In major shift, White House privately backing earlier rollback of Medicaid expansion  — Such a move, however, could blow up the already fragile efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act  —  Washington (CNN)The White House is privately lining up behind conservative calls to roll …

Sources: FBI investigation continues into ‘odd’ computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization  —  (CNN)Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN.

Is Trump Being Investigated?  ‘No Comment,’ Justice Dept. Says  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's weekend Twitter message asserting that former President Barack Obama had tapped his phones forced the White House into ever more verbal contortions on Thursday as aides struggled to defend the president's charge.

Malik Obama shares photo of brother Barack's Kenya ‘certificate of birth’  —  An Obama has joined the birther movement.  —  Malik Obama, Barack Obama's half-brother, tweeted image of what appears to be Barack's birth certificate.  —  Except it's not from Hawaii, but rather Kenya.

Inside The Investigation To Get To The Bottom Of Russia's Role In The Election  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee has been given sweeping powers, unseen since the Watergate era, to investigate Russian meddling in the US election.  As its scope grows to include suspected ties between …

Bill Clinton: Resurgent nationalism ‘taking us to the edge of our destruction’  —  Don't buy what purports to be nationalism that's engulfed politics in America and all over the world, former President Bill Clinton said Thursday; what's actually at play, he argued, is more insidious and interconnected than that.

South Korea Removes President Park Geun-hye  —  SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court ousted the president on Friday, a first in the nation's history, rattling the delicate balance of relationships across Asia at a particularly tense time.  —  Her removal capped months of turmoil …

Expect the CBO to estimate large coverage losses from the GOP health care plan  —  Editor's Note:  —  This analysis is part of The Leonard D. Schaeffer Initiative for Innovation in Health Policy, which is a partnership between the Center for Health Policy at Brookings and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

With Trump in White House, His Golf Properties Prosper  —  WASHINGTON — It is a golden age for golf — at least as far as the Trump Organization is concerned.  —  On Memorial Day weekend, the Senior P.G.A. Championship will be held at the Trump National Golf Club in suburban Washington.

Samantha Bee Show Apologizes to Writer for ‘Nazi Hair’ Mockery  —  The TBS comedy program “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” apologized on Thursday for broadcasting a segment in which a writer who has talked about his cancer diagnosis was mocked for having what the program called “Nazi hair.”

Schwarzenegger for Senate?  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — the “Terminator” action hero who made “I'll be back” one of filmdom's most iconic phrases — may be mulling a political comeback, according to several GOP political insiders in California.

NFL abuse of painkillers and other drugs described in court filings  —  National Football League teams violated federal laws governing prescription drugs, disregarded guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration on how to store, track, transport and distribute controlled substances …

After Halting Start, Trump Plunges Into Effort to Repeal Health Law  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, after a halting start, is now marshaling the full power of his office to win over holdout conservatives and waffling senators to support the House Republicans' replacement for the Affordable Care Act.

Trump's in the White House bubble, and he loves it  —  President Donald Trump is sticking to his comfort zone.  —  Trump has spent each of the 48 nights of his presidency either at the White House or at his private Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida.  He has dined out in the nation's capital just once …

First on CNN: After lobbying from Trump, Orrin Hatch plans to run again  —  (CNN)Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving GOP senator, told CNN he is planning to run for re-election next year, abandoning his plans to quit the chamber after four decades of service.

Almost 7,000 IRS Documents Relating To Targeting Scandal Found.  Bad News: No Clue When They'll Be Public  —  In 2013, the IRS was involved in a scandal regarding its Exempt Organizations Unit and conservative nonprofits.  Tea Party and other right-leaning groups claimed that they were targeted for audits …

Starbucks CEO's refugee comments sour customer views of chain - survey  —  Starbucks Corp's vow to hire thousands of refugees after President Donald Trump's first executive order that temporarily banned travel from seven mostly-Muslim nations appears to be hurting customer sentiment of the coffee chain.

President Trump Accused of Ignoring Veterans—and Sending Omarosa in His Place  —  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump surprised a group of startled tourists in the White House basement, took meetings with senators, and met with leaders of the AFL-CIO and the Boy Scouts.

The Marine Corps' nude-photo-sharing scandal is even worse than first realized  —  The scandal that prompted an investigation into hundreds of Marines who are accused of sharing naked photographs of their colleagues in a private Facebook group is much larger than has been reported, Business Insider has learned.

The political lexicon of a billionaire populist  —  From the start of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump pledged “total change,” delivering his promises with a scorched-earth political vocabulary — “Lyin' Ted,” “Crooked Hillary,” “drain the swamp,” “lock her up.”

Profitable Companies, No Taxes: Here's How They Did It  —  Complaining that the United States has one of the world's highest corporate tax levels, President Trump and congressional Republicans have repeatedly vowed to shrink it.  —  Yet if the level is so high, why have so many companies' income tax bills added up to zero?

31 Senators Call for More Foreign Workers to Replace Blue-Collar Americans  —  Thirty-one Democratic and Republican Senators are asking the Department of Homeland Security to maximize the use of blue-collar outsourcing visas so U.S. companies can import more foreign workers instead of recruiting …

Hillary debuts a new bob in Snapchat video urging women to ‘Stand Up.  Resist.  Run for office’  — She declared 'every issue a woman's issue,' although Clinton directed her followers to Planned Parenthood, education health care and jobs  — Also attended the 16th anniversary …

Bureau chiefs ‘deeply concerned’ that Rex Tillerson is ditching the press on Asia trip  —  D.C. bureau chiefs from major news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the wire services, Fox News and CNN sent a letter to the State Department earlier …

Feud breaks out during health care hearing as Republican whines that men have to pay for prenatal care  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) got into a battle with Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) Thursday during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing for the healthcare bill.

Chief Environmental Justice Official at EPA Resigns, With Plea to Pruitt to Protect Vulnerable Communities  —  Mustafa Ali quits after 24 years, as new administrator prepares deep cuts in programs affecting the poor and minorities.  —  Phil McKenna  —  The head of the environmental justice program …