Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election  —  WASHINGTON — Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son.  One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation.

Texas school shooter killed girl who turned down his advances and embarrassed him in class, mother says  —  As he heard the gunshots approaching down the hall Friday morning, Santa Fe High School student Abel San Miguel, 15, hid with a handful of classmates in the art class storage closet.

'The Day that We Can't Protect Human Sources': The President and the House Intelligence Committee Burn an Informant  —  It wasn't that long ago that both the executive branch and the legislature in this country considered the protection of intelligence sources a matter of surpassing national importance.

Al Sharpton says royal wedding shows white supremacy is ‘on its last breath’  —  Al Sharpton said the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who is biracial, is a sign that white supremacy is “on its last breath.”  —  Sharpton spoke of the nuptials during …

Why does Trump get away with corruption?  Because Bill and Hillary Clinton normalized it  — Scandals continue to pile up on the Trump administration — yet the president's approval ratings are on the rise.  — One reason is that it's been embedded in political culture most prominently …

The Last Days of Time Inc.  —  It was once an empire.  Now it is being sold for parts.  —  Time Inc. began, in 1922, with a simple but revolutionary idea hatched by Henry R. Luce and Briton Hadden.  The two men, graduates of Yale University, were rookie reporters at The Baltimore News …

Bill Maher and Bari Weiss Cruelly Blame Palestinians for Gaza Massacre … One week after thoroughly embarrassing Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Ca.) over his blind defense of President Trump and his administration's cruel jab at Sen. John McCain, Bill Maher welcomed one of the more vacuous columnists around onto his HBO program.

Brookfield buys partnership in Kushner-owned 666 Fifth Ave. in $120M deal  —  Brookfield will soon replace Vornado as a partner in Kushner Cos.' 666 Fifth Ave. and will take the lead on the recladding and redevelopment of the Midtown office tower — but the Qatari Investment Authority won't be involved.

US withdrawing aid from northwest Syria  —  Israel: Dozens of Iranian targets hit in Syria  —  (CNN)The United States is withdrawing assistance from northwest Syria as the Trump administration reviews hundreds of millions of dollars in stabilization aid to Syria, a State Department official has told CNN.

In Bahrain, a smoldering insurgency reveals the resilience of Iran's proxy war … MANAMA, Bahrain — The Trump administration has vowed to crack down on Iran's support for powerful militias across the Middle East.  But a low-level insurgency in the Kingdom of Bahrain represents a different sort of challenge for the United States.

WATCH: Andrew Pollack, Father Of Slain Parkland Student, Advocates For Metal Detectors, Single-Point Entry, And Armed Guards At Schools  —  On Friday, Andrew Pollack, whose daughter Meadow was killed in the Parkland shooting in February, appeared on CNN's “Anderson Cooper 360” to discuss safe schools in the wake of the Texas shooting.

To all my Facebook friends.  Today I spent the day dealing with another mass shooting of children and a responding police officer who is clinging to life.  I'm not ashamed to admit I've shed tears of sadness, pain and anger.  —  I know some have strong feelings about gun rights …