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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

CA Rep. Devin Nunes launches desperate fundraising pitch — in Virginia  —  With no accomplishments to speak of, Devin Nunes is touting his role as a doormat for Trump and begging East Coast donors to save him from voters in his own district.  —  Since Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …