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For many Democrats, the aftermath of the Mueller report raised one central question: Would Robert S. Mueller III have charged President Trump with a crime if Justice Department policy had not prevented him from doing so? On Friday, Senator Elizabeth Warren said the answer was yes. Ms. Warren, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for […]

President Trump on Thursday threatened to hit Mexico with new tariffs, escalating his immigration fight with America’s largest trading partner. And with that, he showed, once again, that he’s ready to employ trade as an all-purpose tool for his policy goals. Mr. Trump is juggling multiple trade conflicts today, with allies and rivals alike. His

We get caught up in, “The millionaires have to do more so that we can improve everybody else’s quality of life.” Well, that’s true, but we’re not talking to that regular mom that is struggling to make sure that her kid can go to a good school, live in a safe neighborhood. A number of

WASHINGTON — For the first time in two decades, Democratic presidential candidates are engaged in a politically fraught debate on gun-control policy as campaigns and advocacy groups assess the nation’s evolving views of an issue long considered a land mine for the left. In recent weeks, Senator Cory Booker called for a national gun license

WASHINGTON — The president of the United States appears to believe that you don’t matter unless you are on television. By that measure, Robert S. Mueller III’s 10-minute soliloquy seemed to have seized his attention. But even though Mr. Mueller, the special counsel, cut through the legalese of his 448-page report on Wednesday to make

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, should have decided whether his findings about President Trump’s efforts to impede the Russia investigation amounted to criminal activity. “I personally felt he could have made a decision,” Mr. Barr told CBS News

“The main effect in the markets seems to be that aluminum is becoming more expensive for the U.S. consumer” relative to people elsewhere around the world, said Kathrine Fog, the head of corporate strategy and analysis for the Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro, in an interview in the company’s Oslo headquarters. Ms. Fog and other

“I’m devastated,” said Senator Leahy, the senior Democrat on the Appropriations Committee. “I assumed we would serve out our time together here. He has always, always, always kept his word, and I wish to heck some other senators around here would learn to do that.” William Thad Cochran was born on Dec. 7, 1937, in

• While the Democratic leadership agonizes over what to do, black voters want Mr. Trump impeached, and their ardor on the subject is driving their representatives. • Four years ago, 46-year-old Beau Biden died of brain cancer, a loss the nation witnessed as his father, Joe Biden was serving as vice president. Mr. Biden now

On Wednesday morning, Robert S. Mueller III made clear that he was done with this. He had spent two years on his investigation. There is a report. You can read it for free. You can download it to your Kindle. You can buy it with an introduction by Alan Dershowitz. Mr. Mueller, his body language