Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE  —  BEIJING — China this month awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks across a broad collection of businesses, including books, housewares and cushions.  —  At around the same time, President Trump vowed to find …

Here's How the FBI Investigation Into Russia and Trump Campaign Actually Started  —  No story is hotter across America this Memorial Day weekend than what the Federal Bureau of Investigation did—and did not do—in 2016 about Russian connections to Donald J. Trump.

A pilot kidnapped a foreign student and tried to deport him back to China, police say  —  California police say they thwarted a vigilante deportation attempt last week - in which a pilot allegedly kidnapped a foreign student, took him to an airport and tried to send him “back to China.”

Trump is blaming Democrats for separating migrant families at the border.  Here's why this isn't a surprise.  —  President Trump's attempt to blame Democrats for separating migrant families at the border is renewing a political uproar over immigration, an issue that has challenged Trump throughout …

Black Defendants Get Longer Sentences From Republican-Appointed Judges, Study Finds  —  WASHINGTON — Judges appointed by Republican presidents gave longer sentences to black defendants and shorter ones to women than judges appointed by Democrats, according to a new study that analyzed data on more than half a million defendants.

Arlington Cemetery, Nearly Full, May Become More Exclusive  —  To preserve space for future war heroes in the country's premier national cemetery, the Army is considering new rules that would turn away many currently eligible veterans.  —  By Dave PhilippsPhotographs by Damon Winter

Knives are too sharp and filing them down is solution to soaring violent crime, judge says  —  A judge has proposed a nationwide programme to file down the points of kitchen knives as a solution to the country's soaring knife crime epidemic.  —  Last week in his valedictory address …

Media Double Down After New York Times Gets Busted Peddling Fake News  —  On the path to the June 12 summit with North Korea, journalists claimed President Donald Trump would not be willing to walk away from the negotiating table because he was too desperate for a win.

Reporter accuses Melania Trump's spokeswoman of creating an ‘atmosphere of hate’ after Twitter feud  —  A CNN White House correspondent on Sunday accused First Lady Melania Trump  —  's spokesperson of creating an “atmosphere of hate.”  —  The back-and-forth is the latest public feud between …

Mamoudou Gassama: Mali ‘Spiderman’ to be made French citizen  —  A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made a French citizen.  —  Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climbing the outside of the building to save the four-year-old.

Holy Cross valedictorian denied right to speak at graduation  —  Christian Bales, a student at Holy Cross High School, was denied the honor to give his valedictorian speech at Friday's graduation.  The Diocese of Covington found that the speech contained “elements that were political …

Sen. Lankford: President not a role model for my kids  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Kasie Hunt on “Kasie DC,” Sen. James Lankford says he wouldn't want his children to speak the way President Trump has in the past.

In Britain, Austerity Is Changing Everything  —  After eight years of budget cutting, Britain is looking less like the rest of Europe and more like the United States, with a shrinking welfare state and spreading poverty.  —  PRESCOT, England — A walk through this modest town in the northwest …

The North's Jim Crow  —  Last month in Philadelphia, a white Starbucks manager summoned police officers to confront a pair of African-American men after one asked to use the restroom before he had purchased a drink.  About two weeks later, at Lake Merritt Park in Oakland, Calif. …

Democrats Are Running a Smart, Populist Campaign  —  Stacey Abrams and Conor Lamb are supposed to represent opposite poles of the Trump-era Democratic Party.  She is the new progressive heroine — the first black woman to win a major-party nomination for governor, who will need a surge of liberal turnout to win Georgia.

Hero climbs up outside of Paris building to save child dangling from balcony  —  Man shown scaling four floors within a few seconds to help a boy hanging in mid-air  —  Lava from Hawaii volcano covers potentially explosive well  —  Bale ready to quit Real, but are United, or anyone, ready to sign him?

Maryland police officer's death ignites a racial firestorm  —  BALTIMORE - It's hard to think of a more volatile mix: Four young black males from Baltimore City, accused in the death of a white female police officer in Baltimore County.  Authorities say three of the teenagers were breaking …

Bruce Bawer: The Tommy Robinson affair  —  Bruce Bawer has been covering the Tommy Robinson affair for our friends at the Gatestone Institute.  Today's column is “UK: You're Not Allowed to Talk about It.  About What?  Don't Ask.”  Please see Bruce's column at the Gatestone site for the relevant links.

Trump may be the worst presidential dealmaker in modern history  —  By Jackson Diehl Deputy Editorial Page Editor May 27 at 7:03 PM Email the author Follow @JacksonDiehl  —  When May began, President Trump was presiding over diplomatic negotiations that could have delivered twin triumphs for his administration.

HR McMaster on rugby: ‘The warrior ethos is what a good team has’  —  No longer Donald Trump's national security adviser, the three-star general is returning to a love of his life: rugby union  —  “I didn't get to see much of the Six Nations,” HR McMaster says with a dry laugh.  “I was kinda busy.”

Syria's army is on a path to victory after ousting rebels from Damascus  —  BEIRUT — After seven years of war, Syrian government forces have taken full control of the area around their capital, Damascus, freeing up an overstretched military to move against the country's few remaining rebel pockets.

Senators to Trump: It's do-or-die time on DACA  —  A small group of bipartisan senators has been holding back-channel talks in the hopes of reviving a deal.  But it's a tall order.  —  Cory Gardner, the leader of the Senate GOP's campaign arm, delivered an urgent message to President Donald Trump …

Stunning Oval Office leak: Aides fight in front of Trump — about leaks  —  Shortly after word leaked that Kelly Sadler had taken a nasty shot at John McCain, President Trump convened a meeting in the Oval Office for a tiny group of communications staffers, according to sources familiar with the gathering.

The Evangelical Fight to Win Back California  —  As the primary approaches, Franklin Graham brings Jesus — and a conservative political message — to a state with a vast pool of evangelical voters.  —  PASADENA, Calif. — Franklin Graham stood in a packed locker room at the Rose Bowl …