Capital Journal

Lawyer at Trump Tower Conclave Met With Top Russian Prosecutor

The Russian lawyer Donald Trump Jr. met last year with the hopes of receiving damaging information about Hillary Clinton says she talked with the office of Russia’s top prosecutor while waging a campaign against a U.S. sanctions law. 1399

Details Emerge in Suicide of GOP Activist Who Sought Clinton Email

The body of Republican activist Peter W. Smith, who mounted an effort to obtain former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails from Russian hackers and asphyxiated himself in a hotel room in Rochester, Minn., was found by a hotel clerk, according to a police report. 310

OpenGov CEO Zachary Bookman, center, spoke at the White House's American Technology Council last month.

Startup Tied to Kushners Got Key Tech Invite

A White House technology summit last month featured leaders of the country’s largest companies, including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. Among them was a less-prominent figure: the CEO of OpenGov, a small startup partly owned by Jared Kushner’s brother. 1594

Trump Appeals Latest Travel-Ban Ruling

The U.S. Justice Department moved quickly to appeal a federal judge’s latest ruling trimming President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, while the administration is separately laying the groundwork for new and broader restrictions. 227

Health Law Wait Is Strain on States

Regulators are trying everything to prevent state health-insurance marketplaces from unraveling, as insurers raise rates or exit individual exchanges, and the federal health-care overhaul drags on. 407

Senate Health Bill Frays GOP

A revised Senate Republican health bill designed to unite GOP members is instead stoking new debates among conservatives without easing concerns among their centrist colleagues.

House Approves Defense-Policy Measure

The U.S. House passed its version of an annual defense-policy bill on Friday, touting the measure’s bipartisan backing and its increased spending for the military, but the measure faces hurdles before becoming law.