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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

White House proposes steep budget cut to leading climate science agency  —  The Trump administration is seeking to slash one of the government's premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post.

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.

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.

Rex Tillerson skips State Department's annual announcement on human rights, alarming advocates  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who during his confirmation hearings repeatedly vowed to promote human rights as a core American value, alarmed human rights advocates when he did not appear …

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 …

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.