Special Counsel Investigation Has Cost at Least $6.7 million Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, spent almost $7 million in its first four and a half months, he said. By NICHOLAS FANDOS
In Era of Trump, Germany Seeks a Stronger Role Abroad The acting foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, calls for a bolder foreign policy role for Berlin, as Germans say they worry more about the U.S. than North Korea or Iran. By MELISSA EDDY
Trump Administration Touts Border Arrests as Proof of Crackdown on Illegal Immigration A decrease in arrests at the border shows that the administration’s deterrence efforts are effective, Homeland Security officials said. By RON NIXON
As Harassment Accusations Multiply, a Question: Who Stays and Who Goes? Some lawmakers charged with sexual harassment face intense pressure to resign. Others find more tolerance. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the responses. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Manafort Associate Has Russian Intelligence Ties, Court Document Says In the document, the special counsel cited an op-ed article drafted by Paul Manafort and his Russia-linked associate to shape public opinion about consulting work in Ukraine. By KENNETH P. VOGEL
Director Defends F.B.I. After Trump Says Bureau Is in ‘Tatters’ Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, did not mention the president in defending the agency’s work force as “focused on our critical mission.” By ADAM GOLDMAN and CHARLIE SAVAGE
McFarland’s Testimony About Russia Contacts Is Questioned K.T. McFarland, a former aide to President Trump, told a senator that she did not talk with Michael T. Flynn about his contacts with a Russian official. Emails suggest she knew of a key phone call. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and SHARON LaFRANIERE
Supreme Court Allows Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect The decision was a victory for the administration after its mixed success before the court over the summer, when justices considered and later dismissed disputes over the second version. By ADAM LIPTAK
Can Presidents Obstruct Justice? The Latest Trump Fight, Explained President Trump’s tweet that he knew his former national security adviser had lied to the F.B.I. is seen by some as evidence that he obstructed justice. But his lawyer says a president cannot violate such laws. By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Jared Kushner on Stage: Hearing His Voice, at Last, if Little Else At a Middle East policy conference, Mr. Kushner said he was optimistic, despite tension over President Trump’s reported plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. By PETER BAKER
Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says F.B.I. Is in ‘Tatters’ In an extraordinary attack on the top law enforcement body in his own government, President Trump accused the F.B.I. and its career investigators of having a bias against him. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
News Analysis Wrenched From Scandal to Success, Trump Looks Ahead, and Over His Shoulder Even in a whirlwind presidency, it was a dizzying span of hours: One of the president’s closest former aides pleaded guilty, shortly before the Senate voted to cut taxes. By PETER BAKER
Betsy DeVos Allies See New Obstacle to School Choice Efforts: Trump For all her tough talk, the education secretary has made little progress on priorities like school vouchers and charter schools. Allies blame the storms around the president. By ERICA L. GREEN
Heroin in Soups and Lollipops: How Drug Cartels Evade Border Security Even as the United States spends billions of dollars along the Mexican border, traffickers are exploiting weaknesses elsewhere, shipping parcels by mail, by air and on Amtrak. By RON NIXON
Trump to Keep Embassy in Tel Aviv, but Recognize Jerusalem as Capital The president is trying to appease evangelical supporters and powerful Jewish donors even as he works to avoid derailing his administration’s peace efforts. By MARK LANDLER and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Taxpayers Paid $84,000 to End Sex Harassment Claim Against Texas Lawmaker Rep. Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, settled a sexual harassment suit for $84,000, one of six House settlements funded by taxpayers since 2013. By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
A Quick Look at the Ties Between Trump Officials and Russia At least eight people met or corresponded with Russian officials or business people during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition. By JASMINE C. LEE and KAREN YOURISH
Documents Reveal New Details on What Trump Team Knew About Flynn’s Calls With Russia’s Ambassador The documents made public on Friday show that the transition team knew that Mr. Flynn was going to be discussing sanctions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Live Briefing Republicans Pass Sweeping Tax Rewrite 51-49 The Senate passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill after hours of debate and over the objections of Democrats and one Republican. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry President Trump told Senators Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr and others that he wanted an inquiry into Russian interference in the election to come to a close. By JONATHAN MARTIN, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ALEXANDER BURNS
Special Counsel Investigation Has Cost at Least $6.7 million Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, spent almost $7 million in its first four and a half months, he said. By NICHOLAS FANDOS
In Era of Trump, Germany Seeks a Stronger Role Abroad The acting foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, calls for a bolder foreign policy role for Berlin, as Germans say they worry more about the U.S. than North Korea or Iran. By MELISSA EDDY
Trump Administration Touts Border Arrests as Proof of Crackdown on Illegal Immigration A decrease in arrests at the border shows that the administration’s deterrence efforts are effective, Homeland Security officials said. By RON NIXON
As Harassment Accusations Multiply, a Question: Who Stays and Who Goes? Some lawmakers charged with sexual harassment face intense pressure to resign. Others find more tolerance. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the responses. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Manafort Associate Has Russian Intelligence Ties, Court Document Says In the document, the special counsel cited an op-ed article drafted by Paul Manafort and his Russia-linked associate to shape public opinion about consulting work in Ukraine. By KENNETH P. VOGEL
Director Defends F.B.I. After Trump Says Bureau Is in ‘Tatters’ Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, did not mention the president in defending the agency’s work force as “focused on our critical mission.” By ADAM GOLDMAN and CHARLIE SAVAGE
McFarland’s Testimony About Russia Contacts Is Questioned K.T. McFarland, a former aide to President Trump, told a senator that she did not talk with Michael T. Flynn about his contacts with a Russian official. Emails suggest she knew of a key phone call. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and SHARON LaFRANIERE
Supreme Court Allows Trump Travel Ban to Take Effect The decision was a victory for the administration after its mixed success before the court over the summer, when justices considered and later dismissed disputes over the second version. By ADAM LIPTAK
Can Presidents Obstruct Justice? The Latest Trump Fight, Explained President Trump’s tweet that he knew his former national security adviser had lied to the F.B.I. is seen by some as evidence that he obstructed justice. But his lawyer says a president cannot violate such laws. By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Jared Kushner on Stage: Hearing His Voice, at Last, if Little Else At a Middle East policy conference, Mr. Kushner said he was optimistic, despite tension over President Trump’s reported plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. By PETER BAKER
Trump, Defending Himself After Flynn Guilty Plea, Says F.B.I. Is in ‘Tatters’ In an extraordinary attack on the top law enforcement body in his own government, President Trump accused the F.B.I. and its career investigators of having a bias against him. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
News Analysis Wrenched From Scandal to Success, Trump Looks Ahead, and Over His Shoulder Even in a whirlwind presidency, it was a dizzying span of hours: One of the president’s closest former aides pleaded guilty, shortly before the Senate voted to cut taxes. By PETER BAKER
Betsy DeVos Allies See New Obstacle to School Choice Efforts: Trump For all her tough talk, the education secretary has made little progress on priorities like school vouchers and charter schools. Allies blame the storms around the president. By ERICA L. GREEN
Heroin in Soups and Lollipops: How Drug Cartels Evade Border Security Even as the United States spends billions of dollars along the Mexican border, traffickers are exploiting weaknesses elsewhere, shipping parcels by mail, by air and on Amtrak. By RON NIXON
Trump to Keep Embassy in Tel Aviv, but Recognize Jerusalem as Capital The president is trying to appease evangelical supporters and powerful Jewish donors even as he works to avoid derailing his administration’s peace efforts. By MARK LANDLER and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Taxpayers Paid $84,000 to End Sex Harassment Claim Against Texas Lawmaker Rep. Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, settled a sexual harassment suit for $84,000, one of six House settlements funded by taxpayers since 2013. By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
A Quick Look at the Ties Between Trump Officials and Russia At least eight people met or corresponded with Russian officials or business people during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition. By JASMINE C. LEE and KAREN YOURISH
Documents Reveal New Details on What Trump Team Knew About Flynn’s Calls With Russia’s Ambassador The documents made public on Friday show that the transition team knew that Mr. Flynn was going to be discussing sanctions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Live Briefing Republicans Pass Sweeping Tax Rewrite 51-49 The Senate passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill after hours of debate and over the objections of Democrats and one Republican. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry President Trump told Senators Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr and others that he wanted an inquiry into Russian interference in the election to come to a close. By JONATHAN MARTIN, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ALEXANDER BURNS
