Friend Says Trump Is Considering Firing Special Counsel

The assertion comes as conservative allies of the president have started attacking the credibility of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.

Writers From the Right and Left React to This Week’s Trump News

Read about how the other side thinks: Perspectives from across the political spectrum on a tumultuous week in Washington.

On Washington: Cloud of Special Investigation Could Linger Over Trump’s Presidency

The president faces the prospect that an aggressive, high-powered inquiry could become a near permanent fixture of his time in office.