The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, happened largely in spite of President Trump’s actions, not because of them, according to military, intelligence and counterterrorism officials
More than 1,100 former federal prosecutors and Justice Department officials called on Attorney General William Barr to step down after he intervened last week to lower the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone
Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, reopened the school's campus last week. By Friday, nearly a dozen Liberty students were sick with symptoms that suggest Covid-19. nyti.ms/2UqPrcC
Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration on Friday in an address to former aides, criticizing its response to the coronavirus pandemic as “chaotic" and warning that the DOJ’s decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn endangered the “rule of law" nyti.ms/3dtxsco
Breaking News: The federal budget deficit fell to $1.4 trillion for the 2022 calendar year, down from $2.6 trillion a year ago, the Treasury Department said.
President Trump will sign an executive order defining Judaism as a nationality, not just a religion, thus bolstering the Education Department's efforts to stamp out "Boycott Israel" movements on college campuses
Fact Check of the Day: Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the economy added only 195,000 jobs for African-Americans under President Barack Obama. In fact, it added about 3 million. nyti.ms/2MrTy4Y
A lawsuit against the Fox Corporation over election falsehoods threatens a huge financial blow to the company, and could be one of the most consequential First Amendment cases in a generation. The case has caused palpable unease at the Fox News Channel.
Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, accused fellow Republicans of trying to undermine the legitimacy of the state’s election in an effort to swing the results to President Trump, who narrowly lost the state to President-elect Joe Biden. nyti.ms/3f7ni3c
One of Trump’s most controversial judicial nominees did not disclose that he's married to a senior White House lawyer who is a witness in the Mueller investigation nyti.ms/2hxVsnk
