Amy Chozick

In the swirl of reporting and speculation about President Donald Trump, nothing has held viewers on the edge of their seats quite like the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and his investigation into possible ties between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russian agents. Mueller’s complete report hasn’t yet been released, but on March 24, Attorney General William P.

For decades, Rupert Murdoch has used his media properties to establish a direct line to Australian and British leaders. But in the 44 years since he bought his first newspaper in the United States, he has largely failed to cultivate close ties to an American president. Until now. Murdoch and President Donald Trump — both forged in New York’s tabloid culture, one as the owner of The New York Post, the other as its perfect subject — have traveled in the same circles since the 1970s, but they did not become close until recently, when their interests began to align more than ever before.

After more than 200 days without holding a formal news conference, Hillary Clinton took her most extensive questions from journalists in months — and it wasn’t so bad after all. Before taking questions, Clinton delivered a 15-minute address focused mostly on how her plans to improve the economy would especially benefit blacks and Latinos. She even had some words of encouragement for the Fourth Estate: “We need you to keep holding leaders and candidates accountable,” Mrs. Clinton told the hundreds of journalists attending the five-day conference of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Clinton said she took “seriously” the problems she has had winning voters’ trust. She clarified recent remarks about the F.B.I. investigation into her private email server. And she explained that the economic frustration driving many of Donald J. Trump’s supporters should be taken as seriously as his “bigotry” that appeals to some.