The Ukrainian president got the Oval Office reception he had long been seeking, after earlier efforts led to his becoming entangled in former President Donald J. Trump’s first impeachment trial.
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Ukraine’s Leader, Meeting Biden, Seeks Security Assurances After Afghan Pullout
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to emphasize the important role Ukraine plays in containing Russia, aides to the Ukrainian leader said.
Igor Fruman Expected to Plead Guilty in Campaign Finance Case
Igor Fruman had aided Rudolph Giuliani in his effort to dig up dirt on Donald J. Trump’s political rivals.
Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election
The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani.
For Biden, Ukraine Is a ‘Déjà Vu’ Problem That’s Hard to Fix
American officials have been delivering the same message to Kyiv for more than seven years, but little has changed — or is likely to, analysts say.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Visiting Ukraine
The secretary of state will reassure Kyiv of backing against Russian hostilities, but call for more determined efforts to clean up the political system.
Giuliani’s Allies Want Trump to Pay His Legal Bills
As Rudolph Giuliani faces an escalating federal investigation and defamation suits, his advisers believe he should benefit from a $250 million Trump campaign war chest.
Blinken Will Visit Ukraine in Show of Support Against Russia
The secretary of state will first meet with British officials and other American allies in London.
Firing of U.S. Ambassador Is at Center of Giuliani Investigation
Prosecutors want to scrutinize Rudolph W. Giuliani’s communications with Ukrainian officials about the ouster of the ambassador, Marie L. Yovanovitch.
Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment Searched in Federal Investigation
Prosecutors obtained the warrant as part of an investigation into whether Mr. Giuliani broke lobbying laws as President Trump’s personal lawyer.
How Senator Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government
Pushing false theories on the virus, the vaccine and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Mr. Johnson, the Republican senator from Wisconsin, has absorbed his party’s transformation under Donald Trump.
Putin Authorized Russian Interference in 2020 Election, Report Says
The assessment was the intelligence community’s most comprehensive look at foreign efforts to interfere in the election.
For the Defense: Twisted Facts and Other Staples of the Trump Playbook
The lawyers representing the former president in his impeachment trial are the latest in a rotating cast that has always had trouble satisfying a mercurial and headstrong client.
As Trump Is Impeached a Second Time, Americans Share a Sense of Alarm
After a tumultuous year and the end of a presidency, voters say that Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment feels very different from his first.
Trump Justice Department Sought to Block Search of Giuliani Records
Manhattan prosecutors had been prepared to seek a search warrant for electronic records related to powerful Ukrainians who had helped Rudolph Giuliani dig for dirt on the Biden family.
The First Trial Seemed Abstract. This One Is a Visceral Reckoning Over Trump.
At issue will be many aspects that defined Donald Trump’s presidency: his relentless assaults on truth, his fomenting of divisions, his shattering of norms and his undermining of an election.
Impeachment Case Against Trump Aims to Marshal Outrage of Capitol Attack
Armed with lessons from the last impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump, prosecutors plan a shorter, video-heavy presentation to confront Republicans with the fury they felt around the Capitol riot.
Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath
David Schoen, one of former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyers, has requested that the Senate suspend the impeachment trial at sundown on Friday and on Saturday, potentially upending plans for a fast trial.
Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Faces New Fraud Accusations
The Securities and Exchange Commission claimed in a lawsuit that Mr. Parnas and a business partner duped investors in a start-up called Fraud Guarantee.
For Trump’s Aggrieved Defenders, This Impeachment Confirms Everything
His supporters see his second impeachment, a historic first, as the culmination of years of unfair treatment. The belief’s ubiquity shows the resilience of his message and the power of conservative media.
Has Trump’s Reckoning Come Too Late?
Finally the world agrees that Trump is exactly the man his fiercest critics said he was. But has the reckoning come too late?
After 2 Impeachments, Giuliani Vows to Continue His Fervor for Trump
White House officials are universally angry with Rudolph W. Giuliani and blame him for both of President Trump’s impeachments. But he remains one of few people still willing to join Mr. Trump in the foxhole.
Why Trump Can Be Convicted Even as an Ex-President
He is the poster child for why such accountability is not just constitutionally permissible but necessary.
The Impeachment of President Trump: A Preordained Coda to a Presidency
The impeachment of President Trump for a second time — in a Capitol ringed by troops — seemed like the almost inevitable culmination of four years that left the nation fractured, angry and losing its sense of self.
A Preordained Coda to a Presidency
The impeachment of President Trump for a second time — in a Capitol ringed by troops — seemed like the almost inevitable culmination of four years that left the nation fractured, angry and losing its sense of self.
As His Predecessor Is Impeached, Biden Tries to Stay Above the Fray
The president-elect has long tried to keep from being sucked into President Trump’s dramas. He may find that posture hard to maintain when he takes office and the Senate puts Mr. Trump on trial.
Joaquin Castro: Impeachment Manager Has Fought Trump on Immigration
The Harvard-educated lawyer, who sits on the Intelligence Committee and once led the Hispanic Caucus, will help prosecute President Trump in the Senate impeachment trial.
For Trump and the Nation, a Final Test of Accountability
The push by Democrats to impeach the president for his role in inciting the attack on the Capitol underscores how American politics has been profoundly shaken in ways still hard to measure.
‘From Crisis to Crisis’: The Moments That Defined a Historic Congress
The 116th Congress has lurched through a government shutdown, the impeachment and trial of a president, and the deadliest pandemic in a century.
Barr Leaves a Legacy Defined by Trump
Though he sometimes departed from the president, the outgoing attorney general’s term was dominated by how he navigated the Russia investigation and other fraught issues.
With Trump Fading, Ukraine’s President Looks to a Reset With the U.S.
“They roped us in, but I think we behaved with dignity,” Volodymyr Zelensky said of his encounter with American politics.
Biden to Face a Confrontational Russia in a World Changed From His Time in Office
The president-elect will have to assure American national security in ways that will require pushing back on the Kremlin at times and, at others, seeking Russian cooperation.
Material From Giuliani Spurred a Separate Justice Dept. Pursuit of Hunter Biden
The inquiry, based out of Pittsburgh, was run parallel to an investigation in Delaware and raised alarms among F.B.I. agents about politicization.
Giuliani Is Said to Have Discussed a Pardon With Trump
Their talks occurred as the president’s lawyer continued to loudly promote baseless claims of widespread election fraud that cost Mr. Trump the election.
Adam Schiff, Trump’s Chief Antagonist, Ponders Life After Trump
Having raised over $40 million this election cycle, the California Democrat is weighing his next moves, including the possibility of a Biden administration post, a Senate run or even House leadership.
Can America Restore the Rule of Law Without Prosecuting Trump?
Donald Trump’s potential criminal liability is the key to understanding his presidency. When he leaves office, it will present the country with a historic dilemma.
Who Are the Senior Officials at the Pentagon and the N.S.A?
The arrival of the new officials has prompted concerns. Their backgrounds offer insights into their policies.
An Intramural Republican Fight Breaks Out Over the C.I.A. Director’s Fate
Frustration about Gina Haspel among some of President Trump’s allies stretches back to the impeachment inquiry, officials said.
Barr’s Decision on Voter Fraud Inflames Existing Tensions With Anticorruption Prosecutors
The department’s handling of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and a potential case against the former interior secretary exacerbated tensions with career prosecutors.
Trump’s Tweeting Isn’t Crazy. It’s Strategic, Typos and All.
A network of right-wing operatives and activists — and the president himself — spread disinformation about Joe Biden with one simple hashtag.
Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden
The former New York mayor’s dirt-digging effort on Hunter Biden in 2019 ended with President Trump’s impeachment. Now he is back with new associates. So far it is not going exactly as planned.
Business Partner of Giuliani Associate Is Expected to Plead Guilty
David Correia was charged with duping investors in a start-up he founded with Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Trump and Biden Spar From Afar at Town Halls
With less than three weeks left in the campaign, there was no sign that either candidate was diverging from the political tracks they laid down months ago.
Hunter Biden Allegation Prompts Pushback from Facebook, Twitter
Joe Biden’s campaign rejected assertions made in a published report that were based on unverified material from Trump allies. Facebook and Twitter found the story dubious enough to limit access to it on their platform.
How Joe Biden Became the Unlikeliest of Online Fund-Raising Superstars
Four inflection points transformed Mr. Biden from a pauper during the primaries to a powerhouse against President Trump.
Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now
Joe Klein reviews that book, Carlos Lozada’s “What Were We Thinking,” as well as two Washington Post journalists’ account of the impeachment and its aftermath.
Alexander Vindman Talks With Kara Swisher About Trump and Speaking Out
He spoke out anyway. A key witness in the impeachment investigation speaks to Kara Swisher about what that decision cost him.
Trump Has Sold Off America’s Credibility for His Personal Gain
From China to Ukraine, this president has acted at odds with American foreign policy. Imagine what he could do with four more years.
Republican Inquiry Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Biden
The report delivered on Wednesday appeared to be little more than a rehashing of unproven allegations that echoed a Russian disinformation campaign.
White House Accused of Intervening to Keep Bolton’s Book From Becoming Public
A career official said political appointees “commandeered” the prepublication review process.