For Trump, the ‘Cloud’ Just Grew That Much Darker  —  WASHINGTON — Upset about the investigation into Russian interference in last year's election, President Trump sought relief from James B. Comey, then the F.B.I. director.  By Mr. Comey's account, Mr. Trump asked him to help “lift the cloud.”

May reaches deal with DUP to form government after shock election result  —  May expected to visit Queen to seek permission to form government after agreeing terms with Northern Ireland party  —  Theresa May has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionists that will allow her to form a government, sources have confirmed.

Republicans' emerging Trump defense: A naif in the Oval Office  —  As former FBI director James B. Comey held the political world in thrall Thursday from inside a packed Senate hearing room, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan walked into an unusually empty press briefing across the Capitol.

‘I Was Right’: As Trump Watches Comey on TV, Anxiety Yields to Relief  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump dipped in and out of the small dining room off the Oval Office on Thursday to monitor a television as James B. Comey, the ousted F.B.I. director, told a tortured tale — and to insist to his huddled legal team, “I was right.”

AJC poll: Ossoff opens lead over Handel in Georgia's 6th  —  An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday shows Democrat Jon Ossoff has a 7-point edge over Republican Karen Handel in the nationally-watched race to represent Georgia's 6th District.  —  The poll of likely voters …

Sen. John McCain's bizarre questioning of Comey  —  This post has been updated with Sen. McCain's statement.  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was the last senator to question former FBI director James B. Comey at Thursday's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.

BREAKING: TRUMP fires back at COMEY: ‘Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication’ ... and he brands Comey a ‘leaker’ — CHAOS in U.K. election: THERESA MAY likely staying as PM  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Happy Friday.  BREAKING IN LONDON — AP …

Comey told senators Sessions may have met Russia's ambassador a third time  —  Comey: AG may have met ambassador a third time  — But the sources said it is possible the Russian ambassador exaggerated the extent of the encounter  —  Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey told senators …

Breitbart lost 90 percent of its advertisers in two months: Who's still there?  —  The number of advertisers on the alt-right site Breitbart.com has dropped 90 percent in recent months, from 242 in March to 26 in May, according to data from MediaRadar, a New York firm that tracks online advertising.