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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Tom Hanks jokingly announced a bid for president and vice president in 2020 during Johnson's "Saturday Night Live" opening monologue this week. "I would get the senior vote because I fought in World War II... in several films,” Hanks joked. “This isn’t real,” Johnson added. “America, before you get too excited, Tom and I are only joking.” "When it comes to politics we need more poise and less noise,' Johnson added. "Americans deserve strong capable leaders who care about this country and care about its people." "Dwayne, that kind of sounds like you and me.

Alec Baldwin pursing his lips, squinting his eyes, saying “Jina.” Melissa McCarthy plowing a podium into a crowd of reporters.

It was a night of milestones on “Saturday Night Live,” which in the final episode of its 42nd season, said goodbye to the longtime cast members Bobby Moynihan (who is joining the CBS sitcom “Me, Myself & I”) and Vanessa Bayer (who confirmed her departure in a bittersweet Instagram post). Was it also a retirement party for Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of President Trump, a role that Mr.

As summer approaches, many of us are looking ahead to languid days by the pool. New research, alas, suggests many of them are laced with something other than water. Though we all suspect it’s there, it’s not easy to assess how much urine there is in a particular swimming pool (the existence of a chemical that changes color when you pee is an urban legend).

We’re deep into everyone’s favorite part of the season: Spring cleaning! This year, The Times put together the definitive guide to cleaning every part of your home. Whether you’re looking for tips on doing the dishes or want to go deep on decoding furniture-cleaning tags, we’ve got you covered.

Michael Caputo, who served as a communications adviser to the Trump campaign, has been asked by the House committee investigating Russian election meddling to submit to a voluntary interview and to provide any documents he may have that are related to the inquiry. The House Intelligence Committee, which is examining possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, made its request in a letter on May 9. Mr.

WASHINGTON — President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting. “I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,” Mr. Trump said, according to the document, which was read to The New York Times by an American official.

WASHINGTON — President Trump was determined to leave his mark on Washington quickly. Now the city is leaving its bruising mark on him, with the same astonishing swiftness that has been a hallmark of his lightning-strike political career. Mr.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson had some advice on Saturday for Iran’s newly re-elected president. The Trump administration, he said, hopes Tehran “restores the rights of Iranians to freedom of speech, to freedom of organization, so that Iranians can live the life that they deserve.” As he said that at a news conference, Mr.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — There was neither beer, nor tattoos nor women at the biker rally in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Friday night.