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Jared Kushner

  1. Scores of White House Staffers Still Lack a Full Security ClearanceJared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and much of the National Security Council still lack permanent access to top secret information.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. Report: Dozens of White House Staffers Still Lack Full Security ClearancesRob Porter was far from the only person in this category.
    By Benjamin Hart
  3. Don Jr.’s Senate Testimony on Trump Tower Meeting Will Be Made PublicThe Senate Judiciary Committee is pulling back the curtain on its investigation into Russian election meddling.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. Report: Kushner’s Meetings With Chinese Officials Raised Red FlagsTrump’s son-in-law met alone with China’s ambassador, a radical break from past procedure.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. russia investigation
    What Could Bob Mueller Want From Steve Bannon?Bannon has little left to lose by telling the special counsel everything he knows.
    By Cristian Farias
  6. U.S. Officials Warned Kushner About Wendi Murdoch, Says Her Ex’s NewspaperThe Wall Street Journal report also features former British prime minister Tony Blair and a 70-foot-tall Chinese spy tower in D.C.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. Jared Kushner Is Turning His Focus to Prison ReformYou know, just in case.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  8. SEC Investigating Kushner Family Business Over EB-5 Visa UseBoth the SEC and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are now looking into the company’s use of the controversial visa program.
    By Chas Danner
  9. politics
    Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Win — and Neither Did His CampaignOne year ago: the plan to lose, and the administration’s shocked first days.
    By Michael Wolff
  10. Mueller Probing Whether Trump Team Aided a Russian Disinformation CampaignDid the Trump digital operation help Russian trolls target their ads on Facebook? The special counsel wants to find out.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  11. Is Trump Prepared for What Happens If His Jerusalem Gambit Backfires?It would be foolish not to expect chaos over such a sensitive diplomatic issue.
    By Jonah Shepp
  12. Why Is Trump Intent on Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem?The administration’s coy threat to violate a longstanding diplomatic norm carries huge risks and is helpful to nobody.
    By Jonah Shepp
  13. russia investigation
    Flynn Will Roll Over on Kushner, Pence, and Trump Himself If He Has ToFlynn has signaled that he won’t take a bullet for those who haven’t done a thing for him or the country.
    By Cristian Farias
  14. Report: Kushner Told Flynn to Sabotage U.S. Policy With Russia’s HelpFor Israel’s sake.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. Kushner’s White House Role Was Significantly Reduced — But Not Fast EnoughNow Kushner is focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Mueller’s team still has questions about his previous contacts with foreign officials.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. ‘Russian Backdoor Overture’ to Kushner Involved Close Putin AllyJust another Russian contact the president’s son-in-law conveniently forgot about.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. Senators: Jared Kushner Failed to Hand Over Emails About WikiLeaks and RussiaPresident Trump’s do-it-all son-in-law has an ongoing paperwork problem.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. Democrat: Kushner ‘Enriched Himself’ by Lying on DisclosureCalifornia’s Ted Lieu says Jared Kushner made millions by hiding his stake in a start-up.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. Can Jared Kushner Save Criminal-Justice Reform From Jeff Sessions?Bipartisan criminal-justice reform failed last year, in part because of the Trump campaign and Jeff Sessions. But now Jared Kushner is onboard.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. select all
    Kushner Lawyer to Prankster: Jared Didn’t Tell Senate About Private EmailThanks to auto-fill, Kushner’s lawyer accidentally forwarded the Senate’s angry letter to an impostor.
    By Brian Feldman
  21. Report: Kushner Used Private Email Address for Government BusinessNothing matters.
    By Benjamin Hart
  22. Kushner Keeps Winning Interpersonal Feuds, But Not Policy FightsHis latest victory: Trump apparently sided with Kushner when his own lawyers argued that his son-in-law should resign.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. The U.A.E.’s Ambassador to the U.S. Is a Very Powerful ‘Filthbag’He’s also good friends with Jared Kushner.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  24. Breitbart News Will Try to Force Trump to Be Trump, Whether He Likes It or NotYou can expect Breitbart News to intensify its efforts to get Trump to stay “populist”, even if it mean repudiating key family members and advisers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. charlottesville
    Rabbi That Oversaw Ivanka Trump’s Conversion to Judaism Slams Trump“While we avoid politics, we are deeply troubled by the moral equivalency and equivocation President Trump has offered.”
    By Yashar Ali
  26. russia probe
    Trump Dictated Son’s Misleading Statement on His Russia Meeting: ReportSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller has already signaled that he’s looking into the Trump team’s disclosures about the meeting.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. John Kelly Begins Impossible Task of Bringing Order to the White HouseThe military man will try to implement order with the help of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. Jared Kushner Explains It AllIn testimony to the Senate, Kushner gives an innocent explanation for every undisclosed interaction he had with the Russians.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. Jared Kushner’s Name Still Being Used to Lure Chinese InvestorsHis family apologized for dropping his name several months ago.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. Jared Kushner Keeps Making the Russia Scandal So Much WorseHis instincts on how to handle the controversy have consistently created more problems for the Trumps, and his fellow White House staffers.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. Trump’s Lawyers Want to Put a Wall Between The President and Kushner on RussiaThe president’s lawyers don’t want him taking advice about the Russia investigation from a son-in-law who’s already deeply ensnared by it.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. q&a
    Election Law Expert Robert Bauer on What Don Jr.’s Emails Mean for the PresidentA Q&A with the former White House counsel on what crimes may have been committed, how it affects the Russia probe, and the implications for Trump.
    By Lily Carollo
  33. The Least the GOP Can Do Now Is Demand Jared Kushner’s ResignationKushner attended a meeting that was explicitly framed as an opportunity to benefit from Russian meddling. And he still has a security clearance.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. Russian Lawyer: Donald Trump Jr. Wanted Dirt on DNC ‘So Badly’The Kremlin-linked lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. claims that he was desperate for dirt on Clinton — but she had none to give.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. Kushner Sought $500 Million Bailout From Top Qatari Investor: ReportAfter that deal fell through, the president’s son-in-law pushed for the U.S. to support the Saudis’ blockade of Qatar.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. politics
    Steve Bannon Is Out of Trump’s Doghouse and Leading the Charge Against MuellerWhy does the president double-down every time it seems like he should retreat? Because Bannon is still his chief tactician.
    By Joshua Green
  37. russia investigation
    Trump Campaign’s Inner Circle Met With Kremlin-Linked LawyerDonald Trump Jr. arranged the previously undisclosed June 2016 meeting, which President Trump’s lawyers are now suggesting was a setup.
    By Chas Danner
  38. Secretary of State Gives Up on Diplomacy, Berates White HouseTillerson is tired of the White House blocking his hires and letting the president’s son-in-law usurp his authority. And he’s done holding his tongue.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. foreign policy
    Jared Kushner’s Road Map to NowherePutting his inexperienced son-in-law in charge of Mideast policy was a shocking act of nepotism by Trump. We’re starting to see the consequences.
    By Jonah Shepp
  40. Jared Kushner Is Looking for a Trial LawyerAs the special counsel looks into Kushner’s finances, the White House adviser is searching to add a courtroom litigator to his legal team.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. Robert Mueller Is Reportedly Probing Jared Kushner’s Business DealingsThe investigation into the president’s son-in-law expands.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  42. select all
    The Trump Administration Is Trying Another Pointless Tech SummitSmart tech-boy Jared Kushner will try to modernize the government.
    By Brian Feldman
  43. White House Communications Director ResignsMike Dubke is stepping down, as President Trump prepares to handle more of the administration’s messaging himself.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. Russians Think Trump Might Be a Russian Asset, and They Might Be RightIf you’re not paranoid about Trump and Putin now, you’re not paying attention.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. adviser-in-law
    Jared Kushner Gets His Own Daily Intelligence Briefing: ReportPerhaps, unlike the president, he doesn’t care for “killer graphics” in his intel reports.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. ‘Shadow Secretary of State’ Jared Kushner Is in Hot WaterAfter an overseas trip in which he played a role well beyond his job description, he’s returning home to a much dicier situation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. russia investigation
    Jared Kushner Wanted to Talk to the Russians in SecretThe smoke around the Trump administration is thicker than ever.
    By Chas Danner
  48. family matters
    The ‘White House Official’ Under FBI Scrutiny Is, in Fact, Jared KushnerAs suggested last week, sources say he’s the new person of interest in the Russia probe.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. the national interest
    Trump’s Russia Scandal Is Becoming a Corruption ScandalMaking sense of the flurry of developments from the last week.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. Is Jared Kushner In Too Deep?Trump’s “moderate” son-in-law urged him to fire Comey and then attack the decision to appoint a special prosecutor. Is he stupid or scared?
    By Eric Levitz
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