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.

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.”

Seahawks' Doug Baldwin: President Trump is ‘an idiot, plain and simple’  —  Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin ripped into President Trump for comments made earlier Thursday in which he said players who protest social inequality during the playing of the national anthem “maybe ... shouldn't be in the country.”

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.

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.

McConnell Says He Supports Mueller Investigation  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told NPR in an interview that he continues to support the Mueller Russia investigation — and that nothing in Thursday's hotly anticipated secret briefing on the Russia probe to congressional leaders changed his mind.

GOP House candidate in Illinois is a 9/11 truther, said Beyonce had ties to the Illuminati  —  (CNN)The Republican nominee for a US House seat in Illinois has said the September 11 terrorist attacks were an inside job and that singer Beyonce Knowles has ties to the Illuminati.

Mike Meru Has $1 Million in Student Loans.  How Did That Happen?  —  Escalating tuition and easy credit have yielded a class of student-loan borrowers with spectacular debt they may never pay back  —  DRAPER, Utah—Mike Meru, a 37-year-old orthodontist, made a big investment in his education.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

At Trump Tower, Michael Cohen and Oligarch Discussed Russian Relations  —  Eleven days before the presidential inauguration last year, a billionaire Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin visited Trump Tower in Manhattan to meet with Donald J. Trump's personal lawyer and fixer …

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.

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.

Donald Trump Jr. is sniffing around for a book deal  —  As this year's best-seller list continues to be crammed with books on the Trump administration, Page Six has learned that Donald Trump Jr. wants to add his name to the list.  —  Publishing insiders tell Page Six that Trump Jr. is shopping a tome …

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 …

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.