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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP How a Lawsuit Could Check Trump's Power Over Security Clearances
Can the president restrict a person’s access to classified material for any reason he wants? It may take a claim from former CIA Director John Brennan to find out.
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Gregory Bull / AP Recording: Hear the Voices of Children Detained at the Border
They scream “Mami” and “Papá” over and over again, as if those are the only words they know.
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Jonathan Ernstl / Reuters Breaching Norms Has a Price
Trump may not care that he is upsetting the safeguards imposed on intelligence agencies in the wake of Watergate—but the damage will prove lasting.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters The End of Trump Won't Be the End of Trumpism
A new book—tweeted out by the president himself—argues that America is in the midst of a populist realignment.
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Baz Ratner / Reuters Celebration in Jerusalem, Bloodshed in Gaza
The new American embassy opens during a chaotic and violent week in the Middle East—and it's just the beginning.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters What Exactly Is Rudy Giuliani's Role?
Brought on to Trump’s legal team to negotiate with Robert Mueller and be a public face, he seems to be acting more broadly as an attorney and strategist, a risky choice.
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Mykola Lazarenko / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / ... Ukraine’s Successful Courtship of Trump
Trump was convinced to sell lethal weapons to Ukraine thanks in part to a savvy charm offensive from Kiev—but the deal may be more bark than bite.
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Mary Altaffer / AP Hillary Clinton's High Profile Is Hurting the Democrats
She dismisses those who tell her to step aside, but at this rate she will harm her political future and aid the GOP.
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AP Photo The Party of Ike
Eisenhower—embodying prudence, diligence, and broad-mindedness—offers conservatives in the age of Trump a different model of leadership.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP The Comey Memos Won't Derail the Mueller Probe
The release of the documents seems unlikely to harm the current stage of the investigation, but if Congress keeps tipping the special counsel’s hand, that could change.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Why Stormy Daniels Poses a Problem for Democrats
The intense media focus on President Trump’s personal dramas hurts the party’s ability to sell its message to the voters it needs most.
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Brennan Linsley / AP Ten Questions Trump's CIA Director Nominee Should Answer
Gina Haspel’s upcoming confirmation hearings will be a rare opportunity to ask about some of the agency’s most secretive and controversial methods.
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Hannah McKay / Reuters Why Did Trump Fire Tillerson Now?
The specific timing of the move—following the secretary of state’s split from the president to condemn a Russian attack in the U.K.—raises questions about its motive.
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Michael Sohn / AP What's at Stake as Trump Replaces Gary Cohn
There are three ways the president might turn—and his choice will force clarity about his administration’s direction.
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Ron Edmonds / AP Why the Russia Investigation Could Be More Like Iran-Contra Than Watergate
Complexity, partisanship, and a strong presidential narrative insulated Ronald Reagan from meeting the same fate as Richard Nixon, and those factors could also protect Donald Trump.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The President's Power to Hide Secret Details About the Russia Investigation
Executive power means Donald Trump can classify or declassify memos that may implicate him.
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Reuters / Handout The Precedent for Trump's Administration Isn't Nixon—It's Clinton
A network analysis of the structure of the president's inner circle suggests some surprising parallels.
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Keith Srakocic / AP Contempt for Court
Republican lawmakers are increasingly showing disdain for decisions made by the judicial branch—and by extension the rule of law.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Trump Won't Declassify Democratic Rebuttal to Nunes
The White House Counsel said the president was “inclined to declassify” the Democrats’ memo, but that “he is unable to do so at this time” because the memo contains “numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages.”
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Evan Vucci / AP Inflationary Populism Is Trump's Path Forward
After advancing traditional Republican policies in his first year, the president has an opportunity to deliver the gains he promised his voters.
