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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.

Where Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation process stands

A committee vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation has been delayed after an accusation of sexual assault.

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

There’s a record 12,800 immigrant kids in federal custody — but ICE is arresting guardians who step up to take them.

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.

3 key themes in Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s first face-off

Cruz tried to define O’Rourke as a radical in their first debate for the Senate race in Texas. O’Rourke seemed unfazed.

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.