This Report Says I Was Wrong.  But That's Good for the F.B.I.  —  The Department of Justice's independent watchdog, the inspector general, has released a report that is critical of my decisions as F.B.I. director during the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email account.

'Why can't we just do it?':  Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes  —  Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday's historic meeting …

In defense of separating immigrant families, Sessions cites same Bible passage used to defend slavery  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a Bible verse on Thursday to defend his department's policy of prosecuting everyone who crosses the border from Mexico, suggesting that God supports …

Giuliani: Mueller probe should be suspended ‘tomorrow’  —  President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Thursday evening that special counsel Robert Mueller's probe should be suspended and Friday is the last chance for Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to “redeem themselves.”

White House Capitol Hill Envoy to Leave Post, Citing ‘Diminishing Returns’  —  Legislative affairs director Marc Short's tenure was marked by ups and downs of pushing Trump agenda  —  WASHINGTON—The White House's top liaison to Capitol Hill will leave the job as early as this summer …

Prosecutors Investigating Michael Cohen for Possible Illegal Lobbying  —  Manhattan prosecutors have contacted AT&T, Novartis over dealings with Donald Trump's lawyer  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer for Donald Trump …

Top White House communications aide has history of rhetoric strongly critical of Trump  —  Mercedes Schlapp, the White House's director of strategic communications, posted a number of tweets in 2015 strongly critical of Donald Trump and his agenda, assailing the then-presidential candidate …

Defense Contractors Cashing In On Immigrant Kids' Detention … Separating refugee and immigrant children from their parents isn't just an emotionally wrenching policy.  It's an enterprise that is benefitting intelligence and defense contractors.  —  Those contractors—including …

Senate now open to considering House immigration plan  —  WASHINGTON  —  Republican senators who previously said immigration was a dead issue said Thursday the House immigration plan drafted by House Speaker Paul Ryan could get a vote in their chamber.  —  “If the House passes something …

Cohen lawyer seeks gag order against Avenatti  —  The judge is asked to block the ‘media circus.’  —  Attorney Michael Avenatti's months-long publicity tour attacking President Donald Trump and Trump attorney Michael Cohen could be brought to an abrupt end soon if a federal judge agrees …

Trump's tariffs are already backfiring  —  Before steel and aluminum tariffs alienated our allies, before President Trump suggested car imports threatened our “national security,” before that 1,000-plus-item list of Chinese goods targeted for new tariffs, there were washing machines.

How the I.R.S. Could Punish Trump and His Foundation  —  The New York attorney general sued President Trump and his foundation on Thursday.  But his bigger problem might be with the Internal Revenue Service.  —  The lawsuit accused Mr. Trump and three of his children of using …