Two Presidents Offer a Tribute to McCain, and a Contrast to Trump  —  WASHINGTON — He drove them crazy.  He berated them on the way to the White House and badgered them once they got there.  He stood by them when he thought they were right and tore at their heels when he was convinced they were wrong.

Papadopoulos says Sessions supported Putin campaign meeting, asks for most lenient sentence  —  (CNN)Convicted former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has publicly contradicted Attorney General Jeff Sessions' sworn testimony to Congress, saying both Sessions and Donald Trump apparently supported …

A Complex Web: The F.B.I., Russian Oligarchs, Bruce Ohr and the Trump Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — In the estimation of American officials, Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, has faced credible accusations of extortion, bribery and even murder.

Aretha Franklin funeral bishop apologizes to Ariana Grande … DETROIT — The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin's funeral apologized Friday to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name.  —  Bishop Charles H. Ellis III led Franklin's funeral …

Kavanaugh's Kozinski Test  —  The White House has painted Judge Kavanaugh into a very tight corner when it comes to his former mentor.  But we deserve to hear how the SCOTUS nominee thinks about issues of harassment and the workplace.  —  On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin his confirmation hearings.

John McCain's Service In Vietnam Was a Tragedy  —  During the Vietnam War, our country dropped more bombs on southeast Asia than all sides let loose in World War 2, and doused more than 3,000 of the region's villages with one of the deadliest substances known to humankind.

A Vengeful and Shortsighted Act  —  The Trump administration, currying favor with hard-liners in Israel, eliminates funding for the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian refugees.  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.

Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers  —  During the Cold War, Washington feared that Moscow was seeking to turn microwave radiation into covert weapons of mind control.  —  More recently, the American military itself sought to develop microwave arms …

Poll by sinking poll, Trump inches toward impeachment  —  By any metric, Trump is in trouble.  —  A poll out from The Post and ABC on Friday shows that 60 percent of voters disapprove of the job he's doing as president, a new low.  But that's just one poll; the polling average …

Trump's tight, lonely corner  —  You're president of the United States, running the most powerful nation on earth — stock markets soaring, joblessness sinking, the world in a season of relative peace and prosperity.  —  The bottom line: But President Trump has never been more isolated from allies he needs most.

Donald Trump's Funeral Problem  —  John McCain's ceremony is only the latest from which he has been shunned.  Might be for the best because he's been known to make it all about him.  —  Donald Trump gets to do things his way much of the time.  He met with Kim Jong Un in Singapore and Putin in Helsinki …