Trump Team Met With Lawyer Linked to Kremlin During Campaign  —  Two weeks after Donald J. Trump clinched the Republican presidential nomination last year, his eldest son arranged a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin …

Emmanuel Macron jostles his way to the front of G20 photo to stand by Donald Trump  —  French President Emmanuel Macron left his position during the family picture to place himself next to US President Donald Trump as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watched on.

Putin set a trap and Trump fell into it  —  Jen Psaki, a CNN political commentator and spring fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service, was the White House communications director and State Department spokeswoman during the Obama administration.

In Alexandria shooter's hometown, rage-filled radio host channels middle America's inner frustration  —  BELLEVILLE, Ill. — It's not yet 11 a.m., and Bob Romanik, sitting behind the microphone at his radio station in a rundown strip mall in the middle of America, already has said the “n-word” …

‘True Blood’ Star Nelsan Ellis Dies at 39  —  “He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed.”  —  Nelsan Ellis, the actor who starred in HBO's True Blood as Lafayette Reynolds, has died, his manager Emily Gerson Saines, told The Hollywood Reporter.  —  He was 39.

Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists  —  Over the past six years, rooftop solar panel installations have seen explosive growth — as much as 900 percent by one estimate.  —  That growth has come to a shuddering stop this year, with a projected decline in new installations of 2 percent …

U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks  —  Russian government hackers were behind recent cyber-intrusions into the business systems of U.S. nuclear power and other energy companies in what appears to be an effort to assess their networks …

Pope Francis Says America Has ‘a Distorted Vision of the World’  —  (CNSNews.com) - Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday that the United States of America—and Russia, China, North Korea and Bashar al Assad's Syria—have “a distorted vision of the world” …

Hundreds withdraw Colorado voter registrations in response to compliance with commission request  —  DENVER - At least two Colorado county clerks say they've seen a large increase in the number of people who have withdrawn their state voter registration since Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams …

Iowa woman who tried to vote for Trump twice pleads guilty to election misconduct  —  A woman from Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty to election misconduct for attempting to cast two separate ballots in the 2016 presidential election for then-Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Despite Deep Policy Divides, Europe Trip Seen by Buoyant Trump as High Point  —  HAMBURG, Germany — The rumble of police helicopters and armored riot trucks shook President Trump's suite deep inside the convention center, but his staff found unexpected comfort as they watched on TV as protesters rampaged through the streets of Hamburg.

Trump Jr. shares video of president shooting down ‘CNN’ in fighter jet  —  Jr. shared a video meme Saturday portraying President Trump shooting down a fighter jet that included CNN's logo.  —  “One of the best I've seen,” the younger Trump wrote in a tweet, which included laughing emojis and American flags.

Republicans thought they could force 2018 Democrats to cut deals, but Trump keeps sliding in polls  —  Senate Republicans began this year thinking that they had leverage over some Democrats, particularly the 10 up for reelection next year in states that President Trump won last fall.