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 …

Clashing Views on Iran Reflect a New Balance of Power in the Cabinet  —  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.

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 …

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.

Donald, Eric and this dirty hole: Schneiderman's sins, Trump's tangled web — and don't forget Roger Stone  —  Eric Schneiderman is the latest New York Democrat to hold up the filthy mirror Donald Trump needs, and to drag us with them down the rabbit hole.  —  The state attorney general …

When Spies Hack Journalism  —  WASHINGTON — For decades, leakers of confidential information to the press were a genus that included many species: the government worker infuriated by wrongdoing, the ideologue pushing a particular line, the politico out to savage an opponent.

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.

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 …

Greitens' fateful affair began during crossroads of his military life  —  In February 2015, former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens signed a four-year commitment to return to active reserve status.  Two months later, he told the Navy he was backing out of it.  —  What happened in between …

When a U-Va. alumnus read his Bible on the steps of the Rotunda, the school called police … When a University of Virginia alumnus read aloud from his Bible on the steps of the school's Rotunda this week, university police came to silence him.  —  A police officer approached Bruce Kothmann …

Second Democrat announces support for CIA nominee Gina Haspel  —  Gina Haspel's nomination to be CIA director received a crucial boost Saturday when Sen. Joe Donnelly became the second Democrat to support President Trump's choice despite questions about her role in the previous decade's controversial interrogation program.

‘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.

Magnet Implants?  Welcome to the World of Medical Punk  —  “It's not good enough to talk,” says Jeffrey Tibbetts, a registered nurse whose home plays host to Grindfest, an annual meetup of biohackers.  “You should be taking action.  That's kind of our ethos.”  —  By Alice HinesPhotographs by Arden Wray

UN's top nuclear inspector resigns suddenly  —  BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says its top inspector has quit with immediate effect, just as the agency's work in Iran is once again in focus.  —  The International Atomic Energy Agency didn't give a reason for the sudden resignation …

New law: Kansas cops can't have sex during traffic stops  —  A new Kansas law makes it a crime for police to have sex with people they pull over for traffic violations or detain in criminal investigations.  —  The new law bans sexual relations “during the course of a traffic stop …

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.

Iraqis vote in first national election after toppling of Islamic State  —  NAJAF, Iraq — Iraqis on Saturday voted in their first national election since the Islamic State's occupation and eventual collapse upended the political and social order in the country, casting ballots that will help determine …