The Time I Got Recruited to Collude with the Russians  —  View of the Kremlin from the Bolshoy Kammeny Bridge (Alexander Gusev)  —  I read the Wall Street Journal's article yesterday on attempts by a GOP operative to recover missing Hillary Clinton emails with more than usual interest.

President Trump, Melting Under Criticism  —  Maybe we should all take a moment to feel a little sorry for Donald Trump, who reacted to criticism on Thursday by tweeting a stream of coarse insults at the television journalist Mika Brzezinski.  —  After all, he so clearly lacks the toughness …

Science division of White House office left empty as last staffers depart  —  WASHINGTON — The science division of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was unstaffed as of Friday as the three remaining employees departed this week, sources tell CBS News.

24 states refusing to provide voter data to Trump election panel  —  At least 24 states are pushing back or outright refusing to comply with the Trump administration's request for voter registration data.  —  The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, formed by President Trump …

GOP senators to McConnell: Cancel August recess  —  GOP delays health care vote amid opposition  —  (CNN)A group of Republican senators are requesting August recess be canceled or shortened to give the party more time to make progress on its legislative agenda.

Bronx hospital shooter sent chilling email rant to Daily News two hours before fatal rampage  —  Just twohours before his deadly rampage at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, shooter Henry Bello ranted to the Daily News in an email — blaming the medical center for ruining his dreams of furthering his career.

Bill to create panel that could remove Trump from office quietly picks up Democratic support  —  For months, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have privately counseled their more militant members to forswear talk of impeaching President Trump …

CNN screws up — again … Let's call this one “'F***!' news.”  —  We're told CNN flew into a panic on Friday after it accidentally aired a fake National Enquirer cover during Jake Tapper's broadcast.  —  Tapper did a segment on his “The Lead” show about Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski's claim …

An Oceanside minister supported Trump.  Now, he's getting deported  —  Jorge Ramirez, second from left,and his family, from left: daughters Betsabe Ramirez and Abisag Ramirez, wife Silvia, and son Caleb Ramirez.  (San Diego Union-Tribune)  —  Jorge Ramirez, an Oceanside minister and immigrant …

28 people injured in Arkansas club shooting, police say  —  (CNN)Twenty-eight people were wounded early Saturday as gunfire rang out at nightclub in Little Rock, Arkansas, police said.  —  Twenty-five people were shot and three others sustained related injuries at the Ultra Power Lounge in the Arkansas capital.

Statehouse showdown: Kasich vetoes lawmakers' Medicaid freeze  —  Gov. John Kasich is welcoming a showdown with fellow Republicans in the General Assembly over his decision to expand Medicaid health-care coverage to low-income Ohioans.  —  Kasich used his line-item veto late Friday to kill …

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Individual For Defrauding Investors In Digital Media Company  —  William McFarland Made False Representations to Investors in Fyre Media LLC and the Fyre Festival  —  Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York …

I think health care is a right.  I asked an expert to tell me why I'm wrong.  —  “You've got to be willing to accept that there's a trade-off here.”  —Craig Garthwaite  —  “I believe that health care should be regarded as a public good, not a marketplace commodity.  Tell me why I'm wrong.”

Tillerson argued with a second White House aide  —  The secretary of state, who blew up at Trump's personnel chief over the slow pace of filling political posts, also had a West Wing dispute with senior aide Stephen Miller.  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson argued with senior White House …

Watchdog says State Dept. failing to adequately track foreign aid  —  The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have failed to adequately track the more than $30 billion they spend annually on foreign aid, according to a government watchdog report released Friday.

American Companies Still Make Aluminum.  In Iceland.  —  REYDARFJORDUR, Iceland — Where did the United States' aluminum smelters go?  —  More than 30 of the giant factories once dotted the American landscape, sucking down huge amounts of electricity to produce the metal for car parts, beer cans and aluminum foil.