A Grotesque Spectacle in Jerusalem  —  On Monday, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and other leading lights of the Trumpist right gathered in Israel to celebrate the relocation of the American Embassy to Jerusalem, a gesture widely seen as a slap in the face to Palestinians who envision East Jerusalem as their future capital.

The Russians Try to Call Mueller's Bluff, File Request to View Secret Grand Jury Info  —  Attorneys for an alleged component of Russian trolling efforts during the 2016 presidential election are demanding that special counsel Robert Mueller be forced to reveal the grand jury instructions used …

With Avenatti In The Spotlight, His Own Questionable Past Emerges  —  Much of the developments surrounding Stormy Daniels' lawsuit again President Donald Trump have focused on the business dealings of attorney Michael Cohen, but an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveals …

$1 million mystery gift to inauguration traced to conservative legal activists  —  WASHINGTON  —  One of the largest contributions to President Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2016 appears to have been orchestrated by a set of powerful conservative legal activists who have since …

Circuit attorney drops charge against Greitens after judge rules she can be called as witness  —  St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and Harvard law Professor Ronald Sullivan, who is helping prosecutors, head into court for the third day of jury selection in the criminal trial of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday, May 14, 2018.

Amid Political Disarray, Pence Reaches for Control of G.O.P.  —  Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas needed a favor: Before retiring at the end of his term, Mr. Hensarling, a powerful conservative, wanted to anoint an activist named Bunni Pounds as his successor.

Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, DC, according to a statement from her office.  —  Trump had been experiencing an issue …

Trump Orders Help For Chinese Phone-Maker After China Approves Money For Trump Project  —  Trump will profit from Indonesian resort project that will get $500 million in Chinese loans in a deal sealed days before before his tweet ordering help for ZTE.  —  WASHINGTON - A mere 72 hours …

Reporters Cash in White House Access for Lucrative Cable News Deals  —  After the 2016 elections, several publications encouraged Americans to pay for their content, framing a newspaper subscription as an act of resistance against a lying, media-bashing president.  —  It's paid off handsomely for legacy publications.

Scott Pruitt requested and received 24/7 security starting on his first day at EPA … Scott Pruitt began receiving round-the-clock security from the moment he stepped foot inside the Environmental Protection Agency in February 2017, the agency's inspector general revealed Monday.

Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch  —  has withstood relentless political attacks, many distorting his record of distinguished government service.  —  But there's one episode even Mueller's former law enforcement comrades — and independent ethicists …

Ahead of Vote on Gina Haspel, Senate Pulls Access to Damning Classified Memo  —  As the Senate prepares for a Wednesday vote on whether to confirm Gina Haspel as director of the CIA, the Senate Intelligence Committee has restricted access to a classified memo that Democratic staff put together …

Seattle Scales Back Tax in Face of Amazon's Revolt, but Tensions Linger  —  SEATTLE — After intense lobbying by local businesses and a bold threat by Amazon to curtail development in its hometown, the Seattle City Council on Monday approved a smaller and more limited tax on big companies than originally envisioned.

Why Trump's White House never says sorry  —  Usually when people say stupid or cruel things, they apologize and move on, instead of defiantly standing by their statements.  But that doesn't happen in Trumpworld, and it certainly hasn't happened in the case of White House staffer Kelly Sadler's callous remark about John McCain.

Cannes: Spike Lee's ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Draws 10-Minute Ovation  —  The evening was poised to be dramatic if not redemptive given that Lee was famously overlooked for the Palme d'Or in 1989 for ‘Do the Right Thing.’  —  In his long-awaited return to the Croisette, Spike Lee drew a 10-minute ovation …

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry deal with ‘difficult situation’ after report dad won't attend  —  (CNN)Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle, told American publication TMZ on Monday that he will not attend his daughter's wedding to Prince Harry.  —  According to the TMZ report …

Widespread severe weather expected from Texas to Virginia  —  Severe weather this weekend brought more than 100 damaging storm reports from western Texas to the mid-Atlantic.  Storms are expected to continue in the eastern U.S. for the next few days.  —  Winds of more than 60 mph produced damage …

Mueller team urges federal judge to reject request for hearing on leaks: report  —  is reportedly pressing a federal judge to turn down a request from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort  —  to hold a hearing about leaks surrounding the investigation into Russia's 2016 election meddling.