The FBI's revenge  —  Back in December, President Trump tweeted: “After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters - worst in History!  But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness.”

Prominent Lawyer in Fight for Gay Rights Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Prospect Park  —  A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people …

Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency  —  On May 1, 2003, the day President George W. Bush landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in front of the massive “Mission Accomplished” sign, I was in Baghdad performing what had become a daily ritual.

Starbucks ceo: Reprehensible outcome in Philadelphia incident  —  Dear Starbucks Partners and Customers:  —  By now, you may be aware of a disheartening situation in one of our Philadelphia-area stores this past Thursday, that led to a reprehensible outcome.  —  I'm writing this evening to convey three things:

In Moscow, a Sense of Relief After a Limited Syria Attack  —  MOSCOW — Moscow met the limited American-led airstrikes against Syria before dawn on Saturday with plenty of bluster and heated rhetoric, starting with an uncharacteristically quick response from President Vladimir V. Putin condemning …

Trump hits highest approval in a year, but 68 percent of women dislike him personally  —  The thriving economy looks to be bolstering Donald Trump's approval rating — but his personal unpopularity, especially among women, may be putting a ceiling on it.  —  The president remains poorly rated overall …

On The Deficit, GOP Has Been Playing Us All For Suckers  —  To say we're all being played by House and Senate Republicans and the Trump administration when it comes to the deficit is my polite way of saying that the GOP is operating the federal equivalent of a huge budget bunco game.

Poll shows Democrats have midterm intensity advantage, but no ‘knockout’ yet  —  WASHINGTON — An advantage in intensity — against President Donald Trump and for voting in November — is fueling Democrats ahead of the midterm elections that take place more than six months from now …

Anne Frank House banned Orthodox Jewish employee from wearing his skullcap at work  —  A Jewish employee at Anne Frank House could not believe his ears when his bosses banned him from wearing a skullcap at work.  —  Barry Vingerling turned up for work on his first day at the museum in Amsterdam and was told to take off his ‘yarmulke’.

A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash  —  Governments are struggling as mounting pension obligations crowd out the rest of their budgets.  Oregon faces a severe, self-inflicted crisis.  —  A public university president in Oregon gives new meaning to the idea of a pensioner.

Boise, Idaho, Feels the Growing Pains of a Surging Population  —  Locals cope with rising home prices, traffic; ‘You have to plan ahead for restaurant reservations now’  —  BOISE, Idaho—Laura Johansen has always loved the easiness of life in her hometown: The first-rate hiking and rafting a short drive from her front door.

LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy’ Is Dying a Quick Death Across America.  Good. … It's hard to imagine the Trump presidency going down in history as a fantastic time for LGBT rights.  And yet LGBT people have been scoring several successive victories on the state and local level on a particularly critical issue …

Trump order targets wide swath of public assistance programs  —  The Trump administration is seeking to completely revamp the country's social safety net, targeting recipients of Medicaid, food stamps and housing assistance.  —  Trump is doing so through a sweeping executive order …

Federal judge keeps hold on Trump transgender troop ban  —  A federal judge ruled late Friday that the injunctions put in place to halt President Trump  —  's ban on transgender members of the military should remain in place.  —  U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman of the Western District …

Syria action - UK government legal position  —  This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated.  To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open- government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team …