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How can the Supreme Court maintain impartiality in America's modern political climate?
What happens to the public's perceived independence of the Supreme Court when confirmation processes devolve into partisan battles? The Post's Robert Barnes explains the evolving r...
Kavanaugh and Ford will testify at the Senate. Here's what to expect.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford will testify in relation to sexual misconduct allegations that have arisen during Kavanaugh's confirmation proce...
Trump ordered Russia investigation documents declassified. Can he do that?
At odds with the Justice Department, Trump wants some texts, interviews and warrants made public. We explore his exercise of presidential power when it pushes against well-establis...
President Trump says we are “absolutely, totally prepared” for Hurricane Florence. Are we?
Trump called the handling of Hurricane Maria an "unsung success" and falsely said its high death count was generated to make him look bad. As we face Florence, reporter Joel Achenb...
A harrowing book, an anonymous op-ed and a White House in chaos
After a week of revelations about what it's like to work for President Trump, White House bureau chief Philip Rucker offers insight into the state of the administration....
Exclusive: Phone call between President Trump and Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward sought an interview with President Trump as he was writing "Fear," a book about his presidency. Trump called Woodward in early August, after the manuscript had been co...
Trump threatened to "take a look" at Google for "rigged" results. Can he do that?
Does the administration have power to regulate the information technology companies distribute? Post technology reporter Brian Fung, technology ethicist David Ryan Polgar and law p...
Michael Cohen spent years alongside Trump. What might he know?
Trump’s longtime lawyer and friend, who made a plea implicating Trump this week, has connections to the president’s charity and business. Post reporter Rosalind Helderman explains ...
Michael Cohen implicates Trump. Paul Manafort is found guilty. What happens now?
Within a few minutes on Tuesday afternoon, two people close to Trump are declared guilty. This special break-in episode with Post reporter Devlin Barrett breaks down what these maj...
Trump is trying to enforce an NDA against Omarosa Manigault Newman. Can he do that?
A former White House aide is releasing details from her time in the administration. Trump wants to stop her. White House reporter Joshua Dawsey and watchdog director Danielle Brian...
Trump wants to distance himself from Paul Manafort’s trial. Can he do that?
The ongoing trial of Trump’s former campaign manager can affect the future of the Mueller investigation. National security reporter Devlin Barrett and former federal prosecutor Rob...
Trump says that even if there were collusion, there was no crime. Can he do that?
What are the legal lines surrounding collusion? Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig and white-collar defense lawyer Jacob Frenkel analyze the legal and political conseque...
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