The U.S. is trying to find a discreet way to pay for Kim Jong Un's hotel during the summit  —  SINGAPORE — At an island resort off the coast of Singapore, U.S. event planners are working day and night with their North Korean counterparts to set up a summit designed to bring an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

MSNBC Staff on Joy Reid: Enough Apologies, We Want Answers … MSNBC and Joy Reid on Friday both finally commented on the latest round of hateful old blog posts unearthed by various outlets.  They did not, however, address Reid's initial and unsubstantiated claim that the posts were fake.

U.S. in Early Talks for Potential Summit Between Trump and Putin  —  Meeting could ease tensions between two nations that have grown to Cold War proportions  —  The White House is planning for a possible summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin …

I will speak out until integrity returns to the White House  —  John Brennan served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 2013 to January 2017.  —  My first visit to the Oval Office came in October 1990, when I was a 35-year-old CIA officer.

EPA's Pruitt spent $1,560 on 12 customized fountain pens from Washington jewelry store  —  The account manager at the Tiny Jewel Box, which calls itself Washington's “premier destination for fine jewelry and watches,” had promised to expedite the order of a dozen customized silver fountain pens …

Samantha Bee Addresses Controversy: ‘We Spent the Day Wrestling With the Repercussions of One Bad Word’  —  Accepting a Television Academy Honors award while under fire, the “Full Frontal” host said the focus should shift from how she called Ivanka Trump a “c-nt” to the plight of 1,500 missing migrant children.

ABC in Talks to Reboot ‘Roseanne’ Centered Around Sara Gilbert  —  “Roseanne” may be on the verge of rising from the dead with a second reboot, but this time centered around Sara Gilbert's character ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ …

Pelosi Statement on May Jobs Report  —  San Francisco - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Department of Labor reported that workers' wages increased just 0.3 percent in May:  —  “May's jobs report shows that strong employment numbers mean little to the families hit …

Signs of sophisticated cellphone spying found near White House, U.S. officials say  —  A federal study found signs that surveillance devices for intercepting cellphone calls and texts were operating near the White House and other sensitive locations in the Washington area last year.

Billionaire Koch brothers' network launches digital ad blitz supporting Democrat Heidi Heitkamp as midterms near  — Americans for Prosperity is unleashing a digital advertising campaign on Friday thanking North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp for cosponsoring the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protect Act.

Trump Prepares Lifeline for Money-Losing Coal Plants  — Energy Department is weighing emergency electricity reserve  — Move would be unprecedented intervention in energy markets  —  Trump administration officials are making plans to order grid operators to buy electricity …

New poll shows Sherrod Brown leading Senate race, Mike DeWine on top in governor's  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - A new poll released Friday shows U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, up big in his race against GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci while Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine leads Democratic …

As Justice Dept. inspector general moves from Clinton email to Russia and Trump, he risks becoming a political weapon  —  Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz recently summoned an FBI agent important to the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election for an interview.

BREAKING: Trump May Already Be Indicted Under Seal  —  There is perhaps no investigation more closely scrutinized than special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into President Donald Trump and his inner circle.  Many, probably including the President himself, anxiously await news of a possible presidential indictment.

Exclusive: How a ‘nobody’ ex-con pushed Avenatti law firm into bankruptcy  —  Watch the exclusive report at 7 p.m. ET tonight on “Erin Burnett Out Front.”  —  Los Angeles (CNN)Even before he became famous as the fast-talking, trash-talking, in-your-face attorney representing Stormy Daniels …

Trade sanctions against America won't work.  Sanctioning Trump himself might.  —  Scott Gilmore: Instead of taxing American goods, Canada and the western allies should collectively pressure the only pain point that matters to this President: his family and their assets

'Are y'all serious?'  Jury gives 4 cents to family of black man killed by Florida cop  —  In 2014, two officers with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office in Florida went to Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr.'s home for a noise complaint.  —  Hill, a 30-year-old black man, had been blasting …

Caravan Mother Who Is Seeking Asylum Says Immigration Agents Took Her Children  —  “The official said you have 10 minutes to say goodbye so I hugged them and they kept asking me why they were leaving me.  I couldn't tell them why.”  —  Reporting From Los Angeles

Democratic Poll: Mike Levin Ahead in California's 49th District  —  A Democratic poll shows a tight contest in the crowded race for California's 49th District, with Democrat Mike Levin narrowly ahead of Republican Diane Harkey .  —  The district is one of three in Southern California …

Kushner, unfiltered  —  In an extensive interview, the Kushner Companies boss gets candid about 666 Fifth, federal investigations, tenant-harassment allegations and his son in the White House  —  Charlie Kushner has a few things he wants to get off his chest.

Trump Ran as a Renegade.  Now He's Trying to Keep Them at Bay.  —  IUKA, Miss. — When Chris McDaniel first ran for Senate four years ago, his campaign became a cause for disaffected and restless Republicans across the country.  Activists waving “Don't Tread on Me” flags flooded Mississippi.

Here's the Email Russian Hackers Used to Try to Break Into State Voting Systems  —  Just days before the 2016 presidential election, hackers identified by the National Security Agency as working for Russia attempted to breach American voting systems.  Among their specific targets were the computers …

Hate on Jordan Peterson all you want, but he's tapping into frustration that feminists shouldn't ignore  —  One of the most controversial public intellectuals today is an eccentric, primly dressed professor who writes about esoteric mythology, dispenses old-fashioned wisdom such as …

Jared Kushner close friend Rick Gerson now under scrutiny from Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — A close friend of Jared Kushner has come under scrutiny by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for his proximity to some key meetings between Trump associates and foreign officials, according to five people familiar with the matter.

We Ran Out of Words to Describe How Good the Jobs Numbers Are  —  The economy is in a sweet spot, with steady growth and broad improvement in the labor market.  —  The real question in analyzing the May jobs numbers released Friday is whether there are enough synonyms for “good” in an online thesaurus to describe them adequately.

Obama Soothed.  Trump Stirs.  How 2 Presidents Have Tackled Racial Flare-Ups.  —  For more coverage of race, sign up here to have our Race/Related newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox.  —  There was a time, not long ago, when the occupant of the White House held a beer summit …

When the punishment feels like a crime  —  It didn't take long for them to find her.  Soon after Michele Dauber started teaching at Stanford Law School in the fall of 2001, a few female students came to her office and told her they had been sexually assaulted.

Firm discloses more EPA lobbying by advocate with ties to Pruitt condo rental  —  A lobbyist whose wife rented a condo to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt  —  lobbied the agency for three clients last year, apparently contradicting his claim …