‘Where Are We Going?’:  George Bush's Final Days  —  BUENOS AIRES — George Bush had been fading in the last few days.  He had not gotten out of bed, he had stopped eating and he was mostly sleeping.  For a man who had defied death multiple times over the years, it seemed that the moment might finally be arriving.

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agree to trade truce, no additional tariffs, China state media says  — US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to a trade truce in their dinner meeting Saturday  —  US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared …

How Devin Nunes Helped Robert Mueller  —  Michael Cohen's guilty plea to a single felony count of lying to Senate and House committees will not appreciably add to his criminal liability.  As Ken White observed, the panoply of serious felonies to which Cohen previously pleaded guilty carry …

Congress considers measure to postpone shutdown deadline until after Bush services  —  Congressional negotiators and White House officials are discussing a one-week budget bill that would delay a partial government shutdown while Washington prepares for the state funeral of former president George H.W. Bush …

On Being Accused  —  For a variety of reasons, most justified, some unjustified, men accused of sexual impropriety in today's “me-too” climate are presumed to be guilty by the court of public opinion.  Emotions bypass due-process, people choose sides, and the social media wars begin.

Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?  —  George Bush, Sr., has died, and our national media have begun the familiar rituals of presidential passings: round-the-clock pieties on cable news, fond tributes from associates, the inevitable softening of the rough edges.  This isn't surprising.

Top US naval commander in Middle East found dead  —  (CNN)The top admiral overseeing US Naval forces in the Middle East, Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, was found dead in his residence in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy said in a statement.  —  While his death is being investigated …

Marc Lamont Hill: I'm sorry my word choices caused harm |  Opinion  —  Over the past week, I have been embroiled in a controversy regarding my speech at the United Nations regarding the plight of Palestinian people.  My remarks have sparked heavy controversy, around the nation and right here in Philadelphia.

North Carolina Race Roiled by Claims Voter Fraud — But Not the Kind the GOP Worries About  —  North Carolina Republicans are very concerned about voter fraud.  “Committing voter fraud is easy in our state,” the state's Republican lieutenant governor, Dan Forest, said in a video released in October.

Under Trump, the Swamp Is Draining  —  A grifter president has inspired an elite housecleaning.  —  Impeachment is a political act, and the endgame of the Robert Mueller investigation may not deliver the stark evidence that would remove Donald Trump from office.

Mueller Exposes the Culture of Lying That Surrounds Trump  —  WASHINGTON — When Michael D. Cohen admitted this past week to lying to Congress about a Russian business deal, he said he had testified falsely out of loyalty to President Trump.  When he admitted this summer to lying …

Global Growth Cools, Leaving Scars of '08 Unhealed  —  LONDON — Only a few months ago, the world's fortunes appeared increasingly robust.  For the first time since the wealth-destroying agony of the global financial crisis, every major economy was growing in unison.  —  So much for all that.

A High School Newspaper Was Suspended For Publishing An Investigation Into Football Players' Transfers  —  An Arkansas school district suspended its high school newspaper and threatened to fire the teacher who advises it after student journalists wrote a story criticizing the transfer of five football players to a rival high school.

She Thought She Was In Bed With Her Boyfriend, Until She Saw His Face  —  “I was like, 'I feel violated.  This feels wrong.  But I don't know if it's illegal.'” This woman's case has exposed a loophole in rape laws.  —  Reporting From  —  West Lafayette, Indiana