The former general and new chief of staff is seeking to quell dysfunction with a suddenness and force that have upended the West Wing. Even as the department has been the subject of President Trump’s rage, Jeff Sessions and Rod J. Rosenstein are quietly and powerfully at work. At least some of the subpoenas were related to Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser, but whether any related to other Trump campaign members was unclear. The inquiry centers on the real estate company’s use of a program that offers visas in exchange for a $500,000 investment, a person familiar with the matter said. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Thursday: Dreams of being a star in Los Angeles, a hot congressional race in Orange County, and a homecoming of sorts for Mark Hamill. A command post was moved out of the skyscraper after a lease agreement between the government and the Trump Organization fell apart. With President Trump by his side, West Virginia’s newly elected Democratic governor, Jim Justice, announced that he is becoming a Republican. The exchanges turned so sharp that Mr. Trump said talking to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was more pleasant. Mr. Trump made the comment in a conversation with the president of Mexico in January, according to a transcript of the call published on Thursday. As federal authorities detain more undocumented immigrants in New York’s courthouses, criminal law officials try to thwart them, saying arrests hamper justice. The case raised questions about whether Ms. Carter was responsible for Conrad Roy III’s death when she was far from the scene and did not provide a weapon. The court filing, following the transfer of the accused trafficker Joaquín Guzmán Loera to Brooklyn, was the first legal attack on the indictment he faces. The blaze started around 1 a.m. and quickly spread across dozens of floors, but the authorities said everyone made it out safely. The founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was held without bail in the fatal stabbing of the homeless man in Manhattan. A British security researcher, credited with stopping the spread of malicious software in May, was arrested in connection with a separate attack. Conservationists worry that fishermen in an Indonesian village are no longer hunting whales for subsistence, which is legal, but for sale, which is not. Workers laboring outdoors in southern states are wrestling with the personal and political consequences of a worsening environment. This part of Houston is surrounded by gas and chemical plants, highways and shipping traffic, making it one of America’s most polluted neighborhoods. After construction crews accidentally severed an underground power cable, the damage was repaired and visitors were expected to be allowed to return on Friday. Despite a re-election mandate, Iran’s moderate president seems unlikely to fulfill a campaign promise to appoint women to his cabinet. Many of the new asylum seekers are Haitians, who fear that under Trump administration rules, they may be deported from the United States. He wanted to show his proficiency with guns and knives, but opponents recut government propaganda with scenes from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Tom Brady, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, turned 40 on Thursday, but he is showing few signs of decline. Researchers said the discovery would do little to explain why the ship sank so quickly, and what caused the second explosion that occurred after it was struck. Assumptions about how much Asians and Americans weigh appears to influence perceptions of national identity. The father of Fatemah Qaderyan, who led a team of Afghan schoolgirls to a global competition in the United States, was among the victims of an attack on a mosque in Herat. Mr. Abe turned to moderates and experienced policy makers, suggesting a change of focus away from contentious issues like amending the pacifist Constitution. For the superfans in lines at Supreme and other streetwear shops, the lure is as often the wait as the wares. More Recent Articles |
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