Mueller Plans to Wrap Up Obstruction Inquiry Into Trump by Sept. 1, Giuliani Says  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel plans to finish by Sept. 1 the investigation into whether President Trump obstructed the Russia inquiry, according to the president's lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani …

Trump says he will call for Justice Department to probe whether FBI ‘surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes’  —  President Trump said on Twitter that he would “demand” the Justice Department look into whether “any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!”

Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote  —  WASHINGTON — The pace of new voter registrations among young people in crucial states is accelerating, a signal that school shootings this year — and the anger and political organizing in their wake — may prove to be more than ephemeral displays of activism.

A Coup in the Offing?  —  Top Republicans consider amping up the pressure on Paul Ryan to step down as Speaker of the House before midterm elections.  —  Top Republicans in Congress and the White House have in recent days entertained a plan to push House Speaker Paul Ryan out of his post over the summer …

Kudlow: China's ZTE won't get off ‘scot-free’  —  Giant Chinese phone-maker ZTE will not get off “scot-free” as the Trump administration considers easing penalties on the company amid broader trade negotiations with Beijing, top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday.

UK has not renewed Roman Abramovich's visa  —  UK authorities have yet to renew Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's visa after it expired last month, three people close to the billionaire have told the Financial Times, as geopolitical tensions rise between Moscow and the west.

Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence’  —  Two days after a 17-year-old opened fire in his Texas high school, killing at least 10, incoming National Rifle Association president Oliver North said students “shouldn't have to be afraid” …

Teresa Gómez, 59  —  “This neighborhood is not the same as when I moved,” says Ms. Gómez, an archivist at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute.  Grocery stores, travel agencies, small stores — “Everything disappeared,” she says.  She attributes this to gentrification.

CBS News Nation Tracker poll: Americans give Trump credit for good economy, mixed reviews on N.K.  —  Nearly two in three Americans think the nation's economy is in good shape, and most of them believe President's Trump's policies are at least somewhat responsible for that.

Palo Alto pastor resigns after nasty tweets about city: ‘An elitist sh— den of hate’  —  A debate in Palo Alto over permits, traffic, and safety turned into frenzy of internet warfare after unsavory tweets from an associate pastor were leaked to the city's website.

“Collusion against Trump” timeline  —  New items added in blue on May 20, 2018  —  It's easy to find timelines that detail Trump-Russia collusion developments.  Here are links to two of them I recommend:  —  Politifact Russia-Trump timeline  —  Washington Post Russia-Trump timeline

NYU Abu Dhabi blocks journalists from filming John Kerry  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — NYU Abu Dhabi, the branch of the famed New York university, blocked journalists on Sunday night from filming a graduation address by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Muslim beaten to death in India for allegedly killing cow  —  A Muslim man accused of killing a cow was beaten to death by a mob in central India, police said Sunday, the latest vigilante murder over the animal considered sacred by Hindus.  —  Siraj Khan, a 45-year-old tailor …

Who Does the Democratic Party Stand For?  —  There are two Staceys angling to become Georgia's first woman governor.  —  One Stacey—Stacey Abrams—is black.  She's the former minority leader of the state House of Representatives.  The other, Stacey Evans, is white.

How the Trump family sold U.S. foreign policy to the highest bidder |  Will Bunch  —  Today marks the 16-month anniversary of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States, and nowhere has our unlikeliest commander-in-chief placed a greater stamp on America's place in the world …