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Mueller Warns Russia Is Meddling in 2020 Election as He Defends Inquiry

Special Counsel Rejects Trump’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Claims

Robert Mueller publicly rejected President Trump’s criticism of his Russia investigation and defended his report’s conclusions during two hearings.
The partisan war over the inquiry reached a climax during Mr. Mueller’s testimony, even as lawmakers extracted little beyond what was in his report.
But he occasionally offered opinions, including an assessment of whether the president’s written answers were truthful.

Video player loading — “We did not address ‘collusion,’ which is not a legal term,” Mr. Mueller said. Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Here are seven takeaways.

Mueller’s Labored Testimony Draws Scrutiny

Once famous for his laserlike focus, Mr. Mueller’s performance was sometimes painful for his many Democratic and Republican fans to watch.

A bar in Brooklyn showing the Mueller hearings on Wednesday. Although they were highly anticipated, no new evidence was revealed.

The Blockbuster That Wasn’t

Mr. Mueller’s hearing lacked the dramatic moment the president’s critics wanted, our correspondent writes in an analysis.

12 Hours of Mueller Day, in Photographs

Washington loves a spectacle, even if the special counsel was determined not to make one.

Mr. Trump said Mr. Mueller was “horrible” during his testimony and declared himself vindicated.

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Facebook Says F.T.C. Has Opened Formal Antitrust Investigation

The company disclosed that it was the target of an antitrust inquiry, hours after the F.T.C. unveiled a $5 billion privacy settlement with the firm.
The developments underline a steady stream of actions that regulators are taking to limit the power of America’s tech giants.

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Trump’s Latest Attempt to Bar Asylum Seekers Is Blocked in Court

The U.S. must continue accepting asylum claims from eligible migrants, a judge said, temporarily blocking a new Trump administration rule.
The decision came on the same day that another judge, hearing a separate challenge, let the new rule stand and delivered the administration a win.

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President Trump vetoed a congressional effort to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Boris Johnson Becomes U.K. Prime Minister, Replacing Theresa May

The former foreign secretary and London mayor purged the old guard from his cabinet and appointed loyalists and die-hard Brexiteers to the newly vacant posts.
Mr. Johnson vowed to lead Britain through an orderly, on-time exit from the European Union, but it is still a mystery how he intends to do that.

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An Anxious Puerto Rico Waits: Will the Governor Resign?

Frenzied rumors about when, where and whether Gov. Ricardo Rosselló would announce his departure paralyzed Puerto Rico’s government.
His spokesman said he would make a public address by the end of the day, but not a word had been heard from the governor as night fell.

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‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Review: We Lost It at the Movies

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as midlevel entertainment industry workers whose relationship forms the core of Quentin Tarantino’s look at the movie past.