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The Justice Department has long sought access to encrypted messages, alarming privacy experts.

Without presenting any evidence, President Trump suggested that China showered money on Mr. Biden to influence his father as vice president and win favorable trade deals with the United States.

Two American diplomats drafted a statement for Ukraine’s new leader that would have committed him publicly to the inquiries Mr. Trump has been seeking into political rivals.

Key officials said they were open minded about the need for further cuts. Then a flurry of bad economic data rolled in.

President Trump made a similar, but private, request of the president of Ukraine, an episode that has sparked an impeachment inquiry.

The magazine was transferred to a new steward, Maven, and people familiar with the move said layoffs followed.

A complaint is said to allege that political appointees tried to interfere with an audit of the president’s returns.

The gunman, who was a resident of the building, was taken into custody after retreating inside for two hours.

Now he wants China to investigate the Bidens and help his re-election bid. Give him this, he’s not subtle.

An imagined conversation with Flyover Man.

Some parents who have pleaded guilty in the admissions fraud case are turning to consultants and doctors in an effort to secure lenient sentences.

Six men were charged with running a cocaine-and-heroin delivery operation that was linked to the tech executive’s death in December.

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In case of death: how to set up a list of important digital account info for simple and secure information sharing with family members and trusted friends

The number of cases has risen weekly. So far, 19 deaths have been confirmed, and health officials say more are being investigated.

The veteran investigative journalist was heckled and called out online for his many interruptions of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey at an event in Washington.

The studio set out to make a boundary-pushing film. The early reaction has included critical praise and deep unease about the film’s violence and message.

A false tale about a cybersecurity firm called CrowdStrike and a Democratic conspiracy to undermine the 2016 election has formed the background of President Trump’s impeachment inquiry.

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

And he has only himself to blame.