Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal  —  Israeli agency told to find incriminating material on Obama diplomats who negotiated deal with Tehran  —  Aides to Donald Trump, the US president, hired an Israeli private intelligence agency to orchestrate a “dirty ops” …

McCain says he regrets picking Palin as running mate  —  (R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.  —  The New York Times reported on Saturday that McCain, while still defending Palin's performance …

Blankenship surging on eve of West Virginia Senate primary  —  There is growing concern among Republicans that Don Blankenship, a bombastic coal baron who has spent time in prison, is surging ahead of Tuesday's West Virginia Senate primary — and a last-minute campaign is underway to stop him.

The 2016 election was far from a fluke  —  America's political experts got it wrong in 2016 — not because they took too few polls, but because they made the false assumption that American elections are immune to societal change.  —  They are, in large part, still getting things wrong …

APNewsBreak: Mueller team questions Trump friend Tom Barrack  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller have interviewed one of President Donald Trump's closest friends and confidants, California real estate investor Tom Barrack, The Associated Press has learned.

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani won't rule out that president could take the Fifth Amendment in Russia probe  —  President Donald Trump's top personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he can't rule out the possibility of the president taking the Fifth Amendment if he testifies in the Russia investigation.

Rosie O'Donnell's campaign donations to Dems went over legal limit  —  Rosie O'Donnell made illegally over-sized campaign donations to at least five Democratic federal candidates, according to a Post analysis of campaign filings.  —  The liberal comedian has regularly broken Federal Election …

How Michael Cohen, Trump's Fixer, Built a Shadowy Business Empire  —  He was a personal-injury lawyer who often worked out of taxi offices scattered around New York City.  —  There was the one above the run-down auto repair garage on West 16th Street in Manhattan, on the edge of the Meatpacking District before it turned trendy.

EXCLUSIVE: Former NYC media player finds himself living in homeless shelter after life took ‘unfathomable’ downward spiral  —  Once upon a time in New York City, Sherman Jackson lived at the glittering heights of public life in a privileged place of bold-faced names and media stars.

Popular vote for president passes General Assembly  —  HARTFORD — The General Assembly on Saturday agreed to join a compact with 10 other states to use the national popular vote to elect a president.  —  “When you change our system, it takes thoughtful debate and moments when people …

As the ‘King of Debt,’ Trump borrowed to build his empire.  Then he began spending hundreds of millions in cash. … In the nine years before he ran for president, Donald Trump's company spent more than $400 million in cash on new properties — including 14 transactions paid for in full …

The Naked Truth About Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Before I get to America's Mayor and America's Nightmare, I would like to say this:  —  Michelle Wolf was right when she turned a gimlet eye on the media.  —  “You guys are obsessed with Trump,” the comedian said at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Mueller's got a secret  —  The transcript of the hearing before Judge Ellis on Paul Manafort's motion to dismiss the indictment pending against him in the case transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia has been posted online here and probably elsewhere.

Trump callously plays games with families of hostages: ‘Stay tuned!’  —  Like a deranged showman, Trump is turning hostage negotiations with North Korea into a high-stakes reality show.  —  As the White House works to secure the release of three Americans held hostage by North Korea …

For Mueller, a question of three conflicts  —  As the special counsel investigation surrounding President Trump  —  goes on, we still don't know what evidence Robert Mueller  —  and his team have amassed behind closed doors.  It's entirely possible they have built a strong case …

Police report describes footage of woman slashing Hadley bus passengers' throats  —  HADLEY - After the woman charged with slashing two passengers and the driver of a Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus was handcuffed and read her rights, she apologized.  —  “I'm so sorry, I don't know what came …