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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

‘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.

Democrats On Elite Liberal Art College Faculties Outnumber Republicans By 10:1  —  Mitchell Langbert (Brooklyn College), Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty:  —  In this article I offer new evidence about something readers of Academic Questions already know …

Clashing Views on Iran Reflect a New Balance of Power on Trump's Team  —  WASHINGTON — Five days before President Trump pulled out of what he called the “horrible” Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told diplomats from Britain, France and Germany that he believed the pact could still be saved.

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.

Two dead in Paris knife attack  —  One person has been killed and five wounded in a knife attack in Paris, French police say.  —  They say the attacker - who has not been identified - was shot dead by police.  Two of the injured are in a serious condition.  —  The incident happened in the Opera district of central Paris.

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 …

Midterm watch: Manchin falls behind GOP challenger  —  After Tuesday's West Virginia primary, red-state Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is now trailing Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey by two points in his re-election race, according to a new poll conducted by WPA intelligence.

Who Is Karl Marx: Meet the Anti-Capitalist Scholar  —  You may have come across communist memes on social media.  The man, the meme, the legend behind this trend is Karl Marx, who developed the theory of communism, which advocates for workers' control over their labor (instead of their bosses).