Pruitt enlisted security detail in picking up dry cleaning, moisturizing lotion  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asked members of his 24/7 security detail to run errands for him on occasion, including picking up his dry cleaning and taking him in search …

Trump and Bolton spurn top-level North Korea planning  —  After two months on the job, Trump's new national security adviser has not called a single top-level National Security Council meeting on North Korea.  —  National Security Adviser John Bolton has yet to convene a Cabinet-level meeting …

Poll: Economic satisfaction under Trump isn't helping his party's 2018 chances  —  By a whopping 25-point margin, voters say they're more likely to back a congressional candidate who promises to serve as a check on President Donald Trump, according to a new national poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.

Hannity Advises Mueller Witnesses: ‘Bash’ Your Phones ‘With a Hammer’  —  Sean Hannity raised eyebrows on Wednesday night by doling out advice to witnesses in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, based on how Hillary Clinton handled her email investigation: destroy your phones.

Why hasn't Bernie Sanders endorsed his son's run for Congress?  —  Senator Bernie Sanders has traveled to Iowa and narrated a 30-second ad to endorse one congressional candidate and journeyed to Allentown, Pa., on behalf of another.  He publicly backed a mayoral candidate in Omaha.

White House Analysis Finds Tariffs Will Hurt Growth, as Officials Insist Otherwise  —  WASHINGTON — A White House economic analysis of President Trump's trade agenda has concluded that Mr. Trump's tariffs will hurt economic growth in the United States, according to several people familiar with the research.

Judge Jeanine still tangoing with Trump over an administration role  —  The president has dangled top jobs in front of the Fox News host, a longtime New York pal, who has expressed interest in leaving her cable-news perch for government.  —  Jeanine Pirro has a top-rated Fox News show …

'It's Horrendous': The Heartache of a Migrant Boy Taken From His Father  —  When he landed in Michigan in late May, all the weary little boy carried was a trash bag stuffed with dirty clothes from his dayslong trek across Mexico, and two small pieces of paper — one a stick-figure drawing …

Sources: Colin Kaepernick's legal team expected to subpoena President Trump in case against NFL  —  After months of circling President Donald Trump during NFL depositions and discovery, Colin Kaepernick's lawyers are expected to force Trump directly into the ongoing legal battle between the quarterback and league.

DOJ offers new briefing as lawmakers dispute Trump spy claim  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to combat President Donald Trump's allegations of misconduct, the Justice Department is offering lawmakers a new look at classified documents next week on the FBI's use of an informant in the Russia investigation.

US hits China's ZTE with $1 billion penalty in deal to end crippling sanctions, Commerce Secretary Ross says  — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the U.S. has struck a deal with Chinese telecom giant ZTE to end crippling American sanctions.  — The department says the deal includes …

Foreign leaders who embraced Trump now feel burned  —  Trump's overseas friends are learning the hard way that handshakes and golf games can't convince Trump not to smack would-be allies.  —  Call it friends without benefits.  —  Foreign leaders are learning that hand-holding, golf games …

Celebrity chef Adam Harvey arrested for poisoning seven-story maple tree blocking his solar panels  —  A tree dies in Brooklyn.  —  A celebrity chef with a warped sense of going green poisoned a neighbor's giant silver maple tree because it blocked sunlight from the solar panels on his Windsor Terrace home …

A Secretive Owner of Triple-Crown Contender Justify: George Soros  —  If the strapping chestnut colt Justify wins the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to become just the 13th horse in history to claim horse racing's Triple Crown, two of the three groups that have an ownership stake …

This Ohio factory thought it could bring U.S. jobs back from China.  Then Trump got involved.  —  By David J. Lynch June 6 at 5:30 PM Email the author  —  CLEVELAND — Bill Adler was invited last year to bid on a contract to make commercial sausage stuffers for a company that wanted to replace its Chinese supplier.

Let Trump Handle Brexit: An Explosive Leaked Recording Reveals Boris Johnson's Private Views About Britain's Foreign Policy  —  “I am increasingly admiring of Donald Trump.  I have become more and more convinced that there is method in his madness.”  —  Theresa May will use the G7 summit …

U.S. suicide rates rise sharply across the country, new report shows  —  By Amy Ellis Nutt June 7 at 1:14 PM Email the author  —  Suicide rates rose in all but one state between 1999 and 2016, with increases seen across age, gender, race and ethnicity, according to a report released Thursday …

Democrats are totally blowing it  —  Things are looking up for President Trump and his Republican Party.  —  While both Trump and his congressional allies remain staggeringly unpopular, recent polling indicates that they might skate by with a narrow House majority in the fall and even pick up a seat or two in the Senate.

He Delivered Pizza to an Army Base in Brooklyn.  Now He Faces Deportation.  —  Food delivery.  Sanctuary.  Those are often the anchors for the more than half a million undocumented immigrants who live and work in New York City.  —  But an incident at the United States Army base in Fort Hamilton …

IT scandal set to explode — or not  —  At the FOX News site Frank Miniter checks in on “the curious case of Imran Awan” in a column headlined “Democrats' IT scandal set to explode with possible plea deal.”  The Daily Caller's Luke Rosiak has broken story after story in the Awan case.

Scooters littering US city streets shout at people: 'Unlock me or I'll call the police'  —  Built-in alarm sparks anger from city officials amid concerns over racism and policing: ‘This is a threat to people’  —  Play Video  —  The stories of Americans calling police on people of color …

Facebook says millions of users who thought they were sharing privately with their friends may have shared with everyone because of a software bug  —  A new software bug is Facebook's latest self-inflicted privacy headache.  —  After a year of troubling mishaps on its massive social platform …

Trump: Many Texans watched Harvey from their boats, requiring Coast Guard rescue  —  AUSTIN — President Donald Trump praised the Coast Guard for its heroics during Hurricane Harvey Wednesday, but credited the high number of water rescues to people taking their boats out to watch the storm roll in, baffling first responders.

How Villaraigosa lost the governor's race despite tens of millions of dollars spent to boost his bid  —  When Antonio Villaraigosa was elected mayor of Los Angeles, it signaled the growing clout of California's Latino voters as well as the rise of a Democratic star whose charisma and ambition could take him to loftier perches.

MSNBC's Joy Reid threatened colleague with violence, was homophobic during her radio days, ex-bosses say  —  MSNBC star Joy Reid physically threatened a senior colleague, accused a Republican politician of being gay on air and often referred to her hateful blog during a short-lived stint …

Will Preet Bharara Run for Attorney General?  He Just Registered to Vote  —  Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney in Manhattan who was fired by President Trump, has registered as a Democratic voter in New York for the first time in more than a decade amid speculation that he might run for attorney general.

Andrew McCabe Seeks Immunity for . . . What?  —  The Judiciary Committee shouldn't give it to him.  —  Timing is everything in life.  House speaker Paul Ryan has decided to back Representative Trey Gowdy's (foolish) suggestion that there was nothing irregular about the FBI's use of an informant to investigate the Trump campaign.

What Bill Clinton Was Really Thinking  —  His book tour provided an important window into understanding an old man at a new moment — and revealed Clinton as painfully behind the times.  —  People say they want authenticity from politicians—just show us what you really feel …

The Quiet Rage Of Mazie Hirono  —  Mazie Hirono used to be known as the “good girl” of Hawaii politics.  —  She was seen as polite, never in-your-face, not a boat-rocker.  But now, that view has changed.  —  As one Hawaii columnist put it, she is a “badass.”  —  “I always was,” Hirono said in an interview with NPR.