Nigel Farage Just Visited The Ecuadorian Embassy In London  —  Asked by BuzzFeed News if he'd been visiting Julian Assange, the former UKIP leader said he couldn't remember what he'd been doing in the building.  —  Nigel Farage visited the Ecuadorian embassy in west London on Thursday …

EPA chief Scott Pruitt says carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to global warming  —  EPA takes aim at CAFE standards: Scott Pruitt  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Thursday he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming.

How Many People Are Affected by Obamacare Premium Increases?  (Hint, It's Fewer Than You Think)  —  SCROLL TO START  —  Republicans cite rising insurance premiums as a primary reason for repealing the Affordable Care Act.  But only a narrow slice of the market was actually affected by the increases.

Trump to conservative leaders: If this plan fails, I'll blame Democrats  —  Washington (CNN)In an Oval Office meeting featuring several leaders of conservative groups already lining up against the House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, President Donald Trump revealed his plan …

Steve Bannon Helped Preserve DACA But Democrats And Activists Aren't Celebrating  —  They're bracing for what's coming: millions of deportations and further crackdowns on both legal and illegal immigration.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration doesn't want to talk about it.

Hot story: Miami lawyer's pants erupt in flames during arson trial in court  —  A Miami defense lawyer's pants burst into flames Wednesday afternoon as he began his closing arguments in front of a jury — in an arson case.  —  Stephen Gutierrez, who was arguing that his client's car spontaneously combusted …

Roger Stone's Russian Hacking “Hero”  —  Trump loyalist communicated with “Guccifer 2.0,” target of FBI probe  —  In the months before Election Day, a longtime confidante and political consultant for Donald Trump was in contact with the Russian hacking group that U.S. intelligence officials …

McConnell on Mexico paying for the border wall: ‘Uh, no’  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday threw cold water on President Donald Trump's insistence that Mexico will pay for his proposed border wall.  —  “Uh, no,” McConnell said flatly, asked whether he thinks Mexico …

Burger-flipping robot replaces humans on first day at work  —  A burger-flipping robot has just completed its first day on the job at a restaurant in California, replacing humans at the grill.  —  Flippy has mastered the art of cooking the perfect burger and has just started work at CaliBurger, a fast-food chain.

The Daily 202: Jon Huntsman's strange odyssey to become Donald Trump's man in Moscow  —  THE BIG IDEA: Donald Trump has blocked several people who opposed him during the campaign from getting jobs in his administration.  So why has he reportedly chosen Jon Huntsman to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia?

The budget rule you've never heard of that ties Republicans' hands on Obamacare  —  Everything you ever wanted to know about reconciliation.

Why the Russia Story Is a Minefield for Democrats and the Media  —  Russia scandals have bloodied the Trump administration.  But it carries dangers for those reporting it  —  Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper appeared on Meet the Press this past weekend to discuss the Trump-Russia scandal.

Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey  —  President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who was fired from his prominent White House job last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work …

The Republican health-care bill threatens Trump's voters  —  “To the victor belong the spoils,” candidate Donald Trump reminded 2016 voters.  But the House Republican health bill turns that old maxim on its head.  —  Instead of broadly rewarding Trump's backers, the House bill hands huge benefits …

Fox Is Said to Settle With Former Contributor Over Sexual Assault Claims  —  Last summer, as it wrapped up multiple settlements after the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal, Fox News and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, were trying hard to end the ugliest chapter in its 20-year history.

IRS has 7,000 unreleased documents related to conservative and Tea Party targeting  —  The IRS has told a federal court that they've recently identified almost 7,000 more documents that could contain information on how the agency targeted the tax-exempt applications of Tea Party organizations …

The White House is scrutinizing job candidates' old social media posts for criticism of Trump  —  As President Trump continues to build out his administration, many of his officials are having trouble filling vacancies in their departments because of questions about the loyalty of the people …

Backlash, boycott threats in Boston after gay vets banned from St. Patrick's Day parade  —  Twenty-five years ago, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, which organizes the city's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, refused to allow a gay veterans group to participate in the festivities.

Earthquake on the beach: Scientists think a 7.4 temblor could reach from L.A. to San Diego  —  A long crack splits the sidewalk in Huntington Beach, on top of the Newport-Inglewood fault.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)  —  The discovery of missing links between earthquake faults shows …

The 40-year decline in the tolerance of college students, graphed  —  Last week, the author Charles Murray was shouted down when he attempted to give an invited talk at Middlebury College.  Allison Stanger, the political science professor who, at the request of students, participated in Murray's visit …

Women and Children in Yemeni Village Recall Horror of Trump's “Highly Successful” SEAL Raid  —  On January 29, 5-year-old Sinan al Ameri was asleep with his mother, his aunt, and 12 other children in a one-room stone hut typical of poor rural villages in the highlands of Yemen.

‘Superstar Firms’ May Have Shrunk Workers' Share of Income  —  For much of the last century it seemed that the slice of the total economic pie going to workers was — like the speed of light — constant.  No matter what the economy's makeup, labor could collectively depend on taking home roughly …

Did Obama wiretap Trump Tower?  Vice President Pence deflects question from News 5  —  VP passes on chance to support Trump allegations  —  In an exclusive interview Wednesday afternoon between News 5's John Kosich and the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence deflected …