To Trump, Paris deal isn't about climate  —  The most revealing moment of President Trump's announcement that he is withdrawing from the Paris climate deal came in an off-hand response of a White House official after Trump's speech.  Asked whether Trump thinks climate change is real, the official said: “Can we stay on topic?”

Former Diplomats: Trump Team Sought to Lift Sanctions on Russia  —  The Trump administration was gearing up to lift sanctions on Russia when the president took office, but career diplomats ginned up pressure in Congress to block the move, two senior former State Department officials told NBC News Thursday.

White House orders agencies to ignore Democrats' oversight requests  —  The White House is telling federal agencies to blow off Democratic lawmakers' oversight requests, as Republicans fear the information could be weaponized against President Donald Trump.  —  At meetings with top officials …

Explanations for Kushner's meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don't match up  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The White House and a Russian state-owned bank have very different explanations for why the bank's chief executive and Jared Kushner held a secret meeting during the presidential transition in December.

Trump admin appeals travel ban case to Supreme Court  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration Thursday night asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its travel ban blocking entry from six Muslim-majority countries.  —  In its filings, the administration asked the nine justices to consider …

Franken backtracks, cancels event with comedian Griffin after Trump photo controversy  —  Sen. Al Franken has reversed himself and decided “it would be best” for Kathy Griffin not to attend an event that the Minnesota senator had scheduled with the comedian for July.

When the Left Turns on Its Own  —  Bret Weinstein is a biology professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., who supported Bernie Sanders, admiringly retweets Glenn Greenwald and was an outspoken supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement.  —  You could be forgiven for thinking …

COMMENTARY: Conspiracy theories and the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer  —  Our country has become a Banana Republic.  Anything minor Trump does is leaked (a crime), taken out of context, hyped through the roof, and then turned into hysterical headlines by the media.

Republican Senator Says Deal on Health Care Unlikely This Year  —  Talking Taxes: What's Your Fair Share?  —  Opinion Journal: Did Obama's Team Illegally Spy on Trump?

How to Raise a Feminist Son  —  We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don't do the same for our boys.  —  We're now more likely to tell our daughters they can be anything they want to be — an astronaut and a mother, a tomboy and a girlie girl.

C.I.A. Names New Iran Chief in a Sign of Trump's Hard Line  —  WASHINGTON — He is known as the Dark Prince or Ayatollah Mike, nicknames he earned as the Central Intelligence Agency officer who oversaw the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the American drone strike campaign that killed thousands …

‘Until we found the treatment that worked for (our sons,) the voice of worry was very loud and it was very scary.’  —  Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor was in Columbus in 2012 when a call from her son Joe caused her to drop everything: he had a drug problem.

The Anatomy of a Lie  —  In the 2010 hit film, Inception, the lead character—portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio—explains to his protégé— played by Ellen Page, “An idea is like a virus.  Resilient.  Highly contagious.  And even the smallest seed of an idea can grow.