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.

Suspicions, Demands and Threats: Devin Nunes vs. the Justice Dept.  —  WASHINGTON — Since Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee declared that they had found no evidence of coordination between Russia's election interference and the Trump campaign, its chairman has decisively turned …

‘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 …

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.

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.

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?

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.

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 …

Whoopi Goldberg Challenges Trump To Be Tortured: “I Would Like You To Try It”  —  On Thursday's edition of ABC's The View, Whoopi Goldberg weighed in on CIA Director-designate Gina Haspel's testimony at her confirmation hearing yesterday, who stated that torture does not work, and …

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 …

Sex, Trump and Cecile  —  Cecile Richards just finished her Planned Parenthood farewell tour.  Lots to reminisce about.  But let's start with her famous meeting with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.  —  It was after the election, and Javanka wanted to share their great idea for bridging …

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.