Inside the room: White House flare-up over McCain leak  —  At yesterday's meeting of the White House communications team — in the wake of a leak from the prior meeting of a callous remark about John McCain's brain cancer — a visibly upset and furious Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told the group …

The public case against Trump  —  One thing is true of all major political scandals: What we know in the moment is but a tiny, obscured, partial view of the full story later revealed by investigators.  —  Why it matters: That's what makes the Trump-Russia drama all the more remarkable.

Senate chairman: Comey ‘led us to believe’ Flynn wouldn't be charged  —  Earlier this month, the House Intelligence Committee revealed that then-FBI director James Comey told lawmakers in March 2017 that bureau agents who questioned then-national security adviser Michael Flynn saw no signs that Flynn was lying.

‘Tricked by the devil.’ They backed Trump.  Now, his foreign labor cuts may ruin them.  —  Eddie Devine voted for President Donald Trump because he thought he would be good for American business.  Now, he says, the Trump administration's restrictions on seasonal foreign labor may put him out of business.

Bloomberg warns of ‘epidemic of dishonesty’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are facing an “epidemic of dishonesty” in Washington that's more dangerous than terrorism or communism.  —  That's according to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who warned in a commencement speech …

WURDoftheDay: Why Does Trump Hate The Iran Nuclear Deal So Much?  Ask Israel & Saudi Arabia About That  —  If a casual observer looked at the turmoil in the Middle East, they would come to one naïve conclusion: this is all about religion.  —  The reality is far more complex and convoluted than one would believe.

Pakistan bars U.S. diplomat from leaving amid tense relations: media  —  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have barred a U.S. diplomat involved in a fatal traffic accident from leaving the country, forcing an American military aircraft flown in for his departure to leave without him, local media reported on Saturday.

We read every one of the 3,517 Facebook ads bought by Russians.  Their dominant strategy: Sowing racial discord  —  The Russian company charged with orchestrating a wide-ranging effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential election overwhelmingly focused its barrage of social media advertising …

What happened with Ronan Farrow and NBC?  Some answers may be coming  —  How ‘catch and kill’ is used to bury news stories  —  Ronan Farrow was working for NBC News when he began investigating Harvey Weinstein.  But his bombshell reporting ended up at The New Yorker instead.  What happened?

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D) announces support for Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee for CIA director, improving her chances of confirmation  —  Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) announced Saturday his support for Gina Haspel's nomination to be CIA director, providing a crucial second Democratic vote …

N. Korea to blow up nuke-site tunnels before Trump-Kim talks  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it will dismantle its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, in a dramatic event that would set up leader Kim Jong Un's summit with President Donald Trump next month.

In Cuba, the Great American Tourism boom goes bust … HAVANA — As U.S.-Cuba relations warmed in recent years, Matilde Portela, an Airbnb host, reveled in the flood of American tourists.  An aspiring business executive at age 73, she quickly learned the art of niche marketing …

Polls close across Iraq in first vote since victory over IS  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — Polls have closed across Iraq Saturday evening in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group.  The vote — the fourth since the 2003 U.S.-led toppling of Saddam Hussein …

Ally Sheedy on Her Experiences With Hollywood Sexism and Why It Will Never Change  —  The following essay is entitled “Stasis” and was written by actress Ally Sheedy.  It is an excerpt from the new collection Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay.  The book is out now.

Trump uses rallies to tell his supporters to vote for him — even if other names are on the ballot … ELKHART, Ind. — Hours before the gym doors opened Thursday night for President Trump's rally, thousands of his supporters formed a line that snaked through the narrow streets of a working-class neighborhood.