White House Memo: Trump’s Deflections and Denials on Russia Frustrate Even His Allies

The president’s refusal to acknowledge Russia’s cyberattacks last year, as well as the threat of future incursions, has dismayed fellow Republicans.

Moving to Scuttle Obama Legacy, Donald Trump to Crack Down on Cuba

The president is expected to declare that the two-year-old Obama-era approach of engagement had amounted to a failed policy of appeasement.

Obama Says His Presidential Library Will Be a ‘Hub for the Community’

By JULIE BOSMAN May 3, 2017 CHICAGO — Barack Obama has seen presidential libraries. Sometimes they are a monument to the past, he said, standing on stage in an auditorium on Wednesday; a record of accomplishments. “And a little bit of an ego...

Trump Is Expected to Sign Orders That Could Expand Access to Fossil Fuels

By CORAL DAVENPORT April 25, 2017 WASHINGTON — After moving last month against Barack Obama’s efforts to limit fossil fuel exploration and combat climate change, President Trump will complete his effort to overturn environmental policy this week,...

Vacation’s Over: Obama Returns to Public Life Next Week

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR April 21, 2017 WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s extended post-presidential vacation is about to end. After spending weeks in French Polynesia — including time on the yacht of the movie mogul David Geffen along with Bruce...