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Robert Mueller
December 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
The White House isn’t ready for the Mueller report or, indeed, much of anything else.
December 6, 2018
Emma Ashford
A Guide to Saudi Arabia’s Influence in Washington
From propping up Trump hotels to donations from foreign agents
December 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Michael Flynn emerges as a key cooperating witness in the Mueller investigation.
December 3, 2018
Matt Ford
The Whitaker Solution
The Supreme Court has a chance to rebuke President Trump and reaffirm judicial independence. Will the justices take it?
November 29, 2018
Matt Ford
Robert Mueller Has an Impeccable Sense of Timing
Why did Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress now?
November 27, 2018
Jeet Heer
Paul Manafort is accused of violating his plea bargain. What does Mueller do now?
November 15, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump effectively admits he chose Matthew Whitaker to undermine Mueller.
November 14, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump’s acting attorney general might not be able to stop the Mueller investigation.
November 13, 2018
Matt Ford
Will Trump Check His Executive Privilege?
How the president may use the power to thwart demands by House Democrats next year
November 9, 2018
Matt Ford
How Much Damage Will Matt Whitaker Do to the Rule of Law in America?
Trump's interim attorney general will now oversee Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which he has repeatedly criticized.
November 9, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump regurgitates a Fox News conspiracy theory about the Florida vote count.
October 30, 2018
Jeet Heer
The FBI is investigating a report of a plot to discredit Robert Mueller with sexual harassment accusations.
October 30, 2018
Marcy Wheeler
If Trump Fires Mueller
How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation
October 22, 2018
Matt Ford
The Mueller Report Is More Important Than Ever
It may not contain bombshells about Trump's potential collusion with Russia, but it can help sustain the public's faith in American democracy.
October 19, 2018
Matt Ford
Russia is still interfering in American elections, the Justice Department says.
September 25, 2018
Matt Ford
Is the White House trying to fix its Kavanaugh and Rosenstein problems at the same time?
September 21, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump might go berserk over The New York Times’ Rod Rosenstein story.
September 18, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump is declassifying documents to punish his imagined enemies.
September 14, 2018
Matt Ford
Robert Mueller Is Winning
The special counsel outmaneuvered Trump’s implicit offer to pardon Paul Manafort and secured his most significant victory yet.
September 14, 2018
Matt Ford
New York Elects Its Next Anti-Trump Warrior
Tish James is now set to become one of the most influential public officials in the country.

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