Why Macron Won: Luck, Skill and France's Dark History  —  PARIS — The French presidential runoff transcended national politics.  It was globalization against nationalism.  It was the future versus the past.  Open versus closed.  —  But in his resounding victory on Sunday night …

WH officials eager to toss Flynn overboard  —  If West Wing officials could make one person disappear, it would be Mike Flynn.  Sources from all factions of the White House seem unified in their distrust of the President's former national security adviser — and their willingness to throw him under the bus.

Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees  —  WASHINGTON — Having filled a Supreme Court vacancy, President Trump is turning his attention to the more than 120 openings on the lower federal courts.  On Monday, he will announce a slate of 10 nominees to those courts …

E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board  —  WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has dismissed at least five members of a major scientific review board, the latest signal of what critics call a campaign by the Trump administration to shrink the agency's regulatory reach …

Obama urges ‘political courage’ to save Affordable Care Act  —  BOSTON — Barack Obama on Sunday night called on members of Congress to exercise the “political courage” to not repeal Obamacare — his first public comments about the law since the House voted to repeal it on Thursday …

Gov. Greg Abbott signs ‘sanctuary cities’ ban into law on Facebook Live  —  This is a developing story.  Check back in for updates.  —  AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the state's sanctuary city ban into law, achieving one of his major goals for the legislative session and enacting …

Trump voters lament deportation of their neighbor  —  A Sunday “60 Minutes” report detailed the story of Roberto Beristain, an immigrant deported to Mexico after being in the U.S. for nearly 20 years.  —  Family and friends of the Granger, Ind., business owner spoke with the CBS News program …

Chinese-North Korean Venture Shows How Much Sanctions Can Miss  —  A state-owned Chinese firm and a North Korean company blacklisted for its involvement with weapons of mass destruction had a partnership for nearly a decade to mine for minerals useful in missile production; the Chinese company says the partnership never did much.

Ryan says it's ‘a bogus attack from the left’ to claim health care bill was rushed  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, pushed back against criticism that Republican representatives rushed through their Obamacare replacement bill without adequate review or analysis of the legislation's impact.

North Korea ‘detains US citizen Kim Hak-song’  —  North Korea says it has detained a US citizen on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state.  —  Kim Hak-song worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) and was held on 6 May, state-run news agency KCNA said.