The announcement came after a day of rapid-fire developments that intensified pressure for a full investigation into Moscow’s meddling in the election. Amid news that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had met with the Russian ambassador, contradicting testimony he had given under oath, Republicans closed ranks. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would not be part of any investigations into Russia’s role in the 2016 election. Ambassador Kislyak’s success in navigating Washington has landed him at the center of controversies involving Michael T. Flynn and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The president’s son-in-law and incoming national security adviser met with the ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, for 20 minutes at Trump Tower in December. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. With the budget request likely to meet headwinds, any expansion will probably add personnel and supplement existing arms programs, not start new ones. President Trump’s visit to the Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, was intended to underscore his pledge to expand and modernize America’s armed forces The proposal to give the military greater independent authority is aimed at accelerating the fight against the Islamic State and other militant groups. Republicans excoriated Democrats for making “back-room deals” to pass the health law, but now they are being accused of violating vows of transparency. Stephen K. Bannon is pushing for the United States to exit the 2015 deal, but Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump see a grave downside in pulling the rug out from under allies. A network of 37 Protestant and Orthodox Christian denominations is preparing a campaign to lobby the president to rescind his executive order on immigration. The practice, reported by The Indianapolis Star, was legal but raised questions about the security of the communications, some of which addressed sensitive topics. The country’s top appeals court cleared the ex-president of any responsibility for the killing of hundreds of people during the 2011 protests that ended his 30-year rule. Four artists have purchased the childhood home of Nina Simone to try to preserve it. Walk through with the artist Adam Pendleton as he tours the North Carolina house. After a freakishly warm winter, the iconic cherry trees ringing the Tidal Basin are expected to bloom as early as March 14, the earliest date on record. Testing the upper limits of valuation, Snap’s investors are betting on the kind of rapid growth that few, if any, companies have ever achieved. The company’s successful start could revive a moribund market for new stocks and may draw out other private tech giants. A year after the European Union closed its borders to asylum seekers, refugees try to fashion a sense of normalcy with businesses and home-cooked meals. Jessica Lange plays Joan Crawford and Susan Sarandon Bette Davis in this eight-part initial season of a new series by Ryan Murphy. The agency estimated that 60 of every 1,000 pregnancies involved some type of severe defect caused by infections from the mosquito-borne virus. Two inmates were killed and others were injured in a Nebraska prison Thursday after inmates revolted against staff members and started a fire in a courtyard. There was a time after the Cold War when the Swedes felt they could drop their defenses. No more. A federal judge ruled that Harvard must produce documents disclosing the bank accounts that a wealthy alumnus, Charles C. Spackman, used to send it money. Gov. Sam Brownback faces a rebellion even among fellow Republicans over his tax-cutting philosophy, and the new ruling compounds the state’s fiscal woes. The Jets are continuing their off-season roster purge by releasing Marshall, a wide receiver who was set to make $7.5 million this season. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is the newest group to recommend that doctors wait to clamp and cut the cord of newborns. As mysteriously as the word appeared spray-painted on a garage door at the home of an interracial couple, it was covered up. To celebrate National Read Across America Day, Mrs. Trump visited a hospital pediatric wing and read “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Bare farmers’ markets in early March can leave home cooks adrift, but this sweet and savory Swedish dish can get you past the hump. The archive offers glimpses of Reed’s life as both a cultural A-lister and a working musician surviving the daily grind. This Texas college coach hasn’t seen Golden State in person. But he knows good basketball, and his team has mimicked the Warriors to perfection. More Recent Articles |
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