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Counsel Is Told of Trump Effort to Keep Grip on Russia Inquiry

  • The special counsel’s investigation has uncovered several incidents involving President Trump that raise questions about whether he obstructed justice.
  • Mr. Trump is said to have instructed the White House’s top lawyer to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself, with the expectation that Mr. Sessions would shield him.

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Stephen K. Bannon is confronting a dire fate for a publicity-hungry provocateur — political irrelevance — as some of his most important backers recoil after his reported criticisms of President Trump and his family.







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Airports shut down, schools closed and cars slid off roads during winter’s first major storm. Officials fear the worst is ahead as temperatures are expected to hit minus 20 in some areas.

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Stephen Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, disparaged Mr. Trump and his children in a forthcoming book. The president responded, “He not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”

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Seth Meyers will host the Golden Globe Awards for the first time on Sunday. Of the past year’s sexual misconduct scandals, he said: “It’s nice to have an elephant in the room. There’s nothing more helpful than something everybody’s thinking about.” Credit Michael Friberg for The New York Times

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Seth Meyers faces a challenge: look for humorous but appropriate ways to talk about a year in which the entertainment industry was roiled by sexual misconduct scandals.







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