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 …

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:

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Without mentioning Mueller, Trump lawyers urge high court to bolster his power to fire executive officials … The Supreme Court is set to hear a seemingly minor case later this month on the status of administrative judges at the Securities and Exchange Commission, an issue that normally might …

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 …

Trump order targets wide swath of public assistance programs  —  The Trump administration is seeking to completely revamp the country's social safety net, targeting recipients of Medicaid, food stamps and housing assistance.  —  Trump is doing so through a sweeping executive order …

Will This Man Save the Justice Department?  —  Noel Francisco, the U.S. solicitor general, loves cigars.  So one day a few weeks into his time on the job—in the 80-year-old Justice Department headquarters in Washington—he stepped out onto the balcony outside his office, to smoke one.

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.