Trump's Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head off a Historic Subpoena  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers have for months quietly waged a campaign to keep the special counsel from trying to force him to answer questions in the investigation into whether he obstructed justice …

This ‘replica’ in the jeep next to Kobach stunned some onlookers at Shawnee parade  —  Kris Kobach made his way through a parade in Johnson County Saturday morning, waving from an American flag colored jeep with a large gun mounted in back.  —  The sight of Kobach, a Republican candidate …

Obama - Just Too Good for Us  —  WASHINGTON — It was a moment of peak Spock.  —  Hours after the globe-rattling election of a man whom Barack Obama has total disdain for, a toon who would take a chain saw to the former president's legacy on policy and decency, Obama sent a message …

2 tourists stabbed to death at Circus Circus in Las Vegas  —  The Circus Circus is seen in Las Vegas, Friday, June 1, 2018.  Las Vegas police are investigating the deaths of two people inside a Circus Circus hotel room Friday evening.  Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto

Under cloud of tariffs, a U.S. trade delegation arrives in Beijing  —  A high-level delegation of U.S. officials led by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross are in China to “discuss rebalancing the bilateral economic relationship between the United States and China,” according to a White House statement.

Trump to host Ramadan dinner  —  President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next week to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to a White House official, a departure from last year's decision not to host the traditional post-sundown meal.

ZTE hired former Trump aide as lobbyist: report  —  Chinese telecommunications company ZTE hired a former member of the Trump campaign as a lobbyist amid negotiations with President Trump  —  to loosen restrictions hampering the company's ability to do business with the U.S.

Trump's economy faces new threats ahead of midterms  —  has presided over a strong U.S. economy during his first term, maintaining low unemployment and solid growth ahead of the November elections.  —  Republicans hope the positive trends will carry them to victory in the midterm campaign …

Steve Bannon's clever idea to save the GOP from brutal midterms  —  The Republican Party faces dim prospects in the midterm elections.  But it doesn't have to be that way, says Stephen K. Bannon, the chief ideologist of the populist wave that brought Donald Trump into the White House.

Trump slams ‘the resistance’ in weekly address  —  tore into the so-called resistance of Democrats opposed to his agenda on Saturday, accusing them of “resisting the will of the American voter.”  —  In his weekly address, Trump blamed Democrats for slow-walking many of his nominees through …

Dating columnist reveals how ‘Sex and the City’ ruined her life  —  “Sex and the City” premiered on HBO 20 years ago this week, imprinting on a generation of women a love of fantastic fashion and dreams of their own Mr. Big.  Among them was Julia Allison, who moved to New York in the early 2000s to live the Carrie Bradshaw lifestyle.

Deadbeat son claims he's too broke to pay child support  —  He's not just a deadbeat son, he's also a deadbeat dad.  —  Michael Rotondo — the 30-year-old upstate man whose own parents sued him to get him out of the house — complained he was too broke to pay child support for his 8-year-old son …

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows  —  WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:  —  ABC's “This Week” — White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow.  —  ___  —  NBC's “Meet the Press” — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer.

Senate Republicans Are Newly Hopeful About the Midterms.  For Good Reason.  —  WASHINGTON — After a turbulent first year confronting friendly fire from President Trump, Senate Republicans are entering the summer before the midterm elections feeling more hopeful about retaining their narrow majority …

THE HOUNDING OF THE BICYCLES Benedict ­Cumberbatch saves defenceless Deliveroo cyclist from brutal assault by gang of four muggers  —  The star leapt to the rescue near Sherlock's fictional home in Baker Street as the yobs ‘punched the cyclist and smashed him over the head’

Mattis Says U.S. Remains Committed to Allies in Asia  —  U.S. strategy in region rooted in ‘principled realism’ and shared interests, defense secretary says  —  SINGAPORE—The U.S. and China appear to be headed for a more confrontational relationship in Southeast Asia as Washington warns …