Trump Withdraws U.S. From ‘One-Sided’ Iran Nuclear Deal  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump declared on Tuesday that he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, unraveling the signature foreign policy achievement of his predecessor, Barack Obama, and isolating the United States among its Western allies.

Here's a Theory About That $1.6 Million Payout From a GOP Official to a Playboy Model  —  On May 2, Rudy Giuliani revealed that the Trump administration has been lying for months about the fact that Donald Trump reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen for the $130,000 he fronted …

Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web  —  An alliance of heretics is making an end run around the mainstream conversation.  Should we be listening?  —  By Bari WeissPhotographs by Damon Winter  —  Here are some things that you will hear when you sit down to dinner with the vanguard …

Comey casts doubt on judge who slammed Mueller probe  —  Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday criticized a judge who voiced skepticism about the prosecution of Paul Manafort, saying the judge's comments about overstepping were themselves going too far.

US military wives threatened by Russian hackers posing as IS  —  PARIS (AP) — Army wife Angela Ricketts was soaking in a bubble bath in her Colorado home, leafing through a memoir, when a message appeared on her iPhone from hackers threatening to slaughter her family.  —  “Dear Angela!” the Facebook message read.

Univision Is A Fucking Mess  —  Kate Conger, David Uberti, and Laura Wagner  —  This is the story of how corporate raiding, complacency, excess, and incompetence are gutting a media company that matters to tens of millions of people.  It's not a novel story, and perhaps not even scandalous …

9/11 Planner, Tortured by C.I.A., Asks to Tell Senators About Gina Haspel  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the C.I.A. has revived debate over the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program and still-murky questions about her involvement.

Mitt Romney wore a tux he bought on Amazon to the Met Gala — and it embarrassed his wife  — He told the New York Times that he was wearing a Brioni tuxedo he had bought from Amazon at a discount.  —  It seems Mitt Romney loves the convenience of Amazon.

Michael Cohen Puts Up Family Apartment Against Bank Debts  — Park Avenue unit is $9 million collateral as taxi loans swoon  — Deal with Sterling National suggests financial pressure  —  Michael Cohen, the longtime personal attorney for President Donald Trump who has been drawn …

Orrin Hatch apologizes to John McCain for funeral comment: 'I shouldn't have said anything' … Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has apologized to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for saying it was “ridiculous” for McCain to request that President Trump not attend his funeral, a remark that drew a swift rebuke from McCain's daughter Meghan McCain.

President Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Steady.  Richard Nixon's Once Was Too.  —  Our social media editor, Meena Ganesan, dutifully sends out a tweet each morning from the @FiveThirtyEight account detailing President Trump's approval rating according to our constantly updating average of polls.

Deputy shoots groundhog blocking traffic in Carroll County  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  ELDERSBURG, Md. —  A Carroll County sheriff's deputy shot a groundhog that was holding up traffic Monday morning.  —  The Sheriff's Office said the deputy was traveling …

Defector: WikiLeaks ‘Will Lie to Your Face’ … Last February leaked messages from a private WikiLeaks chat group offered an unfiltered glimpse of Julian Assange, complete with misogyny, anti-Semitism, and a clear, early preference for a GOP election victory.

“No Question There Will Be a Fair Amount Riding on This”: NBC Faces Down Its Post-Lauer Reckoning  —  Five months after Matt Lauer was jettisoned, staffers inside 30 Rock eagerly await the results of a corporate inquest—their own Starr Report.  Will another shoe drop?

More Americans now say Russia investigation is politically motivated - CBS News poll  —  A year into the special counsel investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 elections, a slight majority of Americans thinks the investigation is politically motivated.

MoviePass Owner's Cash Runs Low With $9.95 Monthly Deal Taking Toll  — Helios & Matheson has less than one month's worth of cash left  — Movie chain AMC says that MoviePass model isn't sustainable  —  The clock may be ticking for MoviePass Inc. and owner Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc.

Everyone makes school's cheer squad after parent complains  —  A New Jersey mom went to her daughter's school and complained about her not making the cheerleading squad — so now everyone gets to make the team.  —  “All my hard work has been thrown out the window,” seethed cheerleader Stephanie Krueger …

Trump's support for embattled Pruitt could be wavering  —  New scandals only add to problems for Pruitt  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's support for Scott Pruitt may be wavering as White House aides renew a push to convince the President he should fire his embattled EPA chief, several sources told CNN.

Worst Job in America: Responding to Irate Tweets From New York City Subway Riders  —  Life on the receiving end of 2,500 often profanity-laced tweets a day from angry commuters venting to @MTA can be intense  —  Every day, the frustrations of New York City subway riders spew out in the form …

John McCain's warning about dark money is real.  Stop campaign finance corruption.  —  Many Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are taking bold, important steps to fight dark money.  We must arm ourselves against outside influence.  —  According to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. …

Facebook is making its biggest executive shuffle in company history  —  WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook's core app are getting new leaders as part of a massive executive reorg.  —  Facebook instituted its biggest executive shakeup in its 15-year history this week, appointing new leaders for WhatsApp …

Syria Tensions: Explosions Reported Near Damascus  —  Some reports in Syria say Israeli jets enter country's airspace Israel braces for imminent Iranian attack  —  Iran seeks revenge on Israel without claiming responsibility - taking a page from Israel's playbook

Vanessa Trump's first love was member of violent street gang  —  Vanessa Trump's prom date for senior year at her $47,000-a-year Upper East Side prep school dressed up for the big occasion in a tuxedo, a bow tie — and a necklace in the black-and-gold colors of the Latin Kings, a street gang he had joined in an upstate prison.