Shifting Strategy, Trump's Lawyers Set New Conditions for Mueller Interview  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lawyers set new conditions on Friday on an interview with the special counsel and said that the chances that the president would be voluntarily questioned were growing increasingly unlikely.

Secretary of State Pompeo leaves North Korea with promise of more talks but no tangible breakthrough  —  TOKYO — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came away from a two-day visit to North Korea on Saturday without meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or securing a breakthrough in efforts …

‘Super Polluting’ Trucks Receive Loophole on Pruitt's Last Day  —  WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Scott Pruitt's tenure as administrator, the Environmental Protection Agency moved on Friday to effectively grant a loophole that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing …

‘A cesspool of deviancy’: New claims of voyeurism test Jordan denials  —  A half-dozen former wrestlers at Ohio State, where GOP Rep. Jim Jordan once coached, said they were regularly harassed by men in their training facility.  —  New allegations in the Ohio State University sexual abuse scandal …

Manafort bank fraud trial does have Trump campaign connection, Mueller's team says  —  (CNN)Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller intend to present evidence at the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort that a banking executive allegedly helped Manafort obtain loans …

Trump's list of judges isn't a nightmare all-star team of Neil Gorsuches.  Here's what Dems can hope for  —  President Trump isn't expected to unveil his pick for the Supreme Court until Monday, but already the leading contenders are drawing fire — from within the conservative fold.

Democratic Socialism Is Dem Doom  —  A political novice who calls herself a “democratic socialist” wins an unexpected Democratic Party primary victory, and now political taxonomists are racing to explain just what the term means.  Here's my definition: political hemlock for the Democratic Party.

Ahead of NATO and Putin summits, Trump's unorthodox diplomacy rattles allies  —  President Trump will land in Europe next week amid fears that he will blow up a key summit focused on Europe's defense and then offer concessions to NATO's main adversary in Russian President Vladi­mir Putin.

Eight Republicans pick the worst possible place to celebrate July 4  —  “What does July 4th mean to me?  Freedom,” Sen. Ron Johnson chirruped on Twitter on Independence Day.  —  For the Wisconsin Republican, it meant, specifically, the freedom to spend July 4 in Moscow with seven …

Philippine president says he'll resign if anybody can prove God exists  —  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president, who recently sparked outrage for calling God stupid, has courted new controversy in his largely Roman Catholic country by saying he will resign if anybody can prove that God exists.

‘A little steel in the spine’: Rod Rosenstein, facing mounting criticism from Congress, is starting to fight back  —  As lawmakers took breaks during a tense congressional hearing last week to vote on a resolution meant to shame him, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein casually worked the room …

Holocaust Denier in California Congressional Race Leaves State G.O.P. Scrambling  —  A Republican congressional candidate in a reliably blue California district managed to capture nearly a quarter of votes cast in the state's open primary last month — just after the state Republican Party caught wind …

Southern California sets all-time heat records as broiling conditions bring misery  —  Many parts of Southern California hit new high-temperature marks Friday, with a few spots reaching the hottest readings ever recorded.  —  Among the places that set all-time records were Van Nuys Airport …

Alan Dershowitz Is Enjoying This  —  In an interview with The Times, Mr. Dershowitz talks about McCarthyism (Martha's Vineyard-style) and why nuance doesn't exist in politics anymore.  —  CHILMARK, Mass. — This is what McCarthyism evidently looks like on Martha's Vineyard.

Greenwald: I came to Russia to combat US' toxic view on the country … Too many people in the US consider any contact with Russia suspicious, or worse, journalist Glenn Greenwald told RT. Combating this toxic attitude is one of the reasons he decided to come to Russia this week.

Trump Administration Expected to Suspend ACA Program Related to Insurer Payments  —  Companies could take financial hit from freezing of risk-adjustment payouts  —  The Trump administration is expected to suspend an Affordable Care Act program that plays a key role in the health law's insurance markets …

Two Years Ago, Revolution Messaging Helped Bernie Raise Millions.  Now They're In Crisis.  —  The progressive digital firm grew quickly after 2016, but not in line with its own values, current and former staffers say.  —  In 2016, Revolution Messaging was breaking fundraising records for Bernie Sanders.

Why Europe Could Melt Down Over a Simple Question of Borders  —  LONDON — The European Union has always been sold, to its citizens, on a practical basis: Cheaper products.  Easier travel.  Prosperity and security.  —  But its founding leaders had something larger in mind.

Trump Starts a Trade War, but the Path to Success Remains Unclear  —  WASHINGTON — The United States and China hit each other with punishing tariffs on Friday as the two nations tipped into a long-feared trade war that is only expected to escalate.  —  President Trump has said that trade wars are “easy to win.”

Inspiring: A Small Number of Jackasses Put Minimal Effort Into Remembering Some Onion Inc. Blogs  —  The Daily Beast reported today that Univision, the parent company of both the Gizmodo Media Group and Onion Inc., is planning to layoff a significant number of Onion Inc. employees in the coming days.