Monday's Headlines: In interview, fired FBI director Comey says Trump is ‘morally unfit’ and may be vulnerable to Russian blackmail

Analysis: Who's Comey trying to convince? The third of Americans who have no opinion of him.; Trump, a reluctant hawk, has battled his top aides over Russia policy — and lost ;...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   In interview, fired FBI director Comey says Trump is 'morally unfit' and may be vulnerable to Russian blackmail In his first televised interview since being fired, James B. Comey took aim at President Trump in no uncertain terms, comparing his administration to a mafia family, likening his presidency to a forest fire and asserting there was evidence that he had committed a crime. The interview aired just days before Comey is set to release a book and begin promoting it. By Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more » Analysis: Who's Comey trying to convince? The third of Americans who have no opinion of him. A surprisingly large number of Americans still haven't been exposed to James B. Comey enough to have an opinion of him, according to our poll. They may find something in the new public relations push to convince them. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Trump, a reluctant hawk, has battled his top aides over Russia policy — and lost President Trump was furious upon learning that France and Germany weren't expelling Russian diplomats in the same numbers as the United States. The incident reflects a source of friction as the administration adopts a tougher stance toward Russia: The president chafes at punitive measures that imperil his chance to forge close ties with Russian President Vladi­mir Putin. By Greg Jaffe, John Hudson and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Today's WorldView: The many things Trump didn't accomplish in the latest Syria strike President Trump hailed the success of a punitive strike on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, but most onlookers are unimpressed. By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   Trump wants to review material seized from personal lawyer before federal investigators In a new court filing, the president's attorneys argued that his team should be allowed to review material taken from Michael Cohen's office. By Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   Trump's reelection committee has spent more than $1 out of every $5 on legal fees this year More than $834,000 went to eight law firms and the Trump Corp. for legal fees in the first quarter of this year, records show, as the president contends with the special counsel investigation and a legal challenge from an adult-film star. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Have you noticed poor people are bankrupting the government? Neither have we. By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Trump's Syria strike was meant to project strength. It did the opposite. By Marc A. Thiessen  •   Read more »   Longing for the freedom not to hide myself By Ria Tabacco Mar  •   Read more »   Both parties have a plan for the debt crisis: Do nothing By Robert J. Samuelson  •   Read more »   Pope Francis does something impossible for Trump By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   The collapse of the U.S.-led world order has done more harm than we realize By Jackson Diehl  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Supreme Court considers whether states should have power to tax all online sales Can states force retailers with a "virtual presence" to collect tax on sales? By Robert Barnes and Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »     Amid Trump's harsh rhetoric about Mexico, the U.S. has been quietly helping it fight a war on opium The new initiatives emerged from high-level meetings between Mexican and U.S. officials last year, and have included such tools as drones, geolocation technology and funds for studies to gauge poppy cultivation and heroin production. By Joshua Partlow  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis John Boehner's claim that 'we have literally filled up our jails' with people for minor marijuana possession The new spokesman for the marijuana industry said prisons have been filled with people who just possessed marijuana. He's blowing smoke. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   An African American leader brings a provocative take to expanded Civil War museum "America's reckoning with her sin and her trauma is really what we've got to get to," said Christy Coleman, the chief executive of the Richmond museum. By Gregory S. Schneider  •   Read more »   Trial of American pastor highlights strained U.S.-Turkish alliance Andrew Brunson's supporters suggest he is being held as a bargaining chip to be exchanged for Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in exile in Pennsylvania. Turkish officials have described Gulen as the architect of a failed 2016 coup and demanded his extradition from the United States. By Kareem Fahim  •   Read more »   Perspective Beyoncé's Coachella performance wasn't just entertainment. It was a historic cultural moment. The singer — the first black woman to headline the music festival — ushered in "Beychella" with a theme tied to historically black colleges and universities. By Elahe Izadi  •   Read more »   Europe has been moving aggressively to impose order on tech space Technology companies are readying themselves for sweeping privacy rules that go into effect next month across the European Union. They could face billion-dollar fines if they fail to give European users far more control over their personal information. It remains to be seen whether Congress will follow the model. By Michael Birnbaum and Tony Romm  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. 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