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NY Times – Politics

The appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel to conduct an investigation related to a sitting president roiled Washington around the start of President Trump’s first term. [...]

In moving to bar transgender women and girls from women’s and girls’ sports, Republicans sought to put Democrats in an awkward political spot on a sensitive issue ahead of the midterm elections. [...]

While he was supposed to serve in a limited role as an adviser to Kristi Noem, Mr. Lewandowski had wide influence over contracts, personnel and operations inside the agency over the last year. [...]

President Trump says he is considering “winding down” operations in Iran. But many of his original war goals remain unaccomplished. [...]

The president issued a threat to deploy ICE agents in an apparent attempt to force Democrats to approve a new budget for the Department of Homeland Security. [...]

After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger. [...]





