Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration on eve of visit after fewer than 10 players planned to attend  —  President Trump on Monday abruptly rescinded an invitation to host the Eagles at the White House, citing the “smaller delegation” that was planning to attend and again stoking …

Paul Manafort Loses His Cool  —  At the height of his powers as a political consultant, Paul Manafort was known for his cool.  In fact, the value of his counsel increased at moments of crisis.  While others panicked, Manafort rarely evinced a hint of frazzle.

Trump's Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court  —  Justice Kennedy's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case suggests the court's next big decision might go badly for the president.  —  In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled - by a vote of 7 to 2 …

Ted Cruz awkwardly pauses for 20 seconds before refusing to answer question on Trump's pardon tweets  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Monday morning that he has the constitutional right to pardon himself.  —  This statement caused mass controversy over the president asserting that he is above the law.

Elites Value Mellifluous Illegality over Crass Lawfulness  —  Obama defies the Constitution but sounds ‘presidential.’ Trump follows it but sounds like a loudmouth from Queens.  —  Donald Trump blusters nonstop.  He offers contrasting messages about whether, on any given day …

Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks Executive Chairman  —  SEATTLE — Howard Schultz, the outspoken executive chairman of Starbucks, will leave the company at the end of the month, bringing to an end the tenure of a socially conscious entrepreneur who turned a local Seattle coffee chain …

Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity  —  An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector in January 2014 disconnects cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran

Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations  —  WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …

Trump's legal team readies for fraught showdown with Mueller, even as president declares broad powers  —  Despite President Trump's declarations that he has expansive powers that could blunt the special-counsel investigation, his legal team is preparing for the possibility of a presidential interview …

Time's Up, Bill  —  Bright and early Monday morning, Bill Clinton launched a book tour in support of a political thriller he wrote with the best-selling author James Patterson called The President Is Missing.  And sometime before 8 a.m., it had become clear that it had not occurred …

Inside the Mysterious Intelligence Firm Now in Mueller's Sights … In the fall of 2016, Donald Trump Jr. and other key aides to the future president reportedly met in Trump Tower with Joel Zamel, the founder of a company called Wikistrat.  —  Wikistrat bills itself as a “crowdsourced” …

Today is make or break for Democrats in California's House races  —  Voters in California's key House districts are poised Tuesday to determine match-ups that could make or break Democrats' chances of taking back the House this fall.  —  The most pressing concern for Democrats is whether their wide …

Bolton sidelined as Trump readies for North Korea  —  Pompeo: Kim Jong Un's ex-spy to deliver letter  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump huddled in the Oval Office on Friday with Kim Jong Un's right-hand man, he was accompanied by only one other US official: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant  —  On the evidence of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview over the weekend, the likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant and a threat to the constitutional order.  —  Confronted with a simple …

Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance  —  Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.

Calls grow in Germany for expulsion of disputed US envoy  —  Berlin (AFP) - Leading politicians of Germany's left-wing parties on Tuesday called for the US ambassador to be expelled, after the staunch defender of Donald Trump was accused of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties.

“This Was Lachlan's Revenge”: As a Murdoch Son Moves to Consolidate His Power, Rupert Says “I'm Still Here”  —  Rupert thwarted the revenge firing of an old Lachlan adversary—and it's not the new Fox News's only problem.  “The pro-Trump thing isn't working,” says an insider.

Post-U. Md. poll: Jealous, Baker lead in Democratic race overshadowed by Hogan  —  Three weeks before their primary, Maryland Democrats remain largely undecided about who to nominate for governor, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll, in a race overshadowed …

America's allies should respond to steel tariffs with targeted sanctions on the Trump Organization  —  Forget retaliating against America; retaliate against something Trump cares about: his money.  —  Our trade partners are planning to respond to President Donald Trump's imposition of new taxes …