mueller is examining how Russia intervened in the 2016 presidential campaign, including through the circulation of fake news and divisive Internet memes and the hacking of Democratic emails. 
Mueller is investigating contacts between Trump's associates and people working on behalf of Russians to determine whether there is evidence that Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the campaign. 
Mueller is looking into communications between the Russians and Trump officials during the transition period after Trump was elected but before his inauguration. 
Prosecutors are focusing on whether actions by Trump and his associates after he took office indicate an effort to obstruct the Russia investigation. 
Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, is widely expected to win another term Sunday in a country that is fast becoming a failed state. The economy, public services, security and health care have all but collapsed in Venezuela, where the currency is so worthless that you could wallpaper a building with bills for less than the cost of paint.
Tillerson, who was fired in March, told graduates at the Virginia Military Institure that truth is the “central tenet” of a free society.
Portraits of Meghan Markle from eighth, ninth and 12th grades. (John Dlugolecki/Contact Press Images)
Portraits of Meghan Markle from eighth, ninth and 12th grades. (John Dlugolecki/Contact Press Images)
Portraits of Meghan Markle from eighth, ninth and 12th grades. (John Dlugolecki/Contact Press Images)
Portraits of Meghan Markle from eighth, ninth and 12th grades. (John Dlugolecki/Contact Press Images)
The woman set to marry Prince Harry navigated questions about her heritage throughout adulthood and her Hollywood career. Now she is both the heroine of a fairy tale come true — American meets prince! — and a spark for a debate about the role of race in society.
Israel has drawn broad international criticism for allegedly using excessive force and is facing questions about why protests by mostly unarmed Gaza residents resulted in a reported 1,360 Palestinians being shot on Monday.
The congressional effort to undo the sweeping act of deregulation undertaken last year by the Federal Communications Commission comes less than a month before the rules are officially expected to expire.
Lawmakers are nervous that demands from the president and conservatives could create political problems for them in tough races.
Navy veteran and muralist Amos Gregory said the painting was created five years ago and wasn't controversial until President Trump recently visited the site.
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Can Houston avoid a deep two-game hole against Golden State before the Western Conference finals shift to Oakland?
