Management
Why Trump Replaced Reince Priebus With John Kelly
The new White House chief of staff is the current secretary of Homeland Security and a retired Marine general.
Management
Trump Shakes Up Communications Team
President Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned in protest of the president's decision to name a former hedge-fund executive as communications director.
Management
What Trump’s Cybersecurity Flip-Flop Reveals
Days after announcing a cybersecurity agreement with Russia, the president declared it dead. Meanwhile, his government has taken no action to safeguard U.S. elections.
Management
The Strange, High-Pressure Work of Presidential Interpreters
The staff who help bridge the language gap in meetings like Friday’s Trump-Putin summit serve as confidants, fact-checkers, and de facto diplomats.
Tech
Trump: There Are (Probably) No Tapes
The president admits he never had any recordings of conversations with James Comey, but his idle threat has already set off a catastrophic chain reaction.
Management
Trump Told the Russians That 'Nut Job' Comey's Firing Relieved 'Great Pressure'
The president told the Russian foreign minister and ambassador that firing his FBI director had “taken off” the pressure he had faced, "The New York Times" reports.
Defense
Did Trump Know Flynn Was Under FBI Investigation When He Appointed Him?
According to "The New York Times," the former national-security adviser informed the presidential transition on January 4 that his undisclosed lobbying for Turkey was under scrutiny.
Oversight
Robert Mueller Will Serve As Special Prosecutor on Russia
The former FBI director will take over the investigation of any coordination between President Trump’s campaign and Russia.
Management
Did Trump Try to Shut Down the FBI's Michael Flynn Investigation?
A memo from fired FBI Director James Comey quotes the president as asking him to “let it go,” contradicting White House claims.
Management
The Many Contradictions of White House Spin on Russia
H.R. McMaster said Trump didn’t know the source of the information he shared, but that sharing it was wholly appropriate—even as he said that leaks about the disclosure pose a danger to national security.
Management
If There Are White House Recordings, They Could Be Subpoenaed
President Trump warned James Comey that there might be “tapes” of their conversation—and if there are, it would be illegal to destroy them.
Management
Trump: 'Regardless of Recommendation, I Was Going to Fire Comey'
The president offers the third explanation in as many days for firing the FBI director, as acting Director Andrew McCabe strikes an independent stance before the Senate.
Management
The Question Sally Yates Couldn't Answer
The former acting attorney general told a Senate panel she had warned the Trump administration that Michael Flynn had lied about his conversations with a Russian official—but she couldn’t explain why it took another 18 days for him to be fired.
Management
Why Won't Susan Rice Testify to Congress?
The former national-security adviser is caught up in a political fight over surveillance again.
Management
Trump on the Federal Government: 'I Never Realized How Big It Was'
An interview with the Associated Press shows President Trump slowly coming to terms with the size of the government he now runs, and the challenges he must tackle.
Oversight
How Trump Fell Into His Own 100-Day Trap
If the president didn’t want to be judged on the first three months of his presidency, why did he promise to get so much done in that period?
Management
What's So Bad About Trump Calling Erdogan?
There’s a long tradition of the U.S. subordinating human-rights concerns to other interests. But there was something remarkable about the president’s move.
Management
Did Susan Rice Do Anything Wrong By Asking to 'Unmask' Trump Officials?
A new Bloomberg View report says that Obama’s national security adviser wanted the names of Trump transition team officials in intelligence reports to be revealed.
Management
The White House Is Being Reset Even Before It Started
President Trump has already fired a national security adviser, removed a communications officer, and pushed a deputy chief of staff out—with more shakeups on the horizon.
Oversight
The Intelligence Devin Nunes Brought to the White House Came From the White House
A new report says that Devin Nunes’s bombshell claim of spying on the Trump team came from the Trump administration itself.
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