The step by the Trump administration threatened to shift what had primarily been a war of words between Washington and Beijing into a full-blown trade war.
A 500-page report, the most comprehensive look at the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, reflected a messier reality than the story line promoted by the White House.
An inspector general report gives President Trump new ammunition to criticize the F.B.I., but it does not fit into his theory that agents conspired to help Hillary Clinton.
“Sleep well tonight!” President Trump reassured Americans after returning from the summit meeting. “What planet is the president on?” replied Senator Chuck Schumer.
Protests of conservatives speakers at colleges has prompted new policies that penalize disruptions, putting academia on the front lines of the left-right culture wars.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the administration hopes for achievement by the end of President Trump’s term, even as the two sides offer conflicting accounts of their talks.