Photo contradicts Pelosi's statement about not meeting Kislyak  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that she's never met with the current Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak.  —  “Not with this Russian ambassador, no,” Pelosi told POLITICO's Jake Sherman …

How Uber Used Secret Greyball Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has for years engaged in a worldwide program to deceive authorities in markets where its low-cost ride-hailing service was being resisted by law enforcement, or in some instances, had been outright banned.

Man accused of making threats against Jewish community centers arrested in St. Louis  —  A man accused of making at least eight threats against Jewish Community Centers was arrested by the FBI in St. Louis, Missouri, this morning.  —  The suspect, 31-year-old Juan Thompson …

Schwarzenegger Fires The Apprentice  —  Fans of Celebrity Apprentice are about to lose the show's biggest asset as Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be returning to host another season of the show.  “I learned a lot, I had a great time, it was a really great opportunity,” Schwarzenegger said, speaking exclusively to Empire.

New details in GOP Obamacare replacement leaked  —  House Republicans aren't backing down from their Obamacare repeal plan that sparked backlash from the party's conservative wing.  —  The latest version of the House's Obamacare repeal bill — which has yet to be publicly released …

Middlebury College professor injured by protesters as she escorted controversial speaker  —  MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College Professor Allison Stanger was injured by protesters Thursday evening as she was escorting a controversial speaker from campus.  She was treated at Porter Hospital and released.

Did the Obama Administration Try Stacking the Deck Against Trump at the Justice Department?  —  Amid Thursday's over-hyped brouhaha about Jeff Sessions meeting with the Russian ambassador, a curious detail emerged.  In Sessions's recusal memo, it was explained who at the Justice Department …

You May Want to Marry My Husband  —  I have been trying to write this for a while, but the morphine and lack of juicy cheeseburgers (what has it been now, five weeks without real food?) have drained my energy and interfered with whatever prose prowess remains.

Exclusive: Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border  —  Women and children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by U.S. authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials.

E.U. Lawmakers Call for End to Visa-Free Travel for Americans  —  BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has passed a nonbinding resolution calling for the reintroduction of visa requirements for American citizens, raising the stakes in a long-running battle over the United States' refusal …

Exclusive: Trump aides' bid to plug leaks creates unease among some civil servants  —  President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, sources familiar with the matter said.

White House pushing back against Mattis appointment  —  Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wants to tap the former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, as his undersecretary of defense for policy, but the Pentagon chief is running into resistance from White House officials, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Hillary Clinton speaks at Wellesley College in a private, closed-to-the-press program  —  Hillary Clinton appeared at a private event at Wellesley College Thursday night, speaking to students at her alma mater about the presidential election and her time at the college.

In leaked document, the case for Trump's ‘Muslim ban’ takes another huge hit  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  We keep hearing that President Trump will roll out the new version of his travel ban any day now.  The White House delayed it earlier this week, because Trump advisers reportedly thought …

Op-Ed I'm a Jewish American who worked with Steve Bannon.  He is not a racist or an anti-Semite  —  Steve Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 23 in National Harbor, Md. (Michael Brochstein / TNS)  —  Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) called White House …

Trump met with Scarborough before addressing Congress  —  White House aides this week told several news outlets including Bloomberg News that President Donald Trump had “sworn off” his habit of watching MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” along with many of his favorite CNN programs.

Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP's dramatic shift on Ukraine  —  The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the GOP's draft policy …

Curt Schilling Backs Shiva Ayyadurai to Challenge Elizabeth Warren in 2018  —  Schilling offered his support for the MIT alum on Twitter.  —  Curt Schilling's interest in a 2018 run for Senate appears to be waning, after the former Red Sox pitcher threw his weight behind Shiva Ayyadurai's bid to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Why Does Everybody Seem to Hate Omarosa Manigault?  —  When the unnerving sight of Kellyanne Conway digging her bent knees and shoe heels into the fabric of one of the yellow sofas inside the Oval Office disturbed the fabric of the internet, the images sidelined what was supposed …