Malaysian Leader in Billion-Dollar Scandal Is Invited to White House

The visit by Prime Minister Najib Razak promises to bestow legitimacy on him and illustrates what critics say is the Trump administration’s disregard for corruption.

U.S. Slaps Egypt on Human Rights Record and Ties to North Korea

The Trump administration denied Egypt $96 million in aid and delayed $195 million in military funding despite President Trump’s lavish praise.

Trump a ‘Moral Dilemma’ for Black Republicans After Charlottesville

By YAMICHE ALCINDOR August 22, 2017 WASHINGTON — Gregory Cheadle, the man whom Donald J. Trump famously called “my African-American” at a California campaign rally, watched this month as now-President Trump praised the “very fine...

67 Former State Attorneys General Have a Message: Condemn Hate Bluntly

In a statement on Monday, the former attorneys general recommended a response along the lines of Bill Baxley’s salty letter to a K.K.K. leader in 1976.

News Analysis: Trump Seeks a Clear Victory in a Murky War

When the president laid out his plan for Afghanistan, he left open a question that has stumped American generals and diplomats and two presidents: What does winning look like?

Louise Linton Goes From the Lap of Luxury to the Center of a Social Media Storm

By KATIE ROGERS August 22, 2017 WASHINGTON — As anyone associated with the Trump administration knows, it only takes one outburst — a few haphazard emojis here, a call to The New Yorker there — to cement a new reputation. This week, in the...