President Trump ‘probably does’ have the power to pardon himself: Giuliani  —  President Trump's lead attorney said the president “probably does” have the power to pardon himself.  —  Rudy Giuliani was discussing with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” …

CBS News Battleground Tracker: The House is a toss-up  —  Dems 219- Reps 216 in tight contest for control  —  In the race for Congress, most polls report one national percentage for Democrats and Republicans.  But that's not very helpful - because this is a race for seats.  435 of them, in fact.

Trump's Right Hand Man in Europe Rick Grenell Wants To ‘Empower’ European Conservatives  —  BERLIN, Germany: Trumpian U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has expressed great excitement over the wave of conservatism in Europe, saying he wants to “empower” leaders of the movement.

Denver Police investigating accidental shooting from gun of an off-duty FBI agent  —  DENVER - Police are investigating an accidental shooting that sent a man to a hospital early Saturday morning.  —  The apparent, accidental shooting happened just before 12:45 a.m. at the Mile High Spirits club …

Inside the White House During the Syrian ‘Red Line’ Crisis  —  In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public.  You never know which of them end up cementing a certain impression.  For Barack Obama, one of those phrases would be “red line.”

Trump's 500-day coup of the GOP, conservatism  —  Donald Trump has been President Trump for 500 days as of noon today.  Jonathan Swan writes that everything has changed, and nothing has changed.  —  Be smart: In 500 days, Trump's hijacking of the formerly conservative GOP is complete — an astonishing accomplishment.

Bill Clinton and James Patterson co-author a political beach read  —  A political thriller has to convincingly blend both fact and fiction, which is just what a certain debut novelist with plenty of White House experience says he has to offer.  He and his writing partner are talking with Mo Rocca:

Liberals (Once Again) Exempt Themselves from the Rules  —  Imagine a scenario in which a woman posts a picture of herself with her son and people simply appreciate the expression of parental love.  Sounds nice, and rational, doesn't it?  Unfortunately, thanks to the liberal mob, nice and rational no longer exist in the public arena.

Trump's man with the Singapore plan: Joe Hagin  —  (CNN)In the early days of the Iraq War, the director of the Secret Service was summoned to the White House Situation Room for a meeting with Joe Hagin, then serving as President George W. Bush's operations chief.

Michael Cohen's secret dream  —  On election night 2016, shortly after Donald Trump's team realized he would win the presidency, Michael Cohen told a handful of people on the 14th floor of Trump Tower about his own dreams for the future — to be mayor of New York.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to visit Kim Jong Un in North Korea, state media says  —  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will visit Kim Jong Un in North Korea's capital, the regime's state media announced Sunday, in what would be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders.

Jon Tester, a Democrat in Deep-Red Montana, Isn't Sweating Trump's Threats  —  BIG SANDY, Mont. — Under a nearly cloudless sky on the sun-speckled northern prairie last Tuesday, Jon Tester, this state's senior senator, had his hands deep inside a 25-year-old grain auger.

When Guns Are Sold Illegally, A.T.F. Is Lenient on Punishment  —  WASHINGTON — As they inspect the nation's gun stores, federal investigators regularly find violations of the law, ranging from minor record-keeping errors to illegal sales of firearms.  In the most serious cases …

From gouging out his wife's eyes because she was ‘the Islamic anti-Christ’ to genital mutilation and a gruesome murder that left a corpse detectives could not identify: The case of the Melbourne jihadi that horrified even a supreme court judge  —  The identity of the man who slaughtered …

Full Giuliani: ‘Could lead to impeachment’ if president stopped investigation of himself  — June 2, 2018 Full Trudeau: Canada and U.S. most successful alliance ‘in the history of the modern world’  — June 1, 2018 Meet the Midterms: Frontrunners emerge as California primary day nears

We need to talk about the woke droid  —  Solo addressed the ugly metaphor at the center of the Star Wars universe — and not particularly well.  —  Minor spoiler for Solo below.  —  The very first Star Wars film (A New Hope, 1977) contained a few depictions of robots that look especially jarring with the passage of time.