Was a breastfeeding infant really taken from an immigrant mother?  The answer to this and other questions about families separated at the border  —  Last month, U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration's “zero tolerance” policy of charging migrants in federal criminal court …

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.

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 …

Watergate prosecutor says Manafort may never again ‘see the outside of a jail cell’  —  Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said on Friday that Paul Manafort  —  may never again “see the outside of a jail cell” after his house arrest arrangement was revoked on Friday.  —  President Trump

Problems at the Justice Department and FBI Are Serious  —  And they won't be solved by whining about criticism.  —  What do you do with an FBI agent, sworn to uphold the law, who flagrantly violates the law in a rogue investigation aimed at making a name for himself by bringing down some high-profile targets?

Canada Might Sanction Trump By Going After His Administration Rather Than the American People  —  “I fear President Trump has put us in that position.”  —  Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday that she is open to using a law normally reserved for leaders responsible …

FBI recovers WhatsApp, Signal data stored on Michael Cohen's BlackBerry  —  Letter to judge reveals 731 pages of messages, call logs uncovered on one of two phones.  —  In a letter to the presiding judge in the case against Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's long-time personal attorney …

How quickly could Canada build an atomic bomb?  —  We've got the uranium, the know-how and a sudden desire to be respected by our nearest neighbour  —  NOTE: Just to be clear, all sources quoted in this story think a Canadian nuclear bomb is an unbelievably terrible idea that is bad for everyone in almost every way.

‘Gotti’ flick is the worst mob movie of all-time … I'd rather wake up next to a severed horse head than ever watch “Gotti” again.  —  The worst movie of the year so far, the long-awaited biopic about the Gambino crime boss' rise from made man to top dog took four directors, 44 producers and eight years to make.

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 …

North Carolina Republicans Are Back With a New Plan for Strict Voter Laws  —  WASHINGTON — The last time Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature enacted a law making it harder for some of the state's residents to vote, a federal court said the statute targeted African-American voters …

Donald dreams of dictators  —  In the three years since he first descended his golden escalator to announce his presidential bid, Trump has made clear he yearns for fealty along with authority.  —  President Donald Trump reliably tells the truth on one thing: He likes the way dictators do business.

Why the I.R.S. Should Go After Trump  —  The New York State attorney general yesterday filed a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors, accusing the charity and the Trump family of violating campaign finance laws, self-dealing and illegal coordination with the presidential campaign.

Experts: Trump's latest tariffs put increased risk into already uncertain Iowa economy  —  Neumann Bro.  Construction has to meet a final cost for their projects but flexing material costs make it hard to do.  —  CONNECT  —  The latest signs of the U.S.' escalating global trade conflict …

Mammals Go Nocturnal in Bid to Avoid Humans  —  Humans, it turns out, can annoy more than just one another.  In fact, some animal populations are escaping their Homo sapien cohabitants by sleeping more during the day, a new study finds.  —  Mammals across the globe are becoming increasingly nocturnal …

For the biggest group of American workers, wages aren't just flat.  They're falling.  —  The average hourly wage paid to a key group of American workers has fallen from last year when accounting for inflation, as an economy that appears strong by several measures continues to fail to create bigger paychecks …

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?