Chief of Staff Advised a Resistant Trump to Fire the E.P.A. Chief
John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, wants President Trump to fire his Environmental Protection Agency administrator, but the president is resisting.
The Biggest Stories in American Politics This Week
From criticism of Scott Pruitt to an escalating trade conflict, let us catch you up on five of the biggest stories you may have missed.
Oprah, Rupert Murdoch, Harvard: Saudi Prince’s U.S. Tour
The heir to Saudi Arabia’s throne has been on an extraordinary tour of the United States, seeking investment and trying to change perceptions of the opaque, conservative kingdom.
Naloxone Stops Opioid Overdoses. How Do You Use It?
Each day 115 Americans die of an opioid overdose. In the first surgeon general advisory in 13 years, Americans were urged to carry a medication to save lives.
Sheila Link, Sportswoman and Firearms Writer, Dies at 94
A former New Jersey music major, she hunted, camped and shared her adventures and advice as an author and a columnist for Women & Guns magazine.
Cecil Taylor, Pianist Who Defied Jazz Orthodoxy, Is Dead at 89
An uncompromising artist, Mr. Taylor argued against reductive definitions of what a musician of his training and background could or should do.
Trump Administration Imposes New Sanctions on Putin Cronies
The Trump administration, carrying out sanctions pressed by Congress for election interference, announced new penalties against Russia’s richest men.
Pompeo and Bolton Nominations Raise Alarm Over Ties to Anti-Islam Groups
Mike Pompeo is President Trump’s pick to be the next secretary of state, and John R. Bolton is the choice for national security adviser. Civil rights groups are concerned.
Trump Will Once Again Skip the White House Correspondents Dinner
The White House announced on Friday that for the second year in a row, President Trump will skip the White House Correspondents Association Dinner.
California Today: California Today: Villaraigosa on Not Backing Impeachment (Yet)
Friday: California vs. Trump, the Stephon Clark shooting, the Good Witch house is for sale, and a Brown birthday.
Trump Cites Aluminum Prices in Defense of Trade Policies
President Trump launched into a new defense of his pugnacious trade policies on Friday, pointing to the falling price of aluminum to deny harm to consumers.
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