
Ella Nilsen
Former White House Reporter
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Kelly also called Robert E. Lee an “honorable man.”


Robert Mueller hands down his first indictments; Kevin Spacey is in the middle of the latest Hollywood sexual misconduct scandal; the US military is investigating the death of another Green Beret, possibly at the hands of his fellow soldiers.


The three Trump campaign officials were just charged by Robert Mueller.


“People are dying out here.”


The list of powerful men accused of sexual harassment continues to grow; Spain’s constitutional crisis comes to a boiling point; Australia’s politicians hit a dual citizenship snag.


“We’ve been clear on that from the beginning.”


“There’s nothing illegal,” Halperin said on a 2016 panel.


President Trump declares the opioid crisis a national public health emergency; Twitter bans Russian state media from advertising on its site; an explosion at an Indonesian fireworks factory leaves more than 40 dead.


China’s Xi Jinping gives himself nearly unlimited power; Republicans in the Senate deliver a big win to Wall Street by axing a key consumer protection rule; the US and India forge ahead in a strong partnership during a Tillerson visit.


Two Senate Republicans question Trump’s fitness for office in an explosive day on Capitol Hill; new questions emerge about the Niger ambush that killed four American soldiers; the Trump ban on refugees is lifted, but strict new vetting rules remain.