Trump Goes to War Against the Democracies  —  “He's like Heath Ledger's Joker—but without the operational excellence.”  That was the grim after-action assessment of one senior G7 official with whom I spoke in the shocked aftermath of President Donald Trump's savage post-summit tweets.

Arron Banks ‘met Russian officials multiple times before Brexit vote’  —  Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who bankrolled Nigel Farage's campaign to quit the EU, had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials in the run-up to the Brexit referendum, documents seen by the Observer suggest.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: Russia is Attempting to Influence US Midterms, Divide Transatlantic Alliance  —  Russia is attempting to influence the midterm elections in the United States in November as well as divide the transatlantic alliance, US Director …

Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship  —  'We don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?'  Trump says of Canadian tariffs on dairy products  —  U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will have to dismantle its supply-managed dairy system …

‘They just took them?’  Frantic parents separated from their kids fill courts on the border  —  By Michael E. Miller June 9 at 6:44 PM Email the author  —  MCALLEN, Texas — The words “all rise” were still ringing in the brightly lit South Texas courtroom last week when Peter E. Ormsby slipped unceremoniously into his seat.

Turning Affluent Suburbs Blue Isn't Worth the Cost  —  Ms. Geismer is the author of “Don't Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party.”  Mr. Lassiter is the author of “The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics in the Sunbelt South.”

‘Drama, Action, Emotional Power’: As Exhausted Aides Eye the Exits, Trump Is Re-Energized  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has gone overseas to embark on some of the most consequential diplomatic negotiations of his tenure, threatening an all-out trade war with allies and seizing a chance to make peace with a nuclear-armed menace.

A Restaurant Owner Featured On “No Reservations” Said Anthony Bourdain Changed Their Lives  —  Xi'an Famous Foods said it was donating all of its June 8 sales to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to honor Bourdain's memory.  —  After Anthony Bourdain was found dead Friday of a reported suicide …

New York Times reporter broke the biggest rule in journalism  —  On previous occasions, I've written about the blunt way legendary New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal dealt with a conflict of interest.  The story bears repeating after the indictment of a top Senate official over his contacts with reporters …

Astronauts give pope personalized space suit, add white cape  —  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Astronauts from the International Space Station gave Pope Francis his own blue jump suit on Friday but to distinguish him from ordinary planetary pilgrims like themselves they added a white cape.

Why can't we hate men?  —  Suzanna Danuta Walters, a professor of sociology and director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Northeastern University, is the editor of the gender studies journal Signs.  —  It's not that Eric Schneiderman (the now-former …

USA TODAY foreign affairs reporter Oren Dorell killed in hit-and-run  —  Oren Dorell, a former construction contractor who became a globe-trotting foreign affairs reporter for USA TODAY, died Friday evening in Washington D.C. He was 53.  —  Dorell was hit by a suspected impaired driver while riding his motorcycle.