The Awkward Body Language of Donald Trump Our golden-haired leader is no silver-tongued devil, but that’s O.K. What he lacks in verbal zingers he makes up for with physical ones. Body language — both his and that of the pitiable people around him — is telling the story of Donald […]
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Kushner Is Said to Have Discussed a Secret Channel to Talk to Russia Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, spoke in December with Russia’s ambassador to the United States about establishing a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and Moscow to discuss strategy in Syria and […]
Texas governor draws criticism for joke about shooting journalists Texas Governor Greg Abbott joked about shooting journalists while visiting a gun range on Friday to sign a bill lowering the cost of a handgun license, drawing criticism from gun-safety and free-press advocates who called his remarks "dangerous." Abbott signed the […]
John Glenn's body rekindles military mortuary scandal A scandal involving the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, the main point of entry for U.S. troops killed overseas, has rekindled with controversy over the care of astronaut John Glenn’s body. On Monday, the Air Force reassigned the mortuary branch chief at […]
Texas nurse indicted in second child's death The crime Texas prosecutors proved three decades ago was horrifying: A nurse entrusted with caring for young children killed a 15-month-old girl by injecting her with powerful drugs, they said. Genene Jones was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Then authorities discovered she […]
Jared Kushner, and why his meetings with the Russians matter more than ever In this occasional series, we will bring you up to speed on the biggest national security stories of the week. Investigators are scrutinizing a series of meetings held by President Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared […]
Republican wins Montana election one night after being charged with assault Republican businessman Greg Gianforte won Montana’s sole House district in a special election Thursday, keeping a seat in Republican hands despite facing assault charges for allegedly attacking a reporter who’d asked him about the GOP’s health-care bill. In his […]
Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related matters, according to people familiar with the […]
European Visits by Trump and Obama Are a Study in Contrasts The contrast could not have been more stark. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany started Thursday in Berlin with the 44th president — the one she has called “dear Barack.” She spent the afternoon in Brussels with the 45th, Donald […]
Time for Donald Trump to close, sell or restructure Kentucky We’re told that, with President Trump as our nation’s CEO, America will now be run more like a business. Well, the first thing our new CEO should do is stop the hemorrhage of cash in money-draining operations. One of our […]
