North Korea Threatens to Call Off Summit, Calls Pence a ‘Political Dummy’  —  Trump-Kim Jong Un summit planned for June 12 in Singapore  —  North Korea's senior envoy for U.S. affairs renewed a threat to call off a planned summit with President Donald Trump and warned that Pyongyang could …

The NFL's New Anthem Policy Is Madness—But the Players Can Stop It … In its own, typically blinkered and inimitable fashion, the NFL decided to dig in its heels on Wednesday, wrapping itself in the flag, and requiring players who are on the field to stand during the national anthem or face a series of penalties.

Obama officials' spying on Trump a departure from norms  —  “FBI used informant to investigate Russia ties to campaign, not to spy,” read the headline on a lengthy New York Times story May 18.  —  “The Justice Department used a suspected informant to probe whether Trump campaign aides …

Security troops on US nuclear missile base took LSD  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — One airman said he felt paranoia.  Another marveled at the vibrant colors.  A third admitted, “I absolutely just loved altering my mind.”  —  Meet service members entrusted with guarding nuclear missiles that are among the most powerful in America's arsenal.

A yacht, cocaine, prostitutes: Winery partly owned by Nunes sued after fundraiser event  —  In 2015, Alene Anase was asked by her employer Alpha Omega Winery to serve guests as part of a charity cruise on the San Francisco Bay.  —  But what she expected to be a routine shift serving wine turned …

Exclusive: FBI Seizes Control of Russian Botnet … FBI agents armed with a court order have seized control of a key server in the Kremlin's global botnet of 500,000 hacked routers, The Daily Beast has learned.  The move positions the bureau to build a comprehensive list of victims of the attack …

The Conversations We Need to Have  —  With every dispiriting headline and each passing day, the full scale of the Trump administration's corruption and lawlessness is coming into a less forgiving view.  And yet it is now becoming obvious that many Americans have ceased to see what is going …

The Trump-Russia ties hiding in plain sight  —  Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche.  But long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money.  Trump also consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.

Amazon demonetizes conservative website (us)  —  Our participation in Amazon Associates terminated without warning, with false and shifting explanations.  —  For as long as I can remember, Legal Insurrection has participated in Amazon Associates, a way for websites to earn fees when readers shop …

MH17 missile owned by Russian brigade, investigators say  —  The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say.  —  For the first time, the Dutch-led team said the missile had come from a unit based in western Russia.

‘Arrested Development’: We Sat Down With the Cast.  It Got Raw.  —  In a wide-ranging conversation about the new season, cast members became emotional as they discussed accusations of sexual misconduct against Jeffrey Tambor.  —  Perhaps no moment better defines “Arrested Development” …

Mueller fights media access to secret court filings  —  The special prosecutor's portrayal of an active, ongoing investigation seems at odds with claims by Trump's lawyers.  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller is fighting a drive by media organizations to unseal secret court filings relating …

The Latest: German industry says car tariffs a ‘nasty blow’  —  The Latest on the Trump administration's interest in putting tariffs on auto imports (all times local):  —  The head of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry says the U.S. intention to raise auto tariffs is …

George Conway's Tweets Raise West Wing Eyebrows  —  The spicy Twitter feed of Kellyanne Conway's husband has gotten noticed in the Oval Office.  But friends say the real target of his ire isn't Donald Trump.  —  George Conway's Manhattan law firm sits near the corner of Sixth Avenue and 52nd Street …

Stop Talking about ‘Norms’  —  I just finished listening to a CNN segment where “norms” figured heavily in the discussion.  It was a good segment.  I clipped a couple snippets of video because they were so good.  But we need to stop talking so much about “norms”.  And it's not just CNN.

'It's Our Time': Meet 18 Candidates Leading the Historic Rise of Black Women Running for Office in Alabama  —  Before Black Panther celebrated the all-­female freedom fighters of Wakanda, real-life black women formed their own type of special-forces unit in Alabama.

Trump is holding up funding for war crimes investigations in Syria  —  For several weeks, President Trump has refused to release any of the $200 million of U.S. stabilization assistance his own administration allocated to help protect civilians and promote stability in Syria.

Russia ‘turned’ election for Trump, Clapper believes  —  Trump demands ‘total transparency’ about FBI informant  —  Russians not only affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential election — they decided it, says James Clapper, who served as the director of national intelligence in the Obama administration, and during the 2016 vote.

Fifteen Unanswered Criminal-Law Questions About Trump  —  President Trump speculated on Tuesday that “if” the FBI placed a spy inside his campaign, that would be one of the greatest scandals in U.S. history.  On Wednesday morning on Twitter, the “if” dropped away—and Trump asserted yesterday's wild surmise as today's fact.

EXCLUSIVE—STEPHEN MILLER: BIG SUMMER FIGHT BREWING OVER OPEN BORDERS...  The White House is gearing up for a big fight this summer with the Democratic party's open borders lobby, says Stephen Miller, senior adviser to President Donald Trump.  —  In an exclusive, hour-long interview with Breitbart News …

The Elevation of Imprecision  —  There has been no shortage of analysis of Donald Trump's rhetorical tics, the way he overuses particular phrases, the way he falls back on others.  The way he lies.  The way he threatens, bullies and whines with language.  —  All of these observations …

Knife, stun gun pulled in dispute at St. Augustine McDonald's  —  Victims say man yelled at them: ‘Get out of my country’  —  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - An Elkton man was arrested Wednesday after deputies said he threatened a group of people with a switchblade and a stun gun at a St. Augustine McDonald's.

Emmanuel Macron slams Washington over lax tech rules  —  PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron accused Washington of failing to address a loss of trust in technology firms and having a laissez-faire approach to regulation that was not “politically accountable.”