Comey memos renew questions over Trump's behavior  —  Washington (CNN)If House Republicans thought they were helping President Donald Trump by forcing the release of James Comey's memos, they might want to think again.  —  The documents written by the then-FBI director …

Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400.  Here are the tapes.  —  Posing as ‘John Barron,’ he claimed he owned most of his father's real estate empire.  —  In May 1984, an official from the Trump Organization called to tell me how rich Donald J. Trump was.

Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ … “No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more indignities, setbacks and cynicism.  She developed protective armor that made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma.

Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging …

Giuliani says he is joining Trump's legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe  —  Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, a combative former prosecutor and longtime ally of President Trump, told The Washington Post on Thursday that he has joined the president's legal team dealing with the ongoing special counsel probe.

Arizona Teachers Vote To Strike, Sparking Statewide Walkout  —  Teachers in Arizona held a strike vote on Thursday that launched Arizona's first-ever statewide walkout and turned down a proposed pay raise — instead demanding increased school funding.  —  The Arizona Education Association …

D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early … The photo, taken in 1935, depicts a woman in a dark dress shuffling down a street in Norden, Germany.  A large sign hangs from her neck: “I am a German girl and allowed myself to be defiled by a Jew.”

When the Twitter Mob Came for Me  —  Recently hired by the Atlantic and then promptly fired, the conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson discusses the social-media outrage that made the celebrated magazine retreat  —  In early March, I met up with Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic …

Big banks saved $3.6B in taxes last quarter under new law  —  NEW YORK (AP) — An analysis by The Associated Press shows the nation's six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes last quarter, thanks to the recently enacted Trump tax law.  —  Banks typically kick off …

students have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine  —  • represents 10 children exposed to gun violence … Explore The Washington Post's database of school shootings  —  The Washington Post has spent the past year determining how many children have been exposed …

21 Books You Don't Have to Read  —  And 21 you should read instead (technically 20 books—Adventures of Huckleberry Finn did not fare well).  —  We've been told all our lives that we can only call ourselves well-read once we've read the Great Books.  We tried.

Cynthia Nixon Can Save the Democrats (From Themselves)  —  After Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders's strong showing in the primary, many in the Democratic Party are able to read the writing on the wall: They need to move left.  But who wants to step in?

Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after 2018 winner Natalie Portman said she won't visit Israel  —  This is a developing story.  —  (JTA) — The Genesis Prize announced it was canceling its prize ceremony in Israel in June after 2018 recipient Natalie Portman said she would not take part in light of “recent events.”

How Jim Mattis Became Trump's “Last Man Standing”  —  The purge that the Defense Secretary survived—and why he might not last.  —  Last Tuesday, after waking up to tweet about the previous day's F.B.I. raid on his lawyer's office ("a total witch hunt!!!"), President Trump called …

“Michael Cohen Is Going to Be Indicted”: Stormy Daniels's Attorney Is Now Cooperating with the Feds  —  Michael Avenatti previews the next chapter of the Cohen paper trail—and why he's still in the game to depose Donald Trump.  —  A little more than a week ago, Michael Avenatti was, indisputably, overexposed.

G.O.P. Support Shows Cracks as Scott Pruitt's Ethics Inquiries Widen  —  WASHINGTON — Some of the most reliable conservatives in Congress are starting to speak out against Scott Pruitt, the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency who is now facing a barrage of ethics and spending questions.

Why the Authoritarian Right Is Rising  —  This post was viewed 78 times.  —  Votes: 5.00 Stars!  —  Loading...  Share Pat's Columns!  —  A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country's constitution.

McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips  —  Mitch McConnell is making a last dash to stock the judiciary with conservatives this year as a hedge against the chance that Republicans lose the Senate in November.  —  The GOP may have only a few more months of unified control …