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The Times’s big new Rod Rosenstein story has major implications for Mueller’s probe

Their sources said Rosenstein discussed taping Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment. But other accounts dispute the story.

The problem with Jeff Bezos’s $2 billion gift to charity

Why the Amazon CEO’s new philanthropic initiative might not do as much good as he hopes.

Meet Noel Francisco, the man who will oversee the Mueller probe if Trump fires Rosenstein

The solicitor general has argued for broad executive powers.

Finding homes for immigrant kids is hard. Trump’s making it harder — by arresting their relatives.

The federal government has a record 12,800 immigrant kids in custody — but ICE has started arresting parents who step up to take them.

Ed Whelan’s tweets have created a second Kavanaugh scandal

Did Brett Kavanaugh know a friend of his was planning to smear a private citizen?

The Trump administration says global slavery and child labor are bad — for American businesses

They give an "unfair advantage" to US competitors, according to the US Labor Department.

Ryan Zinke to the oil and gas industry: “Our government should work for you”

The interior secretary’s latest gaffe was a pledge of allegiance to fossil fuels.

The fall equinox is Saturday: 8 things to know about the first day of autumn

A brief scientific guide to the first day of fall.