South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up  —  South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to defend against North Korea.

Democrats give up hope on striking a deal with Trump  —  Democrats couldn't be less interested in the whole Jared Kushner vs. Steve Bannon drama, and they have given up on the idea that President Donald Trump's son-in-law will push him to work across the aisle on tax reform or anything else.

Donald Trump's Spell Hasn't Worn Off—And It Might Never  —  HARRISBURG, PA—Towards the end of a nearly hour-long speech on Saturday night, the President of the United States read a 266-word sonnet by Al Wilson called “The Snake.”  —  It was a callback for the truest believers to a simpler time …

Trump says rally crowd broke records despite empty seats  —  President Trump claimed his 100-day rally in Pennsylvania broke attendance records despite rows of empty seats at the expo center where the rally was held. … Trump held his rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania instead of attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Trump Invites Rodrigo Duterte to the White House  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday invited the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House, embracing an authoritarian leader who is accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug dealers and crudely disparaged Mr. Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama.

Is There a Case for Le Pen?  —  EVERY surge of right-wing populism confronts voters with a different dilemma.  In the Brexit referendum, the risk was the policy, not the politicians.  Voting to leave the European Union was not a vote to make Nigel Farage prime minister …

Climate protest takes on Trump's policies — and the heat — in DC march  —  (CNN)Protesters backing action on climate change are braving the sweltering heat Saturday in the nation's capital as part of the People's Climate March.  —  The march began at 12:30 p.m. near the Capitol …

Biden keeps 2020 options open  —  Joe Biden has been saying yes to nearly all the political invitations coming his way, with new ones arriving almost daily.  Privately, the former vice president and his staff have started talking about how to begin planning a strategy with a roughly 18-month timeline …

Trump invigorates, enchants crowd during rally in Harrisburg, Pa.  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. — On the 100th day, the president had fun.  He zipped up to the nearest Rust Belt state full of the forgotten men and women who put him into office.  He bashed the bad guys of the media and Hollywood and the swamp he'd just left behind.

Trump: 'I couldn't care less about golf'  —  President Trump on Friday defended his frequent weekend trips to his luxury properties, saying he does not care about golfing as much as people might think he does.  —  “I have a lot of property.  So if I go to my clubs like in New Jersey …