THE ATTACKER: Who is Salman Abedi?

Police have named 22-year-old Salman Abedi as the man suspected of carrying out the deadliest terror attack to hit the UK in 12 years. Source: CNN

Opinion: Lynching re-emerges in new rhetoric of hate

Over 150 years since the founding of the Ku Klux Klan — a white supremacist group that unleashed terror against African Americans across the South — language and images of lynching are re-emerging as tools of violence, intimidation and oppression. Society must identify and address this form of hateful rhetoric, or ignore it at our peril. Source: CNN

Brennan: Russia trying to exploit animosity

Former CIA Director John Brennan told the House Intelligence Committee that President Trump may have violated intelligence protocols during his meeting with Russian officials and that he believes Russia is trying to “actively exploit” animosity in Washington. Source: CNN

Coats won't comment on report on Trump

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats declined to comment Tuesday on the report that President Donald Trump asked him to publicly deny evidence of cooperation between his campaign and Russia during the 2016 election Source: CNN

Was Trump calculating or naive on Russia probe?

President Donald Trump may have nothing to hide when it comes to alleged links between his campaign and Russia — but he is behaving in a way that makes it look like he does. Source: CNN

Officials: Trump asked intel chiefs to deny evidence

President Donald Trump asked two top intelligence community figures to deny there was evidence of collusion between Russia and his campaign, according to a report in The Washington Post Monday evening, citing current and former officials. Source: CNN

Cillizza: Mr. President, no one said you said this

After an appearance alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, President Donald Trump paused to push back against reports that he had disclosed highly classified information to the Russians. Source: CNN