Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency  —  On May 1, 2003, the day President George W. Bush landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in front of the massive “Mission Accomplished” sign, I was in Baghdad performing what had become a daily ritual.

Prominent Lawyer in Fight for Gay Rights Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Prospect Park  —  A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people …

Briefing by Secretary Mattis on U.S. Strikes in Syria  —  Press Operations  —  Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis; Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford; Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White  —  SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JIM MATTIS: Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

In his new book, James Comey calls for ‘ethical leadership.’ But does he live up to it?  —  Review of 'A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership" by James B. Comey … A HIGHER LOYALTY: Truth, Lies, and Leadership  —  Flatiron Books.  304 pp.  $29.99

Kentucky governor claims that children were sexually assaulted, used drugs while teachers protested … Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) lashed out against teachers participating in a statewide protest Friday, saying educators exposed some of the “hundreds of thousands” of children to sexual assault and drug use by walking out of class.

Trump hits highest approval in a year, but 68 percent of women dislike him personally  —  The thriving economy looks to be bolstering Donald Trump's approval rating — but his personal unpopularity, especially among women, may be putting a ceiling on it.  —  The president remains poorly rated overall …

Leave.EU, Arron Banks and new questions about referendum funding  —  Revealed: Leave donor faces data investigation as first documentary evidence of Cambridge Analytica Brexit ‘work’ uncovered … The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating Leave.EU and its donor Arron Banks …

NRA turns against Gov. Scott over gun control  —  The National Rifle Association is calling on gun owners to abandon Gov. Phil Scott after he approved a package of gun-related laws this week.  —  “This governor in Vermont completely gave a one-finger salute to the Constitution and to gun owners …

SYRIAN MEDIA: EXPLOSIONS AT IRANIAN BASE NEAR ALEPPO  —  An Iranian military base in Syria was targeted by unidentified aircraft, Syrian media reported late Saturday night.  —  The Iranian base, located in the Jabal Azzan region south of Aleppo, is the largest in the country.

Anne Frank House banned Orthodox Jewish employee from wearing his skullcap at work  —  A Jewish employee at Anne Frank House could not believe his ears when his bosses banned him from wearing a skullcap at work.  —  Barry Vingerling turned up for work on his first day at the museum in Amsterdam and was told to take off his ‘yarmulke’.

Video of two black men being removed from a Philadelphia Starbucks draws outrage, investigation  —  A video of two African American men being removed from a Philadelphia Starbucks has drawn national outrage and an “internal investigation” by police after it was posted earlier this week.

More popular vote-electoral college splits may be in our future … It's always being said that demographics are destiny.  But which demographics?  Democrats learned painfully in 2016 the meaning of that question, when Donald Trump upended the electoral map by capitalizing on the demographics …

Trump's miserable crew has never been so desperate  —  These are desperate times for the quislings of Trump.  The cost of collaborating with President Trump in the continued debasement of American democracy is becoming far too high.  Fifteen months into his presidency …