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Rick Wilking / Reuters

Trump Ups the Drama for His Supreme Court Pick

The president has asked both leading candidates for the job to come to Washington, moved up the announcement, and scheduled it for prime time.
- David A. Graham
- January 31, 2017
Susan Walsh / AP

Are Trump's Generals Mounting a Defense of Democratic Institutions?

Progressives were worried about the heavy concentration of retired brass in the new administration, but James Mattis and John Kelly could prove to be the most effective checks on the president.
- David A. Graham
- January 31, 2017
Mike Segar / Reuters

The Organization That Sent Tulsi Gabbard to Syria

The Ohio-based Arab American group has been linked to the Assad regime and called anti-Semitic—charges its leader rejects.
- Yasmeen Serhan
- January 31, 2017
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 30, 2017

President Trump fires acting attorney general for defying order, man charged in attack on a mosque in Quebec, and more from the United States and around the world.
- The Editors
- January 30, 2017
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

The CEOs Revolting Against Trump's Travel Ban

Ford, Tesla, Google, Apple, Starbucks, Amazon, General Electric, and other companies are speaking up about the president’s executive order.
- J. Weston Phippen
- January 30, 2017
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

'The President Went Out of His Way to Recognize the Holocaust'

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended the omission of Jews from Trump’s statement with a double act of historical revisionism.
- David A. Graham
- January 30, 2017
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

'We Are Better Than This Ban': Dissent Over Trump's Immigration Order

Sean Spicer’s response to the State Department officials: “They should get with the program or they should go.”
- Krishnadev Calamur
- January 30, 2017
Joshua Roberts / Reuters

How Trump Can Use the Supreme Court to Get Conservatives in Line

The president moved up his announcement of a nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia by two days, just as his immigration order is coming in for criticism from social conservatives.
- David A. Graham
- January 30, 2017
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

What Trump's Executive Order on Immigration Does—and Doesn't Do

The Trump administration appears to have reversed the ban on green-card holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
- Krishnadev Calamur
- January 30, 2017
Ahmed Saad / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 29, 2017

Political leaders across the world voice their disapproval of Trump’s travel ban, U.S. soldiers killed in Yemen, Myanmar's ruling party lawyer is shot and killed at an airport, and the Philippines bombs suspected terrorists.
- The Editors
- January 29, 2017
Carlos Barria / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 28, 2017

Google recalls staffers after Trump’s travel ban, Chicago’s Police Superintendent reveals he needs a kidney transplant, and Italy’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, will stand trial on charges he bribed witnesses to stay silent in a sex case.
- The Editors
- January 28, 2017
Carlos Barria / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 27, 2017

Trump halts refugee program, Theresa May visits Washington, and more from the United States and around the world.
- The Editors
- January 27, 2017
Andrew Cullen / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 26, 2017

TransCanada files new permit for Keystone XL pipeline, Mexican president cancels Washington trip, and more from the United States and around the world.
- The Editors
- January 26, 2017
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Trump's Plan for Refugees

All admissions would be stopped for 120 days; Syrians would be banned.
- Krishnadev Calamur
- January 26, 2017
Molly Riley / AP

Trump's Hollowed-Out State Department

Abrupt departures of top officials Wednesday, under disputed circumstances, leave Foggy Bottom without a confirmed secretary or nominees for several top leadership jobs.
- David A. Graham
- January 26, 2017
Edgard Garrido / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 25, 2017

Mexico says it won’t pay for the wall, Mary Tyler Moore dies, and more from the United States and around the world.
- The Editors
- January 25, 2017
Shannon Stapleton / Reuters

The Many Unanswered Questions About Trump's Border Wall

Wednesday’s executive order affirms the president’s intention to construct a barrier, but it doesn’t say how, for what cost, or what it might look like.
- David A. Graham
- January 25, 2017
Carlos Barria / Reuters

Trump's 'Voter-Fraud' Investigation Targets States That Opposed Him

The White House says an inquiry into baseless claims of illegal voting will spare states that voted for the president.
- David A. Graham
- January 25, 2017
Carlos Barria / Reuters

Today's News: Jan. 24, 2017

Haley approved for U.N. ambassador, Israel expands settlements, and more from the United States and around the world.
- The Editors
- January 24, 2017
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Is Trump's Presidency Off to a Successful Start?

Overshadowed by headlines about chaos and infighting, the new administration is notching a string of early victories.
- David A. Graham
- January 24, 2017