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.

Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, sought to withdraw over questions about her role in agency interrogation program  —  Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to become the next CIA director, sought to withdraw her nomination Friday after some White House officials worried that her role …

Mueller Probe Might Have to Go Dark for Midterm Election  —  Though there is no legal deadline, Justice Department guidelines say prosecutors should avoid the appearance of trying to sway elections  —  WASHINGTON—The clock is ticking for special counsel Robert Mueller.

96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donates $8.2 Million  —  Even by the dizzying standards of New York City philanthropy, a recent $6.24 million donation to the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side was a whopper — the largest single gift from an individual to the social service group in its 125-year history.

Stunning Developments on Trump/Private Black Ops Oppo Targeting Obama Staffers  —  We have a pretty stunning development about aides to Donald Trump apparently (though they deny it) hiring the same Israeli dirty ops/private intel firm that Harvey Weinstein used to cover up his history to mount …

Don't Scuttle the Iran Nuclear Deal  —  By 1931 Winston Churchill had fought more election battles than any other member of the British Parliament.  He ruefully calculated that “one day in 30” of his adult life had been consumed by “arduous and worrying” campaigning.

This Is The Toughest Gun Law In America  —  Reformers love what Massachusetts is doing.  The NRA?  Not so much.  —  NEWTON, Mass. A thirtysomething man sought to buy a rifle here last September, and if he had been living in almost any other part of the country, he could have done so easily.

Don Blankenship won't rule out third party bid in West Virginia senate race  —  Ex-coal CEO and West Virginia senate candidate Don Blankenship says he will not rule out a third party bid in the West Virginia senate race, if Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wins the Republican nomination Tuesday.

Saving America from itself: Trump is a symptom, not the disease  —  American friends, you might not like to hear this coming from a Russian, but your Founding Fathers did not trust you at all.  Don't feel bad, because that most remarkable constellation of 18th-century intellect and courage didn't trust anyone.

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.

North Korea says US ruining mood of detente ahead of summit  —  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — With just weeks to go before President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to hold their first-ever summit, Pyongyang on Sunday criticized what it called “misleading” …

Admiral Cuomo prepares for war  —  Is truth stranger than fiction?  Usually not, if the author of fiction tries to write something strange.  However, the second paragraph of this report by my conservative cousin from New York is both true and stranger than fiction:

Video shows off-duty officer pulling gun on man mistakenly suspected of stealing Mentos  —  One minute, Jose Arreola was buying a pack of Mentos at an Orange County service station.  —  The next minute, he was at the business end of a gun drawn by an off-duty Buena Park police officer …

Inside Scott Pruitt's “miserable” bunker  —  President Trump is unhappy about a report in The Atlantic which says a member of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's press team has been shopping negative stories about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to multiple outlets.

John McCain Regrets His Palin Pick for the Wrong Reasons  —  When historians — or, really any of us — look back at President Trump's ascent to the presidency, they will identify many moments over the years, big and small, that could be identified as warning signs of the catastrophe to come.