Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III indicated he and his boss hold different views on the question of potential presidential crimes, refusing to clear President Trump and alluding to Congress's impeachment power as the ultimate constitutional arbiter.
For the first time in eight days, the president did not appear on camera, offering a relatively limited public reaction to Robert S. Mueller III's nine-minute statement.
In his first public comments, the exiting special counsel emphasized that Justice Department precedent prevented him from considering whether he could charge a president with a crime. Those legal opinions, rooted in past crises, have not been tested in the courts.
When senior Navy officials grasped what was happening, they directed Navy personnel who were present to remove a tarp obscuring the McCain name, a senior official said.
Israel's parliament voted to dissolve itself after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a government ahead of a midnight deadline, despite his party winning the largest number of seats in April elections.
The 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey set the standard by which today's restrictive abortion laws will be judged.
For the first time in eight years, LeBron James is not in the championship round. His mantle as the sport's top player is up for grabs, and Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant could make compelling cases.
Rosalind S. Helderman on Robert S. Mueller III's first public comments on the Russia investigation. Reis Thebault on the latest state to take up a "heartbeat bill" — and the Democratic governor who has said he'll sign it. And the existence of UFOs.
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