Rudy Giuliani says Mueller probe ‘might get cleaned up’ with ‘presidential pardons’ in light of Paul Manafort going to jail  —  In one of his most forceful attacks on the special counsel yet, Rudy Giuliani on Friday claimed the Russia investigation could get “cleaned up” …

AP Exclusive: About 2k minors separated from families  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says almost 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the border over a six-week period under a policy cracking down on illegal entry.  —  The tally is from April 19 through May 31.

Viva le resistance: How political bias infected FBI Trump, Clinton probes  —  It didn't take long for defenders of the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation to claim that the Justice Department inspector general's report found no bias in the bureau's conduct of the Hillary Clinton email investigation …

U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani  —  Indictments allege leaders of blood-testing company defrauded investors, doctors and patients  —  Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes …

After forging new ties with North Korea, Trump administration turns to Russia  —  Days after a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Trump administration is forging ahead with new engagements with another longtime adversary: Russia.  —  President Trump is expected to meet …

Cohen signals openness to cooperating with federal investigators  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has indicated to family and friends he is willing to cooperate with federal investigators to alleviate the pressure on himself and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Lawsuit Says  —  Harvard consistently rated Asian-American applicants lower than any other race on personal traits like “positive personality,” likability, courage, kindness and being “widely respected,” …

Steve King's Inflammatory Behavior Is Met With Silence From G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — When Arthur Jones, a Holocaust denier, ran as a Republican in an Illinois congressional primary, the state Republican Party denounced him as a Nazi.  When he won, party leaders quickly vowed to back an independent candidate.

AP: Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A company run by former officials at Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm brought down by a scandal over how it obtained Facebook users' private data, has quietly been working …

For Pruitt Aides, the Boss's Personal Life Was Part of the Job  —  WASHINGTON — Senior staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt, the administrator, to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family …

Melania Trump Spent Her Husband's Birthday Away from Her Husband  —  The First Lady was in New York for a series of “meetings.”  —  We know that Donald Trump did not give his wife a gift for her birthday back in April.  So, what was Melania's plan for Trump's 72nd birthday on Thursday?

I Was Fired for Making Fun of Trump  —  Mr. Rogers joined The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as an editorial cartoonist in 1993.  He worked there until this week.  In 1999, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.  —  After 25 years as the editorial cartoonist for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, I was fired on Thursday.

“The Waiver Process Is Fraud”  —  Any day now, the Supreme Court will issue its ruling in Trump v. Hawaii, weighing in on the legality of President Donald Trump's third travel ban.  That ban, which was instituted via executive order in September, prevents nearly all individuals …

Emails show former Sheriff David Clarke's tense and protracted process to retain master's degree  —  (CNN)Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has retained his master's degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School after a lengthy revision process to correct multiple instances of plagiarism in his thesis.

Clapper: ‘We had a suspect’ in Kremlin-WikiLeaks transfer  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials last year identified a “suspect” who served as the “cut-out” for Russian intelligence to funnel thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents to WikiLeaks …