Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director Who Led Trump Inquiry, Dies at 81

He imposed the most significant overhaul of the F.B.I. in its history. Later, after concluding that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.Robert S. Mueller III in 2019, while serving as special counsel investigating Russia’s attack on the 2016 presid

What Was the Mueller Investigation? And What Did It Find?

The appointment of Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel to conduct an investigation related to a sitting president roiled Washington around the start of President Trump’s first term.Robert S. Mueller III in his role as special counsel at the Department of Justice in Washington, in 2019.

M Mark Walker and Aimee Ortiz

Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown

The G.O.P. senator President Trump chose to lead the Department of Homeland Security privately discussed concessions the White House has repeatedly rejected.Senator Markwayne Mullin had been quietly working to hash out a compromise on immigration enforcement that offered more ground than the White H

M Michael Gold

How Corey Lewandowski Wielded Power Inside D.H.S.

While he was supposed to serve in a limited role as an adviser to Kristi Noem, Mr. Lewandowski had wide influence over contracts, personnel and operations inside the agency over the last year.

H Hamed Aleaziz, Alexandra Berzon, Nicholas Nehamas, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Tyler Pager

The Billionaire Funding France’s Far Right

Pierre-Édouard Stérin is financing projects to make France less Muslim, more Catholic and more capitalist. He says his program has trained thousands running for municipal office on Sunday.Pierre-Édouard Stérin at his chalet in the French Alps on Wednesday. He moved his family to Belgium in 2012.

C Catherine Porter

CBS News Radio Crackles to a Close

A stalwart of the mass media century, the longstanding network that launched the careers of journalists like Edward R. Murrow will air its final broadcast in May.The pioneering CBS journalists Edward R. Murrow, left, and William Shirer delivered riveting reports from Europe during World War II.

M Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin

Election in Slovenia Will Test Europe’s Political Mood

The center-left government is being challenged by a right-wing populist accused of launching a smear campaign in the final days of a close race.Slovenia’s opposition leader and nationalist former Prime Minister Janez Jansa prepares for the last televised political debate in Ljubljana on Friday, ahea

A Andrew Higgins