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Pompeo dismisses North Korea’s rejection of him as U.S. negotiator

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The talks have been at an impasse over sanctions since Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without any agreement in late February.

Trump blasts ex-advisers who say he tried to stop Mueller

By Nancy Benac, Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Tweeting on a rainy Friday from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump lashed out at people who cooperated with Mueller’s team.

U.S. researcher says he’s ready to start pregnancies with ‘three-parent’ embryos

By Emily Mullin, STAT

Researchers at Columbia University in New York have created embryos containing genetic material from three people and are ready to use them to start pregnancies. But they’re at a legal impasse.

U.S. home construction slips 0.3% in March

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Years of price gains eclipsing income growth has left many buyers unable to afford a home, possibly suppressing construction activity.

11 moments Mueller investigated for obstruction of justice

By Lisa Desjardins

Special counsel Robert Mueller ultimately did not reach a final conclusion on the topic, but his report presented multiple instances in which Trump’s actions were “capable of exerting undue influence over" the investigations.

Sarah Sanders’ ‘slip of the tongue’ moment in the Mueller report

By Joshua Barajas

Among the many new details in the redacted version of Robert Mueller’s Russia report released Thursday: White House press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had no basis for suggesting FBI officials had lost faith in then-director James Comey at the time…

Judge scales back Weinstein suit, allows sex-traffic claim

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A federal judge eliminated 17 claims against the once powerful movie mogul who has been accused by women of seeking to trade his influence for sexual favors.

Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire, police say

By Elaine Ganley, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

A judicial police official said investigators made an initial assessment of the cathedral Wednesday.

5 new details in Mueller’s report about Russian election interference

By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report paints a fuller picture of what he called Russia’s “sweeping and systemic” interference in American democracy, and when and how Russians communicated with Trump campaign associates.

Trump wouldn’t sit down with Mueller’s team. Read his written responses instead

By Joshua Barajas

Toward the end of Robert Mueller’s report is a much sought-after component to the two-year-long Russia investigation: written responses to the special counsel’s questions from the man at the center of the probe.