F.B.I. Official Wrote Secret Memo Fearing Trump Got a Cover Story for Comey Firing  —  WASHINGTON — The former acting F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe, wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that offered significant behind-the-scenes details on the firing …

Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico  —  By Washington Post Staff May 31 at 9:43 AM  —  The move is certain to trigger retaliation by the E.U. against a range of American products, including Kentucky bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles …

How Trump's Election Shook Obama: ‘What if We Were Wrong?’  —  WASHINGTON — Riding in a motorcade in Lima, Peru, shortly after the 2016 election, President Barack Obama was struggling to understand Donald J. Trump's victory.  —  “What if we were wrong?” he asked aides riding with him in the armored presidential limousine.

Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation  — D'Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to reimbursing two of his associates after directing them to contribute $10,000 each to the 2012 Senate campaign of Wendy Long.

Trey Gowdy Didn't Even See Documents He Claims Exonerate FBI On Spygate: Reports  —  Gowdy claimed that the FBI's use of spies against the Trump campaign was perfectly proper, but multiple reports indicate he never even saw the full records Congress subpoenaed on the matter.

John Boehner in Michigan: ‘Republican Party is taking a nap somewhere’  —  Boehner sits down with Local 4's Devin Scillian  —  MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - Former Speaker of the House John Boehner delivered a keynote address and was joined by Devin Scillian during the 2018 Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday morning.

“The Americans” Finale Was Elegant, Potent, and Unforgettable  —  Were you craving a bit more bloodshed from the finale of FX's “The Americans”?  Some tooth-pulling ultraviolence, or maybe another corpse crunched into a briefcase, on the long road to Moscow?  If so, you were clearly watching the wrong show.

Right About Roseanne  —  Of course ABC and its parent company Disney were right to cancel the sitcom “Roseanne” after its eponymous star, Roseanne Barr, wrote a racist tweet.  There are necessary taboos and essential decencies in every morally healthy society.

Jury Leaves $4 to Family of Man Killed by Sheriff's Deputy, Along With Many Questions  —  For more than four years, questions swirled about the shooting death of Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr. at his home in Fort Pierce, Fla. After all, there were only three witnesses to how the entire episode unfolded …

Mitt Romney reveals his 2016 presidential vote  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Mitt Romney revealed Wednesday who he voted for in the 2016 presidential election.  —  His wife, Ann Romney.  —  “I wrote in the name of a person who I admire deeply, who I think would be an excellent president,” …

Joy Reid Promoted An Infamous 9/11 Conspiracy Documentary On Her Old Blog  —  The MSNBC host, who has recently come under fire for claiming her blog was hacked, encouraged her readers to watch “Loose Change.”  —  MSNBC host Joy Reid encouraged readers of her now-defunct blog to watch …

British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York  —  As the royal wedding unfolded, Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills, Esq. was on screen to enlighten many on the monarchy; he's from north of Albany  —  When Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle walked …

Trump: ‘Hopefully’ I'll have meeting with Kim on June 12  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “hopefully” happen on June 12 — and that he may need a second or third meeting to hammer out a deal.  —  But he also said there may be no meeting at all.

KASHUV & GRANT: Mass Shooters Should Remain Nameless  —  Mass shooters crave media coverage and their place in the killer canon.  As a deterrent against this behavior, the names and faces of mass shooters need to be forever removed from our media reporting.

A Post-Memorial Day Status Report  —  Where things stand in the battles for Congress and the governorships  —  KEY POINTS IN THIS ARTICLE  — Both Democrats and Republicans have about equal odds of winning the House majority.  — Republicans remain clearly favored in the battle for Senate control.

Saving Sessions: Inside the GOP effort to protect the AG  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump deemed Jeff Sessions “beleaguered” and threatened to fire him last July, members of the president's inner circle made a desperate case to save the attorney general's job.

White America's racial resentment is the real impetus for welfare cuts, study says  —  White Americans are increasingly critical of the country's social safety net, a new study suggests, thanks in part to a rising tide of racial resentment.  —  The study, conducted by researchers …

European Commission reacts to the US restrictions on steel and aluminium affecting the EU  —  The US announced that starting on 1 June 2018 it will impose additional duties of 25 % and 10 % respectively on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU.  —  President of the European Commission …

America's Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook  —  Three years ago, Facebook Inc. was the dominant social media site among U.S. teens, visited by 71 percent of people in that magic, trendsetting demographic.  Not anymore.  —  Now, only 51 percent of kids between 13 and 17 use Facebook, according to Pew Research Center.

Jerry Falwell Jr. And A Young Pool Attendant Are Embroiled In A Lawsuit Over A Miami Beach Hostel  —  Trump's fixer Michael Cohen helped arrange Falwell's pivotal endorsement of Donald Trump, the first by a major evangelical.  —  Influential evangelical leader and Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr. went …