Kushner's Relationship With Trump Tested as Russia Accusations Swirl  —  WASHINGTON — The most successful deal of Jared Kushner's short and consequential career in real estate and politics involves one highly leveraged acquisition: a pair of adjoining offices a few penny-loafer paces from his father-in-law's desk in the White House.

Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe must fight for its own destiny in a western alliance divided by Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump, with whom she did not see eye to eye at the “six against one” G7 summit

The Madness And Science Behind The Donald Trump Handshake  —  The definitive breakdown of the most insane greeting in all of politics.  —  Had French President Emmanuel Macron been paying close attention, he would have recognized quickly just how fraught his coming exchange with Donald Trump was to be.

The Coat of Arms Said ‘Integrity.’ Now It Says ‘Trump.’  —  LONDON — At the Trump National Golf Club outside Washington, which hosted the Senior P.G.A. Championship this weekend, the president's coat of arms is everywhere — the sign out front, the pro shop, even the exercise room.

Kellyanne Conway and other women reveal what it's like to work in Trump's White House  —  When K.T. McFarland first heard the 2005 tape of Donald Trump boasting about grabbing women's genitals, she talked to her two daughters.  —  “If anybody ever says stuff like that to you, walk away,” she told them.

President Trump passes his first test on the world stage  —  Trump scolds NATO members for low payments  — Nile Gardiner: On this first overseas tour, President Trump certainly made an indelible impression  —  Nile Gardiner is the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom …

These 8th-graders from New Jersey refused to be photographed with Paul Ryan  —  For students across the country, the traditional eighth-grade trip to Washington is a chance to join the throngs on the Mall and perhaps spot some of the world's most powerful people on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.

Maxine Waters: American Public ‘Getting Weary’ That Trump Not Impeached Yet  —  Sunday on MSNBC's “AM Joy,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said the public was “getting weary” that Democrats have not done enough to begin the process of impeaching President Donald Trump.  —  Partial transcript as follows:

Exclusive: Suspect confesses to C-L reporter; 8 dead, including deputy  —  Authorities from multiple agencies took Cory Godbolt into custody on East Lincoln Road in Brookhaven Sunday morning after they say he killed eight people, including a Lincoln County deputy.

Jim Bunning, RIP  —  Today's Washington Post features three obituaries — one for Zbigniew Brzezinski (written by long-time Post foreign policy writer Jim Hoagland), one for Gregg Allman, and one for Jim Bunning.  The headline in the paper edition for Brzezinski's obit reads: “Combative adviser helped shape Carter's foreign policy.”

New accuser sues Dennis Hastert, alleging sexual abuse  —  Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.  —  Less than three months before Dennis Hastert's scheduled release from prison …

Hillary Clinton for 2020 ‘not a good question,’ says Rahm Emanuel  —  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) on Sunday said he doesn't think asking whether Hillary Clinton  —  should run for the White House in 2020 is a “good question.”  —  During an interview on CNN's “State of the Union,” …

Assange: ‘Kushner correct to create channels with everyone’  —  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday said he thinks President Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner was “correct” if he attempted to set up backchannel communication with Russian leadership.

Surviving victim of Friday train stabbing a poet and PSU student  —  One of the men who came to the defense of a teenager wearing a hijab on a MAX train Friday won a 2013 poetry competition with a poem condemning prejudices faced by Muslims.  —  Micah David-Cole Fletcher was injured …

Pentagon chief: War with North Korea would be ‘catastrophic’ … Defense Secretary James Mattis warned on Sunday that a war with North Korea would be “catastrophic,” and would place United States allies in the region at extreme risk.  —  “The North Korean regime has hundreds of artillery cannons …