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.

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.

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.

G.O.P. Bid to Target Transgender Athletes Falls Flat in the Senate  —  In moving to bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' sports, Republicans sought to put Democrats in an awkward political spot on a sensitive issue ahead of the midterm elections.

State Dept. fumes after insiders reveal who ‘motivated’ Trump to launch Iran war: report  —  President Donald Trump's decision to kick off the U.S. war against Iran last month was motivated, in part, by “pressure from outside allies,” multiple insiders told Bloomberg in its report Saturday …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Air Force General: Armed troops shouldn't be ‘anywhere near’ polling sites  —  A top U.S. general said Thursday that armed troops shouldn't be “anywhere near” polling sites during elections while testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee panel.  —  Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) …

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 …

Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war  —  Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan's 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor.  So there was embarrassment …

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.

How Corey Lewandowski Wielded Power Inside D.H.S. … Inside Kristi Noem's spacious office on the second floor of the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters, where a painting of the secretary astride a horse decorated the wall, Corey Lewandowski would hold court.