FIRST: Manafort trial to test Mueller probe; Trump open to…

FOX NEWS FIRST: Manafort trial to test Mueller probe; Trump open to Iran meeting with 'no preconditions' Jury selection in the federal bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort begins Tuesday in Virginia, and the trial represents a major test for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation Rudy Giuliani tells FOX News' Sean Hannity that Trump's legal team is leaning toward ignoring Mueller's questions, saying they don't believe prosecutors have a 'legitimate' investigation A Northern California wildfire is now one of the state's most destructive as authorities also battle other blazes across the region CBS has chosen not to take immediate action against CEO Les Moonves amid sexual harassment allegations after a board meeting Monday and is seeking outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation THE LEAD STORY - MANAFORT ... (more)

Trump backs GOP candidates in Michigan’s Senate primary, Ohio…

President Donald Trump on Friday declared his support for Republican candidates in Tennessee, Michigan and Ohio, wading into a pair of races in Midwestern states he won in 2016 and a conservative state in which he remains popular. Trump also said he would ramp up his campaigning for House and Senate Republicans in the coming weeks, noting he has asked White House chief of staff John Kelly and other aides to draft a list of the 25 most competitive congressional races so he can get more involved.

Pro-Trump Judicial Watch Founder Calls for Bill Shine Investigation:…

Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group, penned a letter to federal prosecutors requesting the Department of Justice launch an investigation into Shine, the ex-Fox News president who allegedly served as the henchman for ousted CEO Roger Ailes . "As a strong supporter of President Trump, I am deeply disturbed that Mr. Shine, who has had a questionable past and background, is now serving in an influential position in our government," Klayman wrote in the letter released Thursday.

Trump labelled – weak’ after questioning US intelligence on election meddling

US president Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' finding that Russia meddled in the 2016 US election, seeming to accept Vladimir Putin's insistence that Moscow's hands were clean. "Shameful," "disgraceful," and "weak" were a few of the comments, while senator Bob Corker said it makes the US "look like a pushover".

Charges undermine Assange denials about hacked email origins

At the beginning of 2017, one of Julian Assange's biggest media boosters traveled to the WikiLeaks founder's refuge inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London and asked him where he got the leaks that shook up the U.S. presidential election only months earlier. Fox News host Sean Hannity pointed straight to the purloined emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman.

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made at least $82 million in outside…

Sean Hannity scores Trump's North Korea interview - President Trump's first sit-down television interview after his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is expected to be with his friend and confidant, Fox News host Sean Hannity, Axios has learned. U.S. won't bring up North Korea's human rights issues at Singapore summit - WASHINGTON - Wounded from torture and starving, Grace Jo's father died on a train heading to a North Korean prison camp, a fellow inmate told his family.

Judge in Emoluments Case Questions Defense of Trump’s Hotel…

U.S. won't bring up North Korea's human rights issues at Singapore summit - WASHINGTON - Wounded from torture and starving, Grace Jo's father died on a train heading to a North Korean prison camp, a fellow inmate told his family. His crime: illegally possessing a bag of rice during the 1990s famine.

Sean Hannity Defends Joy Reid: ‘She Should Not Be Fired’

Unlike many in conservative media, Sean Hannity refuses to call for MSNBC host Joy Reid to be fired over a series of controversial blog posts. In a statement posted on his website Friday, the Fox News host referred to the news cycle domination of "comments made by TV personalities" before naming Reid and stating that she "has now apologized for her previous blogs and commentary."

SNL’ Weekend Update Host Michael Che: – I Like How…

"It's not every day a black man can root for the feds, but I'm really enjoying this," Che said in the "SNL" finale's Weekend Update Weekend Update on " SNL " had plenty of Donald Trump headlines for its finale episode, even bringing up the fact that earlier on Saturday, Trump tweeted about first lady Melania, misspelling her name "Melanie." The segment kicked off with Weekend Update co-host Colin Jost noting that Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into the Trump campaign, looking for evidence of collusion between the campaign and Russia.

From the desk of… Trumpa s options narrow as the show reaches its climax

The ongoing made-for-TV spectacle of the Trump administration has more shocks and plot reverses than the most elaborate professional wrestling extravaganza. An endless parade of louche, comic-opera figures out of New York tabloids - Michael Cohen, Roger Stone, Rudy Giuliani, The Mooch! - keeps millions of Americans awake nights, wondering what absurdities Trump will bring us next.

Some inside White House balk at Giuliani’s role

Some White House officials and a source close to President Donald Trump's legal team continue to balk at Rudy Giuliani's media blitz following his first eyebrow-raising interview last week with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Senior administration officials are complaining they are still in the dark about when and where Giuliani will pop up on their television screens, one senior White House official said.

Trump considers benching Giuliani from doing TV interviews

Rudy Giuliani, center, an attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, leaves after speaking at the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and democracy at the Grand Hyatt, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Washington. Rudy Giuliani, center, an attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, leaves after speaking at the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and democracy at the Grand Hyatt, Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Washington.

Stormy Daniels Stars As Herself in Star-Studded SNL Cold Open

This week's Saturday Night Live cold open was another celebrity-filled skit with Ben Stiller reprising his role as President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen - and Stormy Daniels appearing as herself. The porn star caught at the center of the president and his lawyers' changing story over his $130,000 hush payment to keep her quiet about an alleged affair entered SNL 's growing Trump world Saturday night during an episode hosted by Donald Glover.

Analysis: Again, Trump is caught in a lie. Will it change anything?

Choose your news! Select the text alerts you want to receive: breaking news, prep sports scores, school closings, weather, and more. Rudy Giuliani, a current member of the president's legal team, said on Thursday that President Trump repaid his lawyer Michael Cohen $130,000 in the Stormy Daniels case.