The White House Seems Excited to Shut Down the Government  —  Next Saturday, April 29th, is President Trump's hundredth day in office, a historical marker used by the press to assess a new President's progress since the first term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Nurse Replaces Surgeon General After Obama Appointee Resigns  —  America's doctor was fired on Friday and replaced by a nurse.  —  Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, an Obama administration holdover, was asked to resign by the Trump administration.  He was replaced by his deputy …

Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics.  Then He Shaped an Election.  —  As the F.B.I. investigated Hillary Clinton and the Trump campaign, James B. Comey tried to keep the bureau out of politics but plunged it into the center of a bitter election.  —  WASHINGTON — The day before he upended …

Trump Reaches Beyond West Wing for Counsel  —  WASHINGTON — Relationships have always been President Trump's currency and comfort, helping him talk his way into real estate deals over three decades in New York.  Those who know him best say that his outer confidence has always belied an inner uncertainty …

Please, God, Stop Chelsea Clinton from Whatever She Is Doing  —  The last thing the left needs is the third iteration of a failed political dynasty.  —  Amid investigations into Russian election interference, perhaps we ought to consider whether the Kremlin, to hurt Democrats, helped put Chelsea Clinton on the cover of Variety.

'The Ideas Made It, But I Didn't'  —  His first date with his future wife was spent in a New Hampshire motel room drinking Wild Turkey into the wee hours with Hunter S. Thompson.  He stood several feet away from Martin Luther King Jr. during the “I Have a Dream” speech.

History tells us that Republicans are taking on too much this week — and that it isn't likely to end well  —  It seems like forever and a day since Congress could walk and chew gum at the same time.  —  That's a lesson that President Trump and his advisers are struggling to grasp …

Inside the Trump Marriage: Melania's Burden  —  Until November 8, Melania Trump's marriage provided her with a golden Fifth Avenue fortress, at a price—putting up with her husband's humiliations and boorishness.  From Melania's ill-fated campaign appearances to her apparent reluctance …

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Shuttering at a Record Pace  —  Years of overbuilding and the rise of online shopping have come to a head; malls as ‘energy suckers’  —  American retailers are closing stores at a record pace this year as they feel the fallout from decades of overbuilding and the rise of online shopping.

Historians say a president's first 100 days is a useless benchmark  —  The date was July 24, 1933.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt was sitting behind a desk in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room.  To his left was a microphone, to his right a glass of water.

Excerpts from AP interview with President Donald Trump  —  Excerpts from The Associated Press interview conducted Friday with President Donald Trump, with editing for clarity and brevity:  —  On the legal status of the “dreamers,” young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally and protected …

Pence: U.S. to honor refugee deal with Australia  —  The United States will honor an Obama-era agreement with Australia to help resettle Syrian refugees, despite the Trump administration not favoring the arrangement, Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday.

Overseas voters kick off crucial French presidential election  —  French overseas territories and French residents in the United States and Canada began voting on Saturday in France's presidential election, a day before the main first-round of a poll that could change the global political landscape.

If US campuses can't protect free speech, they need new management  —  UC-Berkeley this week canceled an April 27 Ann Coulter speech, fearing riots.  This lunacy will only grow until colleges start standing up decisively for free speech.  —  The school is trying to negotiate a new date …