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.

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 …

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.

Republicans fear a Roy Moore redux in West Virginia  —  Republicans in D.C. are panicking over Tuesday's West Virginia Senate primary.  —  The problem: Don Blankenship, a coal baron who's spent time in prison, is running a demagogic campaign in which he's repeatedly invoked the Chinese heritage …

Devin Nunes: AG Jeff Sessions should be held in contempt of Congress  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes is going to push Congress to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt of Congress.  —  The Californian Republican's committee has been looking into allegations …

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.

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.

Nikki Haley on Trump, “confusion,” and speaking her mind  —  Our SUNDAY PROFILE this morning is of Nikki Haley, our outspoken Ambassador to the United Nations.  She talks with Rita Braver:  —  If this administration has a star, it just might be Nikki Haley.

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.

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:

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.