In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020  —  McConnell: Senate won't confirm Garland if Clinton wins  —  (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during next year's presidential election …

No ‘treason.’ No coup.  Just lies — and dumb lies at that.  —  James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general.  —  It is tempting for normal people to ignore our president when he starts ranting about treason and corruption at the FBI.  I understand the temptation.

Of Course Trump Hates Maggie Haberman.  Why Does the Left?  —  Last weekend, New York Times White House reporter Maggie Haberman wrote about the dilemma faced by former communications director Hope Hicks.  Facing a subpoena to testify to the House, she wrote, Hicks must choose between ignoring …

Mueller drew up obstruction indictment against Trump, Michael Wolff book says  —  A new book from Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff says special counsel Robert Mueller drew up a three-count obstruction of justice indictment against Donald Trump before deciding to shelve it …

Missouri's last abortion clinic says it may lose its license this week  —  St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state.  —  In a statement to be released later Tuesday …

What do you do with a problem like Al Franken?  —  Storm clouds blotted out the afternoon sun, turning the day into night.  On Capitol Hill, in downtown restaurants and Metro cars, phones blared an emergency alert in unison: Seek shelter.  Avoid windows.  Office workers crowded …

Democrats need to get past impeachment jitters.  It's not 1998 and Trump is no Clinton.  —  If Democrats think Trump committed impeachable acts, launch the process and stop assuming it will be a political loser.  That misreads history.  —  CONNECT  —  As House Democrats consider impeaching …

Ruth Bader Ginsburg scorches Clarence Thomas in abortion ruling footnotes  —  Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas took shots at one another in dueling footnotes to a ruling on a pair of Indiana abortion laws.  —  The court declined to take up a ban on so-called …

Amash defends call for Trump's impeachment, says Congress ‘has a duty to keep the president in check’  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rep. Justin Amash, the sole congressional Republican to call for President Trump's impeachment, defended his stance Tuesday, telling a town hall meeting that the findings …

Man illegally gained entry to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, documents show  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — A man has pleaded guilty to illegally gaining access to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Palm Beach while the commander-in-chief was staying there.

British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins: source  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former British spy who produced a dossier describing alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia will not cooperate with a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr …

Navy reviewing wearing of Trump patches aboard ship  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says it is reviewing whether service members violated Defense Department policy or regulations by wearing a uniform patch with the words “Make Aircrews Great Again” during President Donald Trump's visit to their ship in Japan.

Exclusive: Beto O'Rourke Apologizes to Campaign Staff for Being a ‘Giant Asshole’  —  In a revealing exclusive clip from the HBO doc ‘Running With Beto,’ which premieres May 28, the Texas Senate candidate apologizes to his staffers for his domineering behavior.  —  05.28.195:17 AM ET

Transportation Secretary Still Owns Stock She Pledged to Divest  —  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has retained shares in a construction-materials company more than a year after the date she promised to relinquish them, federal disclosure forms show.

DOJ agrees to make Mueller court activity public, with some redactions  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department said Tuesday it agrees that a federal court in Washington can make public lists describing potentially hundreds of miscellaneous court actions, like search warrants, used in the Mueller investigation.

Trump promises return to steam-powered catapult system on aircraft carriers  —  Speaking aboard a U.S. Navy ship in Japan on Monday, President Donald Trump polled the sailors in the audience, “Steam or electric?”  —  “Steam!” a majority of the crowd yelled back — the correct answer to the question, according to the president.

Texas secretary of state resigns after leading botched voter purge that questioned the citizenship of almost 100,000 people  —  Texas's acting secretary of state David Whitley (R) resigned Monday just months after leading the botched voter purge of nearly 100,000 suspected noncitizens …

It's the middle of the night.  Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?  —  Apple says, “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone.”  Our privacy experiment showed 5,400 hidden app trackers guzzled our data — in a single week.  —  It's 3 a.m. Do you know what your iPhone is doing?

Seth Moulton discloses PTSD, unveils military mental health proposal  —  Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a Marine veteran who is running for president, will introduce a plan Tuesday evening to expand military mental health services and will disclose publicly that he sought treatment …

MacKenzie Bezos, worth nearly $37 billion, will give half her fortune to charity … The newly minted billionaire has signed the Giving Pledge, which encourages the world's richest people to dedicate a majority of their wealth to charitable causes, either during their lifetimes or in their wills.

Kamala Harris Takes Her Shot … so here's the plan:  —  Kamala is going to walk up to Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ from the left.  At 12:50 p.m., Rodney Scott will greet her.  She'll enter through the side door and order at the second register, from the woman in the red shirt.

Ocasio-Cortez featured among America's ‘enemies of freedom’ in baseball team's Memorial Day video  —  Among the “enemies of freedom” portrayed in a Memorial Day tribute video at a minor league baseball game: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, former Cuban president Fidel Castro and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

Park nope: Park Slope residents create petition to protest planned family shelters  —  Similar stories  —  PARK SLOPE: No shelter: Park Slopers blast plan to open new homeless shelters on Fourth Avenue  —  STANDING O: Hurray for health!:  Greenpoint school hosts health fair for kids

Japan Rolled Out the Red Carpet.  Trump Veered Off Into Personal Fixations.  —  TOKYO — It was just after 6 a.m. on the final day of a state visit to Japan designed to flatter and entertain him, and President Trump was in his comfort space: Twitter.  —  Hours earlier, he had been the honored guest …

Savior of G.M. Lordstown Plant, Hailed by Trump, Is a Corporate Cipher  —  For months, President Trump had been putting pressure on the chief executive of General Motors, Mary T. Barra, because she had decided to idle an Ohio factory and lay off 1,600 workers.

He made millions as an L.A. investor.  Now, he may run for president to fight poverty  —  Joe Sanberg was a bit flummoxed.  He was trying to list all the Democrats running for president and, after naming 12 in fairly quick succession, was temporarily stuck.  —  “Holy smokes,” he muttered, “who am I missing?”

GOP candidate expects Roy Moore to announce Senate bid in June  —  Roy Moore hasn't jumped into the 2020 Alabama Senate contest yet, but one potential GOP rival is already welcoming him into the race.  —  Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.), who launched his Senate campaign in February …

Google's Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Mindy Cruz had an offer for a full-time position at another big tech company when she accepted a temporary job as a recruiter at Google in 2017.  The pay was less and the benefits were not as good …

Ex-defense secretary Jim Mattis has book coming this summer  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has a book coming out this summer, but he warns that it will not be a “tell-all” about President Donald Trump.  —  “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead” will be published July 16, Random House announced Tuesday.

Bernie Sanders backs 2 policies to dramatically shift corporate power to U.S. workers  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will push new policies aimed at giving workers a greater ownership stake in companies, moves the 2020 presidential candidate is pitching as a dramatic transfer of power in the U.S. economy.

Senator Lindsey Graham: I Don't Feel Like I Need To Defend Myself Against A Cable Talk Show Host On MSNBC  —  Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke with Brian Kilmeade about President Trump siding with Kim Jong-Un over former Vice President Joe Biden while overseas …

American Consumers Expect to Bear Cost of China Tariffs  —  Nearly half say Trump policy hurts U.S. economy  —  West Long Branch, NJ - A year into President Donald Trump's policy of imposing extra import duties to offset a U.S. trade imbalance, public opinion on the impact of tariffs remains divided …