3 take-aways from Michael Cohen’s new plea deal
We don’t know why President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer pleaded to another crime now — or even why Mueller would want his...
Analysis: Election winners, losers around the nation
The 2018 election is nearly in the books: Democrats are on track to take the House, and Republicans will keep the Senate. And there was,...
5 possible scenarios for Election Day, and what they would mean
Breaking down a few conceivable ways things could go, how each would happen — and what it might mean.
‘Something doesn’t smell right’: The curious timing of Nikki Haley’s exit from UN post
Analysis: Nikki Haley is resigning as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. And the timing is raising eyebrows.
Transcript: Phone call between President Trump and journalist Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward of The Washington Post sought an interview with President Donald Trump as he was writing “Fear,” a book about Trump’s presidency. Trump called...
Trump has now fired or threatened most senior officials related to the Russia investigation
According to an analysis by The Washington Post, of the more than a dozen officials with what could be construed as leadership roles in the...
Trump has now fired or threatened most senior officials related to the Russia investigation
Of the more than a dozen officials with what could be construed as leadership roles in the Trump-Russia investigation, more than half have been fired...
Trump went way off-script on his Putin call — reinforcing the peril of the looming Kim Jong Un meeting
The episode crystallizes President Trump's tendency to eschew basically any expert guidance -- even on issues of huge import. That certainly has implications for U.S....