Fact Check of the Day: Trump Stretches Facts by Claiming Record Successes During ‘Greatest Witch Hunt’ in U.S. History
A historian says comparing the Russia investigation to the Salem witch trials is “hot air.” And among the past 10 presidents, Mr. Trump has signed the second-fewest bills to become law at this point in his term.
School Resource Officer Stopped School Shooting, Authorities Say
A police officer in Dixon, Ill., shot a gunman near a high school before anyone else was harmed.
Michael Slive, 77, Dies; Led Southeastern Conference to New Heights
He led the conference from 2002 to 2015 and helped it to navigate a period mired by N.C.A.A. sanctions and become a college football powerhouse.
Senate Confirms Gina Haspel to Lead C.I.A. Despite Torture Concerns
Ms. Haspel, a career clandestine officer, will take the helm as the agency’s first female director at a time of shifting alliances and intelligence threats from countries including Russia and Iran.
As Democratic Women Surge, Ranks of Republican Women May Shrink
Democratic women are running for Congress in record numbers, and Republican women are trying to match the surge. But retirements may leave G.O.P. ranks depleted.
An Aggrieved Trump Wants Better Press, and He Blames Leaks for Not Getting It
The president’s irritation with his staff reached a new level last week after the leak of a morbid joke a junior aide made about Senator John McCain having brain cancer.
N.I.H. Halts Enrollment in a Study of Drinking Now Under Scrutiny
Following reports in The Times that investigators and officials had solicited funding for the trial from the alcohol industry, the N.I.H. has launched two internal investigations.
‘Just the Grossest Thing’: Women Recall Interactions With U.S.C. Doctor
Dozens of women have called a university hotline amid allegations of misconduct against a campus gynecologist, George Tyndall, that date to the 1990s.
Show Starring Avenatti and Scaramucci Is Being Pitched to Television Executives
The men are fixtures on cable news — Mr. Avenatti, the lawyer for a pornographic actress suing the president, as Mr. Trump’s antagonist, and Mr. Scaramucci as the president’s supporter.
A Pennsylvania Lawmaker Is Stripped of Key Posts After Sex Accusations
Republican leaders stripped a state House member of committee assignments after finding that he had retaliated against an accuser by sharing explicit pictures of her.
Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, but Scientists Say It’s Not the ‘Big One’
The authorities say an “explosive eruption” at Kilauea’s summit has unleashed a hazardous ash plume but that the ash fall was “pretty limited” to the area around a national park.
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