Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died  —  Robert Mueller, the former FBI director for more than a decade who later served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, died on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Trump Is Hiding the Truth About the War in Iran  —  From his first announcement of the attack on Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump has issued a stream of falsehoods about the war.  He has said Iran wants to engage in negotiations, though its government shows no sign of it.

Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries amid budget battle, airport lineups  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world's richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage in six months amid a protracted federal funding lapse.

Exclusive: Bags of shredded documents at NY jail after Epstein's death, officer tells FBI  —  Less than a week after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead inside his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, something was afoot inside an office where the Federal Bureau of Prisons …

Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base With Ballistic Missiles  —  Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to multiple U.S. officials.  Neither of the missiles hit the base …

To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt  —  To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.  —  BUDAPEST — In the run …

Trump Erupts in Fury Over His War Failures—and Exposes a Big Weakness  —  Judging by Donald Trump's outbursts of late, he can't seem to decide whether reopening the Strait of Hormuz is easy or hard.  He also can't seem to decide whether he needs international allies to help with this urgent task or not.

In Trump's Administration, Military Housing Is Becoming a Hot Commodity  —  Until President Trump took office for the second time, it was rare for civilian government officials to live on military bases or installations.  —  All across Washington, some of the most powerful people …

High Gas Prices, Driven Up by the Iran War, Loom Over the Midterms  —  The war has complicated the Republican message on affordability.  Democrats see an opportunity to drive their economic message while tying President Trump to an unpopular overseas conflict.

‘This is about attention’: Mike Lee's MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy … “That seems to be a self-serving attempt at elevating yourself at the expense of your Republican colleagues, and I don't have any patience for that sort of stuff,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said in an interview about Lee's social media strategy.

Trump Administration Sues Harvard, Claiming University Failed To Protect Jewish And Israeli Students  —  Friday's lawsuit came less than two months after Trump said his administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies.

The Energy Supply Shock of the Iran War Changes Everything  —  The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and destruction of Gulf fossil fuel assets is already having effects we'll be dealing with in months and years to come.  —  No matter how much longer the United States and Israel's war …

Trump Thinks Cuba is Another Venezuela.  Here's Why He's Wrong … Cuba is on fire as protesters torch alpine heaps of garbage while pots and pans rattle in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Matanzas and smaller municipalities from the east coast to the western tip of the island.

The $1.3-Million-a-Minute War  —  Let's ponder for a moment the vast sums that we're pouring into the war with Iran.  —  The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war, but even that understates the total cost.

Growing Frustration With Chuck Schumer Spurs Talk of Replacing Him  —  Some Capitol Hill Democrats are discussing how to get the N.Y. senator to step aside as minority leader amid concerns about his negotiating style and midterms strategy  —  Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists …

A massive border wall expansion is underway  —  The aggressive pace of expansion has alarmed advocates who say the construction will destroy pristine country, threaten endangered species, and cut off access to sacred Indigenous and archaeological sites.  —  TERLINGUA, Texas …

Congress could be headed for a tipping point, irreversible decline  —  After nearly two decades covering Capitol Hill, a reflection on how bad things are.  —  In Ernest Hemingway's “The Sun Also Rises,” a down-on-his-luck Scottish veteran of World War I is asked how he went bankrupt.

Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again.  What are the chances that will happen?  —  In a strongly worded decision this week, a federal judge ordered that the Voice of America — its mission to provide news for countries around the world largely shut down for the past year …

Democrats block SAVE America Act amendment to bar transgender athletes in women's sports  —  Senate Democrats voted Saturday to defeat a Republican-sponsored amendment to the SAVE America Act that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' or women's sports …

Trump reshapes a key US House race by offering a candidate and her husband roles if they drop out  —  Donald Trump Tariffs Primary elections Congressional news  —  President Donald Trump is reshaping a Colorado Republican primary by offering one of the candidates a role in his administration …