The FBI's revenge  —  Back in December, President Trump tweeted: “After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters - worst in History!  But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness.”

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 …

A Day After U.S. Airstrikes in Syria, Assad Launches New Onslaught Against Rebels  —  Syria's civil war grinded on with Mr. Assad's forces moving against areas outside regime control  —  BEIRUT—Syrian armed forces on Sunday unleashed airstrikes against rebels and shelled what rescue workers …

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.

Starbucks ceo: Reprehensible outcome in Philadelphia incident  —  Dear Starbucks Partners and Customers:  —  By now, you may be aware of a disheartening situation in one of our Philadelphia-area stores this past Thursday, that led to a reprehensible outcome.  —  I'm writing this evening to convey three things:

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 …

On The Deficit, GOP Has Been Playing Us All For Suckers  —  To say we're all being played by House and Senate Republicans and the Trump administration when it comes to the deficit is my polite way of saying that the GOP is operating the federal equivalent of a huge budget bunco game.

Poll shows Democrats have midterm intensity advantage, but no ‘knockout’ yet  —  WASHINGTON — An advantage in intensity — against President Donald Trump and for voting in November — is fueling Democrats ahead of the midterm elections that take place more than six months from now …

Stormy Daniels expected to appear at Michael Cohen's hearing Monday  —  Stormy Daniel's lawyer announced a likely upcoming appearance by the porn actress—at a hearing for President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen Monday.  —  Michael Avenatti teased Daniel's probable presence at the hearing related …

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’.

Duke student protesters interrupt school president's speech, get booed off stage  —  Protesters at Duke University crashed President Vincent Price's (no, not him) address to alumni earlier today to demand, The Chronicle reports, “institutional change in labor practices and student support, among other areas.”

A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash  —  Governments are struggling as mounting pension obligations crowd out the rest of their budgets.  Oregon faces a severe, self-inflicted crisis.  —  A public university president in Oregon gives new meaning to the idea of a pensioner.

Eric Garcetti, presidential long shot, journeys to Iowa, the land of dreams  —  Iowa grows corn, raises hogs and nurtures presidential dreams.  —  The state launched two exceeding long shots, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, to the White House, giving each a look and listen …

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