After summit pullout, South Korea and China have little appetite for Trump's ‘maximum pressure’  —  SEOUL — President Trump credited his “maximum pressure” campaign of sanctions and threats with bringing North Korea to the negotiating table to discuss its nuclear weapons program.

Roger Stone Sought Information on Clinton from Assange, Emails Show  —  Ex-Trump adviser urged intermediary to ask WikiLeaks for specific dates of rival candidate's communications  —  Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone privately sought information he considered damaging to Hillary Clinton …

The Real Constitutional Crisis  —  The FBI and Justice Department continue evading congressional oversight.  —  Democrats and their media allies are again shouting “constitutional crisis,” this time claiming President Trump has waded too far into the Russia investigation.

Concerned by Trump, Some Republicans Quietly Align With Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — Since Donald J. Trump began dominating American politics more than two years ago, Democrats concerned about his policies and behavior have taken solace in a group of influential Republicans who have consistently assailed …

Behind the Scenes of Harvey Weinstein's Impending Arrest  —  After a seven-month investigation, the producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to the New York Police Department's First Precinct on Friday to face sexual-assault charges.  According to law-enforcement officials …

'We're closed!':  Trump vents his anger over immigration at Homeland Security secretary  —  President Trump began berating Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in the Oval Office earlier this spring, according to administration officials, griping about her performance and blaming her for a surge in illegal border crossings.

Sterling Brown's arrest shows why NFL players have a reason to kneel  —  STANDING AND saluting the flag during the national anthem shows respect and patriotism.  All Americans should do so, absent some compelling reason to the contrary.  Since 2016, varying numbers of National Football League players …

Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher says it's OK to not sell homes to gays; loses support of Realtors  —  U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher told a group of Realtors last week that homeowners should be able to refuse to sell their homes to gays and lesbians, a statement that cost him the support of a key national Realtor group.

The Reporter Who Took Down a Unicorn … In late September of 2015, Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO of the once-high-flying but now disgraced Silicon Valley health-care company Theranos, was in the News Corp. office of Rupert Murdoch.  She had first met Murdoch in 2014 to pitch him on Theranos …

FIRST ON KHQ: Former Spokane NAACP president Rachel Dolezal facing felony theft charges for welfare fraud  —  Former Spokane Chapter NAACP President Rachel Dolezal is now facing legal trouble that could land her behind bars.  KHQ has confirmed that Dolezal, who legally changed her name …

Trump's next economic threat: Surging gas prices  —  A huge jump in driving costs in recent months is likely to fuel a wave of economic anger across the nation — just in time for the midterm elections.  —  President Donald Trump is hoping a wave of tax-cut-fueled economic euphoria will boost …

Turf War Between Kushner and Sessions Drove Federal Prisons Director to Quit  —  WASHINGTON — When Jared Kushner hosted a high-profile summit meeting on federal prison reform at the White House last Friday, some in attendance noticed that the man who was ostensibly in charge of the federal prison system …

Mick Mulvaney Is Having a Blast Running the Agency He Detests  —  One of the first things Mick Mulvaney did last year after President Trump asked him to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was to read the statute dictating the agency's powers.

REPORT: Deputy Peterson Accused Of ‘Covering Up’ Alleged Sexual Assault By Broward Sheriff's Son  —  A local Miami news station released an explosive report on Thursday night about a “disturbing assault” that happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years to the day before the tragic shooting in February.

Are Republicans abetting a demagogue — or something worse?  —  By Michael Gerson Opinion writer May 24 at 5:14 PM Email the author Follow @mjgerson  —  Much about the future of American politics — and the historical judgment that will be visited on those associated with it …

Trump again pushes claim FBI informant planted for political purposes  —  President Donald Trump suggested Friday that an FBI informant who made contact with his campaign during the 2016 election was “paid a fortune,” boosting the unsubstantiated allegation a “spy” was implanted in his campaign for political purposes.

Poll: Menendez lead narrows to just 4 points over GOP foe Hugin  —  Sen. Bob Menendez holds a razor-thin four-point lead over his likely Republican rival in November's general election, according to a new poll, indicating the New Jersey Democrat is still suffering from a post-corruption-trial hangover.

Border Patrol union calls Trump's National Guard deployment ‘colossal waste’ … A month after President Trump called for sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the head of the national Border Patrol union called the deployment “a colossal waste of resources.”

The Drive to Elect Women Is Defining 2018's Democratic Primaries  —  Most analysis has framed this year's multitude of Democratic primaries as struggles for the soul of the party between moderate, “handpicked DC” candidates and left-wing “insurgents” in the Bernie Sanders mold.

The Cultural Vandalism of Jeffrey Tambor  —  I interviewed Jeffrey Tambor on Tuesday, briefly, in a room with some of his fellow Arrested Development cast members, not including his co-star Jessica Walter.  But it doesn't matter what he told me.  —  It doesn't matter because Tambor said almost …

Commentary: The plot against Donald Trump  —  It's easy to get the basic gist of the Deep State conspiracy theory, which posits that the FBI and CIA ginned up a devious plot to help Hillary Clinton and hurt Donald Trump.  But there's an arch, coy, almost feline quality to the way these arguments are presented.

2 males wanted after improvised explosive device blast at Mississauga restaurant injures 15  —  Peel police say it's early to say if explosion is terror-related  —  An improvised explosive device set off inside an Indian restaurant in Mississauga is responsible for a blast that injured 15 people on Thursday night, police say.

Don't Make Bill Kristol Run For President  —  The conservative commentator's 2020 do-over already has the look and feel of a real presidential campaign.  Now all it needs is a real presidential candidate.  —  Reporting From  —  Goffstown, New Hampshire  —  Bill Kristol has not given up on defeating Donald Trump.

It's Time for Democrats to Turn the Tables on Health Care  —  I lost my seat in Congress after voting for the Affordable Care Act.  Democrats should run hard on protecting it this fall.  —  Health care premiums are projected to skyrocket this year, after the Trump administration …