Trump Appears Unlikely to Hinder Comey's Testimony About Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump does not plan to invoke executive privilege to try to prevent James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, from providing potentially damaging testimony to Congress on statements the president …

America's CEOs fall out of love with Trump  —  NEW YORK - The relationship between corporate America and Donald Trump's White House has chilled.  —  The regular parades of business titans into the West Wing are gone.  A gathering of executives led by Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman initially planned …

First Rule of Far-Right Fight Clubs: Be White and Proud  —  Kyle Chapman expected he might find a fight.  And he did — with a teenage girl.  —  The girl was waving an anti-fascist placard last week at a protest against Shariah law in Midtown Manhattan when a scuffle broke out and she knocked an older woman to the ground.

Small Businesses Cheer ‘New Sheriff in Town’ After Climate Pact Exit  —  As news that President Trump was pulling out of the Paris climate accord hit at a luncheon for small-business owners in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, an already happy crowd suddenly turned euphoric.

Mattis: North Korea a ‘clear and present danger’ to world  —  SINGAPORE — North Korea is accelerating its push to acquire a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States and other nations, and the U.S. regards this as a “clear and present danger,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.

Kerry says Trump's decision was ‘a day of craven ignorance’  —  WASHINGTON — John Kerry sat in front of the United Nations, his 2-year-old granddaughter, Isabelle, in his lap as he affixed his signature to a historic climate accord.  He smiled.  He gave Isabelle a peck on the cheek.

Connecticut's Tax Comeuppance  —  With the rich tapped out, the state may resort to Puerto Rico bonds.

Fed Officials Sharpen Concerns Over Trump's Immigration Policy  —  Shortages no longer limited to skilled labor, companies report  —  Kaplan says ‘sensible immigration reform’ can help boost GDP  —  Federal Reserve officials are beginning to worry out loud that President Donald Trump's immigration policies …

THE LATEST: SPECIAL COUNSEL'S TRUMP PROBE ADDS MANAFORT CASE  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on ongoing investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election (all times local):  —  The Associated Press has learned that the special counsel running the U.S. investigation …

Donald Trump - miracle worker  —  The world from which President Trump returns on his historic trip to Muslim Saudi Arabia, Jewish Israel, Christian Vatican, and agnostic Brussels, is different from the world prior to his trip.  Hope exists where it did not, because of this trip.  This is not rhetoric.

Ted Cruz crushes bizarre attack on Paris withdrawal  —  It is beyond my power of discernment to identify the most over-the-top comment criticizing President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord.  But this tweet by a Harvard professor named Joyce Chaplin is surely a contender:

The Problem With Jared Kushner  —  What are we supposed to make of the news that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser, met with the Russian ambassador in December to discuss establishing a back channel between the incoming Trump administration and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities?

Augusta City Center closes after angry man unleashes 100 live bedbugs  —  A man upset that he didn't qualify for General Assistance reportedly slammed a cup of 100 or so bugs on a counter, prompting City Hall's closure and pest control measures.  —  AUGUSTA — A reportedly disgruntled man slammed …

Evergreen State faculty demand punishment of white professor who refused to leave on anti-white day  —  He provoked ‘white supremacist backlash’  —  Bret Weinstein was driven off campus to teach because the campus police said they weren't allowed to protect him.

At age 111, America's oldest veteran is still smoking cigars, drinking whiskey and loving life  —  AUSTIN — Richard Overton is right where he wants to be.  —  He's sitting in a lawn chair on the front porch of the Austin home he built nearly 70 years ago, working on his fifth Tampa Sweet cigar on a 91-degree sunny day.

Gianforte gives 1st interview since election-eve assault, does not address campaign statement  —  Greg Gianforte thanks his supporters during a poll-watching event May 25.  Just 24 hours after being charged with assaulting a reporter, Gianforte defeated Democrat Rob Quist …

Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for ‘unmaskings’ of Americans  —  The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee asked U.S. spy agencies late last year to reveal the names of U.S. individuals or organizations contained in classified intelligence on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election …

Trump needs quick wins, but Congress not poised to deliver  —  In a conference room near his office last Monday, House Speaker Paul Ryan gave conservative activists some unwelcome news: He wanted the Senate, House and White House on the same page before a tax reform bill was introduced …

Trump to nominate Richard Spencer for Navy secretary  —  President Trump plans to nominate Richard Spencer to be secretary of the Navy, the White House announced Friday evening.  —  Spencer, who has been Trump's rumored pick for months, most recently served at the investment company Fall Creek Management …