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President Trump has been fueled by grievance and animosity over the course of his political and public life. Read full article

Some rank-and-file prosecutors are growing alarmed about pressure to bring indictments even when evidence is weak. Read full article

Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony. Read full article

Lindsey Halligan worked as a personal lawyer for President Trump and then led the effort to scrutinize the Smithsonian for “improper ideology.” Read full article

Prosecutors say that the suspect, a 64-year-old Sacramento man, had a note critical of Trump administration officials and a separate calendar reminder to “Do the Next Scary Thing.” Read full article

The state measure would keep more defendants in jail before trial and increase oversight of judicial officials. But it is unclear if it would have made a difference in the August attack. Read full article

People familiar with an undercover F.B.I. investigation say Trump’s border czar was recorded on audio tape accepting a Cava bag with $50,000 in it last year. Read full article

Patrons at a country club’s restaurant intervened to stop the gunman, the authorities said. The mother of the man who was killed said he died trying to protect his family. Read full article

“I never would have imagined the splinters inside of the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Elan Babchuck, whose work includes research on polarization. Read full article

Many presidents and vice presidents fall out by the end of their tenures, a fraught dynamic that goes back to the early days of the republic. Read full article