Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian national during 2016 campaign  —  MIAMI — One day in late May 2016, Roger Stone — the political dark sorcerer and longtime confidant of Donald Trump — slipped into his Jaguar and headed out to meet a man with a Make America Great Again hat and a viscous Russian accent.

Trump tweets defense of his North Korea summit  —  President Trump tweeted a defense of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday morning, claiming that he received “so much for peace in the world” and teasing that “more is being added in finals.”

Not necessary to justify separating kids, parents at border, 'it's zero tolerance': Bannon  —  Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon said President Donald Trump doesn't need to “justify” the policy of separating children from parents who are caught illegally crossing the southern U.S. border …

Ashley Parker, Michael Bender  —  Ashley Rebecca Parker and Michael Charles Bender were married June 16 at their home in Washington.  Justine Parker, the bride's sister who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated.  —  The bride, 35, and groom, 40, are Washington-based reporters covering …

Column: Obama's silky lie and FBI bias in the Clinton investigation  —  According to the FBI inspector general's report, before former (and fired) FBI Director James Comey took it upon himself to publicly criticize Hillary Clinton over her private email server, a draft of his public address was heavily edited.

New Jersey arts festival shooting leaves 22 injured, 1 suspect dead, officials say  —  Nearly two dozen people were injured after gunfire broke out early Sunday during a fight at an all-night art event in New Jersey's capital city, leaving one suspect dead and authorities investigating if any others were involved.

Corey Stewart, Virginia Senate Nominee, Evokes Trump on Racial Issues  —  Mr. Stewart, a Minnesota transplant who has defended the Confederacy and praised white nationalists, has seized opportunities to gain media attention, especially with harsh remarks about immigrants.

‘America is better than this’: What a doctor saw in a Texas shelter for migrant children  —  The small shelter along the Texas border to Mexico held 60 beds and a little playground for children.  Rooms were equipped with toys, books and crayons.  To Colleen Kraft, this shelter looked …

United Methodist Church urges Sessions to halt migrant family separations  —  The United Methodist Church this week criticized the Department of Justice for the Trump administration's immigration policies of separating migrant families and denying asylum to those fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence.

These Harvard kids got the lesson of their life in the Heartland  —  On a blustery afternoon in April, I filed into a van along with 10 students from Harvard.  We had just spent the last two days in Chicopee, Mass., where we had chatted with the police chief and his force, the mayor and his staff …

Here's How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border  —  If you're horrified by news of families being separated at the borders, here's a bit of news you can use.  —  First, the policy: It helps to be incredibly clear on what the law is, and what has and has not changed.

Slow-moving White House communications shakeup sinks morale  —  Amid the ongoing exodus, staffers are happy to let the president act as his own top spokesman.  —  President Donald Trump has always been happy to act as his own chief spokesman, and amid the ongoing shakeup …

Report: Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Pushed for Border Separation Policy  —  White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind President Trump's decision to enforce the family separation policy at U.S. borders, according to The New York Times.  Unlike Trump, who has publicly claimed …

Woman shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ attacks 2 with box cutter at supermarket in France  —  A woman who allegedly shouted “Allahu akbar” attacked two people with a box cutter at a supermarket in southern France on Sunday before she was arrested, local media reported.

Boston Globe suspends columnist accused of embellishing Boston Marathon bombings story  —  Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen has been suspended without pay for three months after “serious violations” in remarks he made about the Boston Marathon bombings — a penalty his union says he's going to fight.