Today's Headlines: Comey Bluntly Raises Possibility of Trump Obstruction and Condemns His 'Lies'

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Kasowitz, President Trump's personal lawyer, delivered a statement on James B. Comey's hearing on Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington.]( [Comey's Testimony Sharpens Focus on Questions of Obstruction]( By CHARLIE SAVAGE Several former prosecutors say there could be a prosecutable case of obstruction of justice against President Trump, but they cautioned that there is no guiding precedent for this kind of situation. [Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain leaving the Conservative Party headquarters in London on Friday.]( [Theresa May Loses Overall Majority in U.K. Parliament]( By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE Voting returns threw her government into uncertainty less than two weeks before the start of negotiations on withdrawing from the European Union. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get California Today in Your Inbox]( The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Delivered Monday through Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Cecilia Wooley opening the dining room at the Harbor View Inn on Mackinac Island, Mich. She now does some housekeeping, a job previously done by foreign workers under the H-2B visa program.]( U.S. [Visa Shortage Spurs Vacancies, for Jobs, at a Tourist Getaway]( By MIRIAM JORDAN The tourism industry on Mackinac Island, Mich., and other regional industries that define the American summer are stuck in the middle of a struggle over jobs and who should be doing them. OPINION | Editorial [Mr. Comey and All the President's Lies]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The former F.B.I. director made plain that unlike Mr. Trump, he values honesty and the Constitution above blind loyalty to a particular leader. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The president surely knows if there are tapes. If there are, my feelings aren't hurt. Release the tapes." [JAMES B. 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[Kelvin Harrison Jr. in ]( [[Video] Video: Anatomy of a Scene | 'It Comes at Night']( The writer and director Trey Edward Shults narrates a sequence from his film featuring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbot, Riley Keough and Kelvin Harrison Jr. [] World [Security forces during an attack on Parliament in Tehran, the Iranian capital, on Wednesday.]( [Iran Says Tehran Assailants Were Recruited Inside the Country]( By THOMAS ERDBRINK The government said those who carried out the attacks Wednesday were Islamic State recruits who had fought in Iraq and Syria before returning last year. [American and Japanese warships in the sea between Japan and Korea on June 1. On Thursday, North Korea fired missiles into the sea, days after the ships left.]( [North Korea's Antiship Missile Test Aims to Show It Can Repel Assault]( By MOTOKO RICH and JEYUP S. KWAAK Days after American and Japanese warships left the sea between Japan and Korea, Pyongyang tested missiles designed to hit such vessels. 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[Bill Cosby, arriving at the Montgomery County Courthouse on Thursday for his trial on sexual assault charges.]( Cosby Trial Live Briefing [Bill Cosby Trial Day 4: More Testimony, but No Mrs. Cosby]( By GRAHAM BOWLEY and JON HURDLE The major witnesses against Mr. Cosby - two women who accused him of sexual assault - have testified, and prosecutors will now try to buttress their accounts. [The David and Gladys Wright House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is the largest gift the School of Architecture at Taliesin just outside Phoenix has ever received.]( [Frank Lloyd Wright House, a Demolition Target, Is Now an Architecture School's Lifeline]( By FERNANDA SANTOS The owner of a house designed by Wright for one of his sons gave it to a small, struggling architecture school in Phoenix that Wright founded. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [President Trump in the White House on Thursday. Rather than relieve the pressure, Mr. Trump's decision to fire James B. Comey has generated an even bigger political and legal threat.]( News Analysis [For Trump, the 'Cloud' Just Grew That Much Darker]( By PETER BAKER James B. Comey's testimony was almost certainly the most damning j'accuse moment by a senior law enforcement official against a president in a generation. [James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was sworn in at the start of his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.]( [Comey: Hero, Villain and Shakespearean Character Who Lived Up to Hype]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER Washington was braced for high drama as the deposed F.B.I. director testified before a Senate committee. And James Comey delivered, with a gift for narrative and a dose of humility. [Resigned to Trump's Woes, G.O.P. Keeps Working on Legislative Goals]( By JONATHAN MARTIN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER As they have traveled through the various stages of grief over the unpredictability of their president, congressional Republicans appear to have landed at acceptance. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas, left, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan discussing the Financial Choice Act on Wednesday.]( [Bill to Erase Some Dodd-Frank Banking Rules Passes in House]( By ALAN RAPPEPORT Republicans have vowed to dismantle legislation enacted in the wake of the financial crisis, but their Choice Act faces a tougher fight in the Senate. [Digging the Graveyard of Oil's Past]( By STANLEY REED As the energy industry evolves, production platforms in the North Sea, once a crucial source of crude oil, are being dismantled and sold for scrap. [Bette Midler as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the musical ]( Common Sense [Broadway Tickets, for the Price of an Economics Lesson]( By JAMES B. STEWART Dynamic pricing has come to air travel, hotel rooms and sports events, so why not a $1,450 theater seat? But (spoiler alert!) you can still come out ahead. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Alibaba's headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Alibaba's chief financial officer, Maggie Wu, said on Thursday that the company expected revenue for the year that will end next March to grow between 45 percent and 49 percent.]( [Alibaba Predicts Strong Sales in a Sign of Strength From China]( By PAUL MOZUR The Chinese e-commerce giant is charging higher prices for the ads it sells to merchants that hope to reach the country's indefatigable online shoppers. Driven [Video Review: With New Ioniq, Hyundai Goes After Prius]( By TOM VOELK The hybrid model gets two more miles to the gallon than the Toyota Prius, and it looks and drives more like a regular gas-powered car. [Gboard, Google's alternative keyboard app for Android and iOS, offers real-time language translation among its many features.]( [Surfing With a New Keyboard]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER If your phone's operating system supports the use of third-party keyboards, you can find apps that let you do more than just type. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Sidney Crosby (87), the Penguins' captain, shooting against Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, who had a difficult night.]( Penguins 6, Predators 0 | Pittsburgh leads series, 3-2 [Penguins Need One Win to Repeat as Stanley Cup Champions]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pittsburgh defeated the Nashville Predators in a chippy game. The Penguins have a chance to become the first franchise in 19 years to win back-to-back titles. [Kevin Durant and the Warriors are 3-0 up on LeBron James and the Cavaliers.]( On Pro Basketball [Kevin Durant Outplays, Outlasts and Outmaneuvers LeBron James]( By HARVEY ARATON Durant's much-debated and derided move to the Warriors from Oklahoma City dramatically rewrote the sport's competitive equation. [Kutztown players warming up before a game at the Collegiate Rugby Championship. ]( [Rugby Club Pokes a Hole in the N.C.A.A. Bubble]( By ZACH SCHONBRUN Kutztown University, which has teams in Division II, has found that certain club sports can bring unexpected benefits like national recognition. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Surveillance images from overhead cameras are projected on the floor as part of ]( Art Review [Watch Out: You're in Ai Weiwei's Surveillance Zone]( By ROBERTA SMITH Big Brother glowers and smiles at the hands of the Chinese artist-activist, teamed with the architects Herzog & de Meuron in the show "Hansel & Gretel." [Tony Voters Point to Tight Races and Sure Bets]( By MICHAEL PAULSON We interviewed 67 voters about their ballots; it looks as if Kevin Kline will be picking up another award, and it seems like a close contest for best new musical. [Anthony Horowitz has a secret room hidden by bookcases in his London home. The screenwriter of ]( Profile [Anthony Horowitz's Whodunit Within the Whodunit]( By ROSLYN SULCAS With "Magpie Murders," the author and TV screenwriter publishes his first murder mystery novel. Be alert to clues. Beware of red herrings. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [Review: In 'My Cousin Rachel,' It's Kiss or Be Killed]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin star in this adaptation of the Gothic novel by Rebecca du Maurier, author of "Rebecca" and "The Birds." [Carmen Ejogo and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as mother and son in Trey Edward Shults's horror movie ]( [Review: Mom, Dad, the Kid and the Dog. What Could Be Scarier?]( By A. O. SCOTT "It Comes at Night," the sophomore feature of Trey Edward Shults, is as spookily self-assured and ambitious as "Krisha." For more movie news and reviews, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [The renovation has drawn bipartisan criticism accusing the governor of bypassing public input and adding to the state's debt.]( [Critics Want Christie's State House Repairs Halted. Governor Says, 'I Don't Care.']( By RICK ROJAS Opposition to Gov. Chris Christie's push for a $300 million face-lift of the building has engendered a rarity in New Jersey: bipartisan consensus. [Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey used the phrase ]( [Obstruction of Justice, or 'Normal New York City Conversation'?]( By JOHN LELAND Chris Christie's characterization of President Trump's remarks to James B. Comey struck many New Yorkers as tin-eared. [Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, the sponsor of the bill raising the marriage age, said it would ]( [Child Marriage Is Sharply Curtailed by New York Legislature]( By LISA W. FODERARO Lawmakers voted on Thursday to ban marriage for teens age 14 to 16 in New York, while allowing 17-year-olds to wed with parental and judicial consent. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( Men's Style [Aziz Ansari Is Still Searching]( By SRIDHAR PAPPU A hit Netflix show. A best-selling (and scholarly!) book. A powerful "S.N.L." monologue. Can you blame him for wanting to hide? [Cristiano Ronaldo's New Denim Line (and Other Must-Haves for Summer)]( By ALEX TUDELA Make a white T-shirt and bluejeans your uniform this month. Critic's Notebook [In High Style, Obama Returns to the World Stage]( By GUY TREBAY Did the former president really go "full Italian" during an event in Milan? For more men's style news, go to [NYTimes.com/mensstyle »]( []Obituaries [A 5,500-square-foot Palm Springs home, which Look magazine called the ]( [William Krisel, Architect Who Found a Midcentury Niche, Dies at 92]( By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Krisel coupled elegance with frugality, and avoided cookie-cutter looks, as he designed mass-produced homes in the Sun Belt. [Juliana Young Koo, center, being taken to pose for a family portrait at her 107th birthday party at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan in 2012.]( [Juliana Young Koo, Chinese Immigrant Who Published Her Life Story at 104, Dies at 111]( By JAMES BARRON A long, eventful life of positive thinking, tragedy, travel, good works, glamour and moving in diplomatic circles. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [Cars traveling on the South Bay Expressway in California.]( Editorial [Public Works, Private Benefit]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The president's infrastructure "plan" depends on investors trying to earn a profit, an approach that cost, more than helped, taxpayers. [Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas on Wednesday.]( Editorial [Kansas Rises Up Against the Trickle-Down Con Job]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The supposed magic of massive tax cuts has been disproved in the crash of Gov. Sam Brownback's "real-life experiment." For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, at a Senate hearing on Thursday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [It's Not the Crime, It's the Culture]( By DAVID BROOKS The Trump presidency will probably not be brought down by outside forces. Instead, it will implode. [President Trump boarding Air Force One on Wednesday.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Wrecking the Ship of State]( By PAUL KRUGMAN Trump shows the damage a bad president can do. [James Comey with President Trump at the White House in January.]( Op-Ed Contributor [James Comey and the Predator in Chief]( By NICOLE SERRATORE Any woman hearing the former F.B.I. director's testimony thinks of one thing: sexual harassment. [The murder of Thomas Becket.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Trump's Meddlesome Priest]( By SARA LIPTON What Thomas Becket and King Henry II tell us about Comey. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy's attack on a member of Welch's law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?'' [See this Front Page]( | [Buy this Front Page]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( | [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( | [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( | [Instagram] [Instagram]( [NYT]( Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®]( | [iPad®]( | [Android]( | [All]( [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »]( [.] Have questions? [Help Section »]( [.] Visit our mobile website at [m.nyt.com »]( About This Email This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Today's Headlines newsletter. 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