Kushner's security clearance restored, met with Mueller team a second time  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, had his White House security clearance restored Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter said, after months of uncertainty stemming …

Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, receives permanent security clearance  —  By Washington Post Staff May 23 at 2:45 PM  —  The FBI's background check into Kushner's financial history and foreign contacts took more than a year, becoming a source of uncertainty for the West Wing aide.

Trump is spinning desperately to distract from his corruption.  Democrats should say so.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  This morning, President Trump uncorked a series of tweets about how the “Corrupt Deep State” has been caught in a “major SPY scandal” that could prove to be “one of the biggest political scandals in history.”

N.F.L. Teams Will be Fined if Players Kneel During National Anthem  —  N.F.L. players will be allowed to stay in the locker room during the national anthem, but their teams will be fined by the league if they go onto the field and kneel, according to new rules adopted by owners on Wednesday …

New policy requires on-field players, personnel to stand for anthem  —  ATLANTA — NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer, it was announced Wednesday.

Exclusive: Bannon says Rosenstein could be fired ‘very shortly’  —  's former chief strategist Stephen Bannon predicts that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein  —  could be fired “very shortly,” in an interview that will be broadcast Wednesday evening in the United Kingdom.