Philip Rucker on the obstruction that could have been. Kimberly Kindy on how the pork industry could soon take more control of food safety checks. Plus, Maura Judkis on the cannabis cookbooks that put pot in your potluck.

Philip Rucker on the obstruction that could have been. Kimberly Kindy on how the pork industry could soon take more control of food safety checks. Plus, Maura Judkis on the cannabis cookbooks that put pot in your potluck.

The paranoid presidency

The vivid portrait that emerges from Mueller’s 448-page report is of a presidency plagued by paranoia, insecurity and scheming — and of an inner circle gripped by fear of Trump’s spasms. Again and again, Trump pressured his aides to lie to the public, deny true news stories and fabricate a false record.





Philip Rucker is The Post’s White House bureau chief. He says the redacted report shows that the president’s aides refused to help him obstruct justice.





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Food safety in the hands of hog plants

The Trump administration plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety checks in hog plants to the pork industry as early as next month.





“I guess I’m done eating pork,” said Joe Ferguson, a former food inspector for the Agriculture Department.

National investigative reporter Kimberly Kindy explains the proposed rule changes and what they could mean for food safety.





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‘Bong Appetit’: The art of cooking with cannabis

Stoner recipes aren’t just a thing your hippie parents might have made in their 20s. They’re now a trending part of cuisine that even our food reporter Maura Judkis is getting in on.





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