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Mueller investigation
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
You Won’t Believe What Hypocrite James Comer Is Attacking Biden on Now
The House Oversight Committee chair is furious Biden invoked executive privilege.
March 2, 2022
Craig Unger
Donald Trump Was Everything Vladimir Putin Could Have Wished For
From the days when the KGB sought to cultivate him 40 years ago to his term as president, Trump was a useful stooge. And if he gets another term, he still can be.
November 9, 2020
Ankush Khardori
How to De-Trumpify the Justice Department
After four years of corruption and venality, can the country’s law enforcement agency be saved?
July 29, 2020
Matt Ford
Bill Barr Battles Democrats to a Draw
In lieu of oversight, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee pepper Trump’s bag man with canned questions and grandstanding.
October 2, 2019
Melissa Gira Grant
Can We Stop Pretending Prosecutors Are Impartial Now?
Attorney General Bill Barr and ex-prosecutor Rudy Giuliani share the same job: defending the president.
July 25, 2019
Seth Hettena
The FBI’s Trump-Russia Investigation Continues
Robert Mueller says the threat to U.S. elections "deserves the attention of every American."
June 10, 2019
Michael Kazin
The Impossibility of Impeachment
Andrew Johnson’s opponents discovered the difficulties of removing a president.
May 10, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump Declares War—on Accountability
The administration's moves to extend executive privilege, rebuff subpoenas, and challenge the courts are more than a rivalry between government branches.
April 19, 2019
Alex Pareene
Democrats Are Hoping You Don’t Understand What “Impeachment” Entails
Focusing on how it would "fail" in the Senate is a handy way to duck responsibility for a full investigation into the Trump administration.
April 17, 2019
Matt Ford
Will Rod Rosenstein Regret Defending Bill Barr?
The release of the Mueller report is a moment of truth not only for the attorney general, but his loyal deputy, too.
March 27, 2019
Alex Shephard
The Russia Skeptics Are Committing the Sins They Despise
They're rushing to judgment, ignoring the facts, and declaring victory—just like the journalists they've been criticizing.
March 26, 2019
Alex Shephard
Give It Up, Democrats. The Russia Investigation Is Over.
There's no need to turn the Russia investigation into the next Benghazi.
December 6, 2018
Emma Ashford
A Guide to Saudi Arabia’s Influence in Washington
From propping up Trump hotels to donations from foreign agents
August 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump’s new defense: These convictions aren’t that bad, actually.
July 13, 2018
Jeet Heer
Congressional Republicans are pushing for the impeachment of Rod Rosenstein.
July 13, 2018
Jeet Heer
New indictments complicate the Trump-Russia relationship.
July 9, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Russia scandal casts a shadow on Trump’s European trip.
July 2, 2018
Jeet Heer
Has Michael Cohen flipped on Trump?
April 16, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is James Comey Helping?
How the former FBI director’s new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” is shaping the narrative surrounding the Russia affair
March 6, 2018
Alex Shephard
Sam Nunberg’s meltdown was the Russia story’s strangest moment yet.
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