Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal  —  WASHINGTON — By the time Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrived at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for dinner one Saturday evening in March 2017, he had been receiving the presidential silent treatment for two days.

ABC has canceled ‘Roseanne’ after its star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic and racist Twitter rampage.  —  This post has been updated.  —  ABC announced Tuesday that it has canceled “Roseanne” after the show's star, Roseanne Barr, went on a vitriolic Twitter rampage Monday.

CIA report says North Korea won't denuclearize, but might open a burger joint  —  WASHINGTON — A new U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon, three U.S. officials told NBC News — a finding that conflicts …

Trump bragged about classified Syria skirmish at fundraiser  —  The White House has tried to avoid discussing a February skirmish between U.S. troops and Russian mercenaries in Syria, but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from bragging about the Pentagon's performance at a recent closed-door fundraiser.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns, ending political career once aimed at presidency  —  Eric Greitens stormed into the governor's office in January 2017 vowing to clean up a state government he said was corrupt.  —  He resigned Tuesday — effective at 5 p.m. Friday …

Cohen Prosecutors to Get Seized Phone Data by Wednesday  —  U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan will get a vast array of data seized from three phones belonging to President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen by Wednesday, according to a filing from a retired judge reviewing materials taken by the FBI.

Grassley: Fusion GPS Founder Gave ‘Extremely Misleading’ Testimony About Trump Work  —  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is accusing Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson of giving “extremely misleading” statements, if not telling “outright lies,” during Senate testimony in 2017.

How the Tech Giants Created What Darpa Couldn't  —  “EVERY PURCHASE YOU make with a credit card, every magazine subscription you buy and medical prescription you fill, every Web site you visit and e-mail you send or receive, every academic grade you receive, every bank deposit you make …

The Curious Case of Bryan Colangelo and the Secret Twitter Account  —  A collection of Twitter accounts that has criticized Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz, disclosed sensitive information, and outlined team strategy shares eye-opening similarities.  What does that have to do with the Philadelphia 76ers' decision-maker?

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is shot and killed in Kiev  —  Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was reportedly shot and killed in Kiev on Tuesday, May 29.  According to fellow journalist Ayder Muzhdabaev, he was shot in the back while at home.  A source told the website Obozrevatel.com …

AP sources: US to impose limits on some Chinese visas  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to shorten the length of validity for some visas issued to Chinese citizens, the State Department said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property by Beijing.

Porn Leads To School Shootings, GOP Congresswoman Says  —  “I think that is a big part” of the spike in such attacks, Rep. Diane Black asserts.  —  WASHINGTON Does anyone know what kind of porn Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is watching?  —  Whatever it is, the 67-year-old Black …

Trump's Plan for Political Survival: Blame Obama for Everything … President Donald Trump spent his long Memorial Day weekend sequestered mostly in the White House.  But instead of holiday tweeting about the “haters and losers”—of which, he once said, “sadly, there are many” …

Mike Pompeo to Huddle With Anti-Semite's Envoy … Viktor Orban won reelection as Hungary's prime minister last month through a blood-and-soil campaign that married antisemitism with Islamophobia.  Donald Trump's secretary of state is about to reverse years of U.S. policy and receive Orban's chief diplomat at Foggy Bottom.

We Built A Twitter Ratio Bot That Tracks All Your Terrible Tweets  —  No bad tweet left behind.  —  Whatever Twitter was originally intended to be, it certainly wasn't this.  Nazis roam free, celebrities melt down daily, entire news cycles run their course in a matter of minutes …

A televangelist wants his followers to pay for a $54 million private jet.  It's his fourth plane.  —  By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. May 29 at 1:17 PM Email the author  —  If Jesus were to descend from heaven and physically set foot on 21st-century Earth, prosperity gospel televangelist Jesse Duplantis told …

Blue-state Democrats have a new cause: Helping millionaires  — Some Democrats in blue states are looking to create loopholes to the federal tax rules on state and local property taxes.  — The so-called SALT provisions say taxpayers can only deduct up to $10,000 in state and local taxes from their federal returns.

Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria  —  CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds …

Mattis: US will confront China on militarization of islands  —  HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. will continue to confront China's militarization of manmade islands in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, arguing that Beijing hasn't abided by its promise not to put weapons on the Spratly Islands.