John Gibbons Dies at 94; Argued for Rights for Guantánamo Detainees
As a lawyer, he put his faith in equal access to the courts for all, including rioters in Newark in the 1960s; he also served as a federal appellate judge.
Fact Check of the Day: Kellyanne Conway’s Inaccurate Claims About Michael Cohen’s Hush-Money Payments
Ms. Conway, a counselor to President Trump, falsely claimed that he did not know about payments to two women until this year, and misleadingly suggested the arrangement occurred in August 2015.
Authorities Uncover $8 Million-a-Week Drug Operation in Pennsylvania
Eleven people were charged with felony drug offenses in the bust in Bucks County.
Church Leaders Accuse Princeton of Keeping Looted Manuscripts
In a lawsuit, officials of the Eastern Orthodox Church say the university has four manuscripts that were looted from a monastery in Greece in 1917.
Walker Defends Legacy After Signing Bills Limiting Successor’s Power
The outgoing Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, signed into law measures limiting the power of the incoming Democratic governor, Tony Evers. Evers called the move “not reflective of this last election.”
Mueller Rejects Flynn’s Attempt to Portray Himself as Victim of the F.B.I.
Michael T. Flynn, the president’s former national security adviser, had cooperated with the special counsel, but in asking for leniency, he stoked an unfounded theory about potential evidence he did not lie to investigators.
Companies Asked a Mississippi Senator to Refund Donations. They Are Still Waiting.
Some of the nation’s largest businesses asked Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to return campaign donations after she said she would attend a “public hanging.” She is not complying.
Elizabeth Warren, Speaking to Black Graduates, Warns ‘The Rules Are Rigged’
The government “has systematically discriminated against black people in this country,” the senator and likely presidential hopeful warned.
Andrew Frierson, Pioneering Black Opera Singer, Dies at 94
A bass-baritone, he made his professional debut with the New York City Opera and later encouraged other black opera singers, especially men.
Chris Christie Drops Out of Consideration for White House Chief of Staff
The former governor of New Jersey said he was not offered the job but had met with President Trump and had a good discussion.
White House Says ‘Horrific, Tragic’ Death of Migrant Girl Is Not Its Responsibility
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died from dehydration while in Border Patrol custody in what Trump administration critics called a casualty of hard-line immigration policy.
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