Management

Why Trump Replaced Reince Priebus With John Kelly

The new White House chief of staff is the current secretary of Homeland Security and a retired Marine general.

Management

Trump Shakes Up Communications Team

President Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned in protest of the president's decision to name a former hedge-fund executive as communications director.

Management

What Trump’s Cybersecurity Flip-Flop Reveals

Days after announcing a cybersecurity agreement with Russia, the president declared it dead. Meanwhile, his government has taken no action to safeguard U.S. elections.

Management

The Strange, High-Pressure Work of Presidential Interpreters

The staff who help bridge the language gap in meetings like Friday’s Trump-Putin summit serve as confidants, fact-checkers, and de facto diplomats.

Tech

Trump: There Are (Probably) No Tapes

The president admits he never had any recordings of conversations with James Comey, but his idle threat has already set off a catastrophic chain reaction.

Management

Trump Told the Russians That 'Nut Job' Comey's Firing Relieved 'Great Pressure'

The president told the Russian foreign minister and ambassador that firing his FBI director had “taken off” the pressure he had faced, "The New York Times" reports.

Defense

Did Trump Know Flynn Was Under FBI Investigation When He Appointed Him?

According to "The New York Times," the former national-security adviser informed the presidential transition on January 4 that his undisclosed lobbying for Turkey was under scrutiny.

Oversight

Robert Mueller Will Serve As Special Prosecutor on Russia

The former FBI director will take over the investigation of any coordination between President Trump’s campaign and Russia.

Management

Did Trump Try to Shut Down the FBI's Michael Flynn Investigation?

A memo from fired FBI Director James Comey quotes the president as asking him to “let it go,” contradicting White House claims.

Management

The Many Contradictions of White House Spin on Russia

H.R. McMaster said Trump didn’t know the source of the information he shared, but that sharing it was wholly appropriate—even as he said that leaks about the disclosure pose a danger to national security.

Management

If There Are White House Recordings, They Could Be Subpoenaed

President Trump warned James Comey that there might be “tapes” of their conversation—and if there are, it would be illegal to destroy them.

Management

Trump: 'Regardless of Recommendation, I Was Going to Fire Comey'

The president offers the third explanation in as many days for firing the FBI director, as acting Director Andrew McCabe strikes an independent stance before the Senate.

Management

The Question Sally Yates Couldn't Answer

The former acting attorney general told a Senate panel she had warned the Trump administration that Michael Flynn had lied about his conversations with a Russian official—but she couldn’t explain why it took another 18 days for him to be fired.

Management

Why Won't Susan Rice Testify to Congress?

The former national-security adviser is caught up in a political fight over surveillance again.

Management

Trump on the Federal Government: 'I Never Realized How Big It Was'

An interview with the Associated Press shows President Trump slowly coming to terms with the size of the government he now runs, and the challenges he must tackle.

Oversight

How Trump Fell Into His Own 100-Day Trap

If the president didn’t want to be judged on the first three months of his presidency, why did he promise to get so much done in that period?

Management

What's So Bad About Trump Calling Erdogan?

There’s a long tradition of the U.S. subordinating human-rights concerns to other interests. But there was something remarkable about the president’s move.

Management

Did Susan Rice Do Anything Wrong By Asking to 'Unmask' Trump Officials?

A new Bloomberg View report says that Obama’s national security adviser wanted the names of Trump transition team officials in intelligence reports to be revealed.

Management

The White House Is Being Reset Even Before It Started

President Trump has already fired a national security adviser, removed a communications officer, and pushed a deputy chief of staff out—with more shakeups on the horizon.

Oversight

The Intelligence Devin Nunes Brought to the White House Came From the White House

A new report says that Devin Nunes’s bombshell claim of spying on the Trump team came from the Trump administration itself.