Flash: DHS Disputes Al-Qaeda's 5-Star Rating of Two U.S. Cities  —  Homeland Security Undersecretary George Foresman was leaving the Chamber of Commerce on H Street yesterday morning when he met one of his subordinates, Tracy Henke, arriving to deliver a speech.  —  "It's gonna get better," Foresman told Henke, consolingly.

Iraqi Accuses U.S. of 'Daily' Attacks Against Civilians  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 1 — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki lashed out at the American military on Thursday, denouncing what he characterized as habitual attacks by troops against Iraqi civilians.  —  As outrage over reports …

U.S. Wants Companies to Keep Web Usage Records  —  The Justice Department is asking Internet companies to keep records on the Web-surfing activities of their customers to aid law enforcement, and may propose legislation to force them to do so.  —  The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …

Man shot in raid on suspected London bomb factory  —  A man was shot when officers from Scotland Yard's anti-terror branch mounted a massive dawn raid on a suspected bomb factory in East London this morning.  —  Dozens of officers wearing protective clothing and gas masks raided the house in Lansdown Road …

Payroll Growth Stalls With 75,000 New Jobs  —  Job growth faltered in May, with employers boosting payrolls by just 75,000.  Yet the nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.6 percent, the lowest since the summer of 2001.  —  The latest snapshot, released by the Labor Department on Friday, offered a mixed picture of the jobs climate.

Six Powers Reach Accord On Iran Plan  —  U.S. Supports Combination Of Incentives, 'Disincentives'  —  VIENNA, June 1 — The United States and five other major world powers agreed Thursday to offer Iran a broad new collection of rewards if it halts its drive to master nuclear technology …

'Unscrupulous' Firms Are Faulted  —  Bush Seeks Bigger Fines for Illegal Hiring  —  President Bush told the nation's most prominent business group yesterday that "unscrupulous" employers have contributed to the illegal immigration crisis in the United States by knowingly hiring undocumented workers …

War Handicaps Senators in '08 White House Race  —  With Iraq looming yet again over an American presidential campaign, senators considering a White House race are at a disadvantage over governors who might run, forced to explain their votes — and in some cases, alter their views — on an increasingly unpopular war.

Olbermann exposes O'Reilly on Malmedy  —  Olbermann exposes O'Reilly on Malmedy  —  While O'Reilly was debating Wesley Clark on his FOX show, Bill once again was short on the facts.  It proves my theory once again that some talking heads will say just about anything to make themselves sound right.

State G.O.P. Convention Rebuffs Weld and Backs Faso for Governor  —  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., June 1 — William F. Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, suffered a major rebuke from his own party on Thursday when he lost his bid to win Republicans' backing in the race for governor of New York …

Here we go again  —  Rolling Stone has a turgid and disappointing feature by RFK, Jr. on vote fraud in the 2004 election.  That there was fraud in the 2004 election is not doubted: there have been criminal convictions for fraud and attempted fraud, and the head of the Bush/Cheney 2004 effort …

Reckless Justice: The Marriage Protection Amendment  —  Here's a new topic for Chairman Sensenbrenner's suddenly awake Judiciary Committee: "RECKLESS JUSTICE: Does the Marriage Protection Amendment Trample the Constitution?"  Of course, the case seems open and shut.

The Case Against Compromise  —  Ramesh Ponnuru draws a bright line on abortion—too bright.  —  It is fairly certain that a book titled "The Party of Death" is not calculated to bridge differences, find common ground or in any other way still the controversy that has roiled American politics for more than 30 years.