Paul Manafort, then the Trump campaign chairman, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.
American spies collected intelligence last summer revealing that Russians were debating how to work with Trump advisers, current and former officials say.
Mr. Carson, who oversees the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said during a radio interview that he thought some people were poor because of their outlook on life.
Advisers and the F.B.I. told Jeff Sessions “not to list meetings with foreign dignitaries and their staff connected with his Senate activities,” a Justice spokesman said.
The incident, after questions about the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, brought police officers to the event and sent the reporter to the hospital for X-rays.
The two countries’ militaries have actually increased communications since the American missile strike on an airfield in Syria, Russia’s ally.
The education secretary defended plans to divert money to a school choice agenda, including funds for vouchers to private school, which she said states should regulate.
The agency will require passengers at nearly a dozen airports to place electronic items larger than a cellphone in a separate bin for X-ray screening.
The budget office’s report also found that the bill would reduce federal deficits by $119 billion over a decade, less than the $150 billion in savings projected for an earlier version of the bill.
Agents combating drug smuggling were involved in three shootings and misled the public, lawmakers and the Justice Department, two inspectors general said.
The Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of the House’s health bill predicts dysfunctional markets for about one-sixth of the population.
The acting attorney who was fired by President Trump told a graduating law class that she could not honestly defend his restrictions on Muslim travelers.
Since the attack at an Ariana Grande concert, social media users have been spreading false information about missing children and the investigation.
In a speech after Confederate monuments were taken down, Mayor Mitch Landrieu made it clear how much racial attitudes needed to change.
Elinore F. McCance-Katz has promoted drug and hospital treatment as paths to wellness, leaving some who emphasize community and family support skeptical.
The company told Congress it was all but impossible to identify every foreign government official who walked through the doors of its hotels.
According to the minutes of the Fed’s May meeting, officials said they wanted to see signs of stronger growth. But investors still increased their bets on a June rate hike.
Government spending would be cut substantially. See how every budget item would be changed.
The United States has been trying to sabotage North Korea’s missile program. President Trump must decide what to do next.
A list of appointees and nominees for top posts in the new administration.
Don’t Ask, don’t Tell.” Bombing Iraq. Somali pirates. Top officials from the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses recall how nothing goes exactly as planned.
New York Times reporters analyze the 45th president’s comments.
See if you’re as smart as you think you are.
President Obama announced sanctions against Russia for trying to influence the 2016 election through cyberattacks. Here’s what led to the sanctions.
Donald J. Trump’s global business empire will create an unprecedented number of conflicts of interest for a United States president, experts say.
Peeling away pieces of the law could lead to market chaos.
A Trump administration could weaken or do away with many of the Obama-era policies focused on greenhouse gas emissions.
Sorting through the confusing sets of numbers in Trump’s deportation plan.
Insurers fleeing, premiums soaring. The fallout is obvious.
Attacking Iran in Saudi Arabia is a futile and provocative mistake.
