Saturday's Headlines: Comey’s sharing of notes about Trump doesn’t make him a criminal, analysts say

Trump accuses Comey of giving false testimony; Trump's lawyer in Russia probe has clients with Kremlin ties; Shocking British vote may strain relations between May, Trump; May vows to stay course on Brexit, but resignation pressure builds after stunning loss; In the heart of tea party country, Kansas faces a new revolution: The rise of moderate Republicans; She has written about terrorism since 9/11. Then the terror struck her family.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Comey's sharing of notes about Trump doesn't make him a criminal, analysts say As President Trump lambasted former FBI director James B. Comey for engineering the release of details of their conversations to a news reporter, some legal experts say Comey was within his rights to reveal the information. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Trump accuses Comey of giving false testimony President Trump accused former FBI director James B. Comey of committing perjury in his blockbuster Senate testimony and said he was willing to share his version of events under oath with the special counsel overseeing the expanding Russia investigation. Trump also said he would wait "a fairly short period of time" to tell the public whether he has tapes of his one-on-one conversations with Comey, as he first suggested in May. By Philip Rucker and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Trump's lawyer in Russia probe has clients with Kremlin ties Marc E. Kasowitz's clients include a Russian oligarch who is close to President Vladimir Putin, as well as Russia's largest state-owned bank. By Shawn Boburg  •  Read more »   Shocking British vote may strain relations between May, Trump President Trump may have just lost the best friend he had in Europe after Prime Minister Theresa May's bruising in Britain. By Anne Gearan and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   May vows to stay course on Brexit, but resignation pressure builds after stunning loss Despite a shocking election result that robbed May's party of its parliamentary majority, the prime minister said she will remain in power and push ahead with critical talks on Britain's exit from the European Union. By Griff Witte, Karla Adam and William Booth  •  Read more »   In the heart of tea party country, Kansas faces a new revolution: The rise of moderate Republicans A vote this week to raise taxes — a repudiation of GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's platform of ongoing cuts — demonstrates the ascendance of moderates in Topeka. It also may portend trouble for Republicans in Washington. By Ana Swanson and Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   She has written about terrorism since 9/11. Then the terror struck her family. Post journalist Souad Mekhennet has reported on terrorism on three continents, covering stories of strife and sorrow. When gunfire rang out in Munich last year, she rushed to cover the attack. Then she learned a young relative was among those shot. By Souad Mekhennet  •  Read more »   Opinions   It's not just Trump's message that matters. There's also his metamessage. By Deborah Tannen  •  Read more »   Boy Scout James Comey is no match for Donald Trump By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Why Comey's testimony was utterly devastating to Trump By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   Mr. Comey, what were you wearing that night? By Christine Emba  •  Read more »   The president whose ghost is haunting the White House By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   Theresa May hoped to strengthen Britain's government. She did the opposite. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   New York attorney general ‘looking into’ Eric Trump’s foundation The inquiry comes after Forbes magazine raised questions about whether President Trump's son had made misleading statements about how the foundation spent its money. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » Tillerson called for the Saudi-led bloc of nations to ease the blockade on Qatar. An hour later, Trump contradicted him. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wanted to resolve the week-long Persian Gulf dispute, warning that the blockade causes humanitarian hardship and has hindered U.S. military actions against ISIS. Then the president called the Saudi-led action "hard but necessary." By Karen DeYoung and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » The Calais 'Jungle' is gone, but France's migrant crisis is far from over Nearly 10,000 migrants and refugees from the Middle East and East Africa had found shelter in the encampment, where some would languish for months, even years, in hopes of eventually reaching Britain. Now the camp has been demolished, and British and French elections have not curbed the steady stream of people arriving in northern France. By James McAuley  •  Read more » NBA Finals | Game 4 Cavaliers snap Warriors' unprecedented playoff win streak to stave off elimination Cleveland set multiple NBA Finals scoring records in a dominating 137-116 win on its home floor. Golden State, which leads the series 3-1, will return to Oakland on Monday to try to secure its second championship in three years. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more » U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Gianforte to plead guilty to assaulting reporter Gianforte faced a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly "body slammed" Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs the day before being elected Montana's only congressman last month. By Associated Press  •  Read more » Glenne Headly | 1955–2017 Versatile actress who starred in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' dies at 62 An acclaimed Chicago theater actress, she appeared in "Lonesome Dove" and other TV programs. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more » 'Shut up, slave!': A spilled Starbucks drink led to a racist tirade and sidewalk fight, police say Chicago police arrested 23-year-old William Boucher and charged him with battery. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » 'Why do I need a note for my religion?' Students are told to get permission slips to wear hijabs. School officials in Virginia apologized for the treatment of two Muslim teenagers after the students said they were threatened with discipline for wearing headscarves. By Moriah Balingit  •  Read more » 13 days in the history of the accused leader of the Benghazi attacks Ahmed Abu Khattala was masked, handcuffed and gagged, then taken aboard a U.S. vessel for a journey across the Atlantic Ocean that would end in a U.S. courtroom. His lawyers want his statements to FBI investigators thrown out, arguing that his capture and detention in a windowless room below deck were coercive and render meaningless the many waivers he signed giving up his right to an attorney and not to incriminate himself. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. 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