Fifteen legal experts discuss whether President Trump—as he claims—has the power to pardon himself. Etiquette-ing a Trump-Kim summit: Who sits where, who enters when, and who picks up the check. Barring an act of Congress, the Secret Service will protect a former president or first lady
The US unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest since 2000; however, by tweeting this morning about the jobs report ahead of its release, Trump broke federal regulations that are in place to avoid influencing markets. After Trump allowed their tariff exemptions to expire, Canada, Mexico, and the EU hit
The number of excess deaths related to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico is 4,645, more than 70 times the official estimate of 64 people. Donald Trump is a liar—and that fact remains weirdly poorly integrated into ongoing coverage of the White House. The story of the Trump administration
Secretary of State Pompeo to meet “North Korean regime insider” Kim Yong-chol in New York to discuss the lingering possibility of a June summit. Trump to meet Kim Kardashian after months of talks between her and Jared Kushner over a pardon for a one-time drug offender. North Korea
President Trump cancels the summit with North Korea after the Vice President is called an idiot. The commemorative coin is still for sale from the White House gift shop. Trump’s unpredictability is leading to narrowing options, producing “a mounting list of foreign-policy failures.” Especially in the United States,
A longtime North Korean diplomat calls Mike Pence “stupid,” and says any comparisons to Libya are “ignorant.” At the same time, North Korea dismantles its main nuclear-weapons test site. Another American consular employee falls ill after a mysterious sonic attack, this time in China. Trump tells CBS's
After winning Georgia's Democratic nomination yesterday, Stacey Abrams could now become America's first black woman governor in November. See also: More key election takeaways from Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas. Multiple McDonald's and Walmart employees take up sexual harassment lawsuits against their employers. The
The Justice Department expands its internal investigation into the FBI's Russia probe after FBI and Justice officials met with President Trump. The question is, who blinked? A thoughtful Twitter thread to help you understand Trump’s latest tweeting about the Justice Department. Trump meets today with South Korean
Three months after Parkland, America grieves yet another massacre of children by a young man with guns. This year has seen an average of slightly more than one school shooting per week in the United States. About 51 million households in the US don't earn enough to afford
A new White House proposal would prevent Planned Parenthood and other organizations from receiving federal money while providing abortions, even if those services use private funding. After one death and more than 170 known incidents of illness, the CDC says romaine lettuce is now safe to eat. A year into
