Fact Check: Trump Falsely Blames Loretta Lynch in Son’s Meeting With Russian Lawyer

President Trump suggested the former attorney general was at fault for admitting the Russian lawyer who met with his son in June 2016.

Trump Backed Off Putin Because ‘What Do You Do? End Up in a Fistfight?’

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, the president offered his first extended account of the meeting he held with the Russian leader last week.

Feature: This Town Melts Down

This Town Melts Down By MARK LEIBOVICH July 11, 2017 In this illustration: Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, Kid Rock, Pepe the Frog and others. By MARK LEIBOVICH July 11, 2017 Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, was running late and...

Asked for Voters’ Data, States Give Trump Panel a Bipartisan ‘No’

By MICHAEL WINES June 30, 2017 A White House commission’s sweeping request for the personal and public data of the nation’s 200 million voters set off an avalanche of opposition by state leaders in both parties on Friday, as officials from...

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.