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WASHINGTON — It was nearing midnight at the Trump International Hotel, and the president’s son was eating macaroni and cheese. Enveloped in the smooth tones of jazzy hotel music, soft light from a million tiny chandelier crystals and the scent of candied bacon, Eric Trump, fresh from a rally this month in West Virginia, declined a question from a reporter and instead posed one of his own. “Is everything perfect?” he asked, much like an attentive concierge. From the Trump family’s point of view, how could it not be? In this first tumultuous summer of the Trump administration,

SEOUL, South Korea — More than two decades ago, South Korean prosecutors indicted the chairman of the powerful Samsung conglomerate on charges of bribing the president. He was let off with a suspended sentence and then a presidential pardon. About a decade later, he was indicted again, on tax evasion and embezzlement charges.

SEOUL, South Korea — More than two decades ago, South Korean prosecutors indicted the chairman of the powerful Samsung conglomerate on charges of bribing the president. He was let off with a suspended sentence and then a presidential pardon. About a decade later, he was indicted again, on tax evasion and embezzlement charges.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched several short-range missiles off its coast on Saturday, damping hopes in Washington and South Korea that the country would restrain from provocations to help pave the way for dialogue. The missiles blasted off from a coastal launching site and flew about 155 miles to the northeast before falling into the sea, the South Korean military said in a statement.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As demonstrators clashed near a downtown park here two weeks ago, a white nationalist protester in a bulletproof vest turned, pointed a pistol toward the crowd and fired a single shot at the ground, in the direction of a black man wielding an improvised torch. To make his escape, a video recording shows, the armed protester strolled past a line of about a dozen state police troopers who were safely positioned about 10 feet away behind two metal barricades.

Gary D. Cohn, the director of the White House Economic Council, wrote a resignation letter after President Trump blamed “both sides” in the deadly protest this month against a Charlottesville, Va., rally by white supremacists and neo-Nazis, according to three people familiar with the document. Mr. Cohn ultimately changed his mind and decided in recent days to remain on as Mr.

Gary D. Cohn, the director of the White House Economic Council, wrote a resignation letter after President Trump blamed “both sides” in the deadly protest this month against a Charlottesville, Va., rally by white supremacists and neo-Nazis, according to three people familiar with the document. Mr. Cohn ultimately changed his mind and decided in recent days to remain on as Mr.

President Trump escalated his attacks on congressional Republicans on Friday, targeting Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, a frequent ally who was also among the most vocal critics of the president’s remarks in response to the violence two weeks ago in Charlottesville, Va. The president’s early-morning tweet appeared to suggest that Mr. Corker was in political trouble in his home state. It was not immediately clear what conversation Mr. Trump was referring to, or what provoked him to attack Mr.

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Janet Yellen, the financial regulation is impeding economic growth. Ms. Yellen said changes since the global financial crisis, which began a decade ago, have significantly improved the resilience of the financial system. “The events of the crisis demanded action, needed reforms were implemented and these reforms have made the system safer,” Ms.