Trump Declines to Label China a Currency Manipulator as Trade War Brews
The Treasury Department scolded China over its trade surplus, but decided against calling it a currency manipulator, breaking a key campaign promise by President Trump.
Charles McDew, 79, Tactician for Student Civil Rights Group, Dies
A founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he helped organize direct-action protests and looked beyond integration to voting rights.
R.N.C. Official Who Agreed to Pay Playboy Model $1.6 Million Resigns
The official, Elliott Broidy, quit amid news of a deal he struck with a woman who became pregnant during an affair. The payout was arranged by President Trump’s lawyer Michael D. Cohen.
Trump Superfans Diamond and Silk: Don’t Mess With Us, Facebook
The conservative social media sensations Diamond and Silk made news when Facebook removed — and later restored — their page this week. But the vocal duo are longtime champions of Mr. Trump on YouTube.
The Biggest Stories in American Politics This Week
From Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony to Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s announcement that he will not seek re-election, here are six of the biggest stories driving American politics this week.
John Melcher, Montana Democrat in House and Senate, Dies at 93
He embraced both economic development and environmental protections for a state rich in natural resources and pristine wilderness.
Andrea Constand to the Cosby Jury: ‘I Could Not Fight Him Off’
In her second appearance as a witness against Bill Cosby, Ms. Constand said he drugged and sexually assaulted her after she had rejected his advances.
Former F.B.I. Deputy Director Is Faulted in Scathing Inspector General Report
The report accused the former official, Andrew G. McCabe, of repeatedly misleading investigators. Mr. McCabe was fired in March hours before he was eligible for a full pension.
Trump Pardons Scooter Libby in a Case That Mirrors His Own
The action by the president, who also considers himself the target of an unfair prosecution, was a dramatic coda to a politically charged case that came to embody the divisions over the Iraq war.
L.A. Times’s New Owner Plans Big Moves. First Up, Relocating to the Suburbs.
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who will soon take over the newspaper, dropped a bombshell to employees on Friday: He is moving the offices to El Segundo.
California Searchers Find Woman’s Body and Items Belonging to Missing Family
Four family members were reported missing during a road trip after a car was seen going into a swollen river. Relatives in India pleaded for help.
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