‘Category 5 hurricane’: White House under siege by Trump Jr.’s Russia revelations connie dello buono 9 years ago ‘Category 5 hurricane’: White House under siege by Trump Jr.’s Russia revelations The president is enraged that the Russia cloud still hangs over his presidency and, now, over his family. By Philip Rucker • Read more » ‘Morning Joe’ co-host Joe Scarborough is leaving the Republican Party He made the announcement on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night. By Katie Mettler • Read more » PowerPost • Analysis The Daily 202: Trump dysfunction follows family from the campaign to the White House Trump clan blames chief of staff, lawyers. By James Hohmann • Read more » One of the biggest icebergs in recorded history just broke loose from Antarctica The iceberg is close to the size of the state of Delaware and weighs a trillion tons. 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By Dana Milbank • Read more » Also Popular in Politics Politics • Analysis A revelation unlike any other in the Russia investigation Donald Trump Jr.’s emails point to a willingness to deal with the Russians to defeat Clinton. By Dan Balz • Read more » • President says Donald Trump Jr. is ‘open, transparent and innocent’ • Analysis | Exploring Sean Hannity’s defense of Donald Trump Jr.: Clinton and Ukraine did it, too • Even in the take-no-prisoners world of opposition research, Trump Jr.’s meeting was highly unusual • Analysis | Donald Trump Jr.’s full emails about meeting a ‘Russian government attorney,’ annotated Also Popular in Opinions Sorry, Donald Trump Jr. is not a traitor His meeting with a Russian lawyer doesn’t meet the legal definition. By Carlton F.W. Larson • Read more » • The Russia meddling story is no longer just smoke. 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