Trump Abruptly Orders 46 Obama-Era Prosecutors to Resign  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday moved to sweep away the remaining vestiges of Obama administration prosecutors at the Justice Department, ordering 46 holdover United States attorneys to tender their resignations immediately …

What's a legitimate news outlet?  A new face in the White House press pool raises questions.  —  In an age of partisan media, the lines between “partisan” and “media” can sometimes blur.  —  Case in point: The pool reporter covering Vice President Pence on Thursday — that is …

Revised Trump travel ban suffers first legal blow  —  President Donald Trump's revised travel ban executive order suffered its first legal setback Friday as a federal judge blocked the directive's potential impact on the family of a Syrian refugee living in Wisconsin.

Trump Appointee Who Tweeted About “Some Muslim Piece Of S**t” Is Out From Energy Department  —  A Trump campaign worker appointed to the Energy Department is a former massage therapist with a history of tweeting anti-Muslim remarks.  —  A massage therapist and former Trump campaign operative …

Flynn Paid Ex-FBI Agents, Behavior Analysts In Lobbying Work For Turkish Government  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn's lobbying work for the Turkish government involved payments to several former FBI officials and a retired admiral who served in a top intelligence role for the joint chiefs of staff.

Trump's Mar-a-Lago is heaven — for spies  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump relishes the comforts of his Mar-a-Lago estate for repeated weekends away from Washington, but former Secret Service and intelligence officials say the resort is a security nightmare vulnerable to both casual and professional spies.

Trump adviser admits to contact with DNC hacker  —  Roger Stone, President Trump's former campaign advisor, on Friday admitted to having private conversations with a hacker who helped leak information from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during last year's campaign.

Sean Spicer's Quick Twitter Reaction to Jobs Report May Break a Rule  —  The enthusiastic reaction of Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, was understandable on Friday when the Labor Department reported a gain of 235,000 jobs.  “Great news for American workers,” he proclaimed, “in first report for @POTUS Trump.”

Ciara — Car Accident in L.A.  —  1:44 PM PT — Russell Wilson just let everyone know Ciara is ok, tweeting, “Momma Wilson & Baby Wilson are feeling great!  God is good!”  Ciara — who's pregnant and in her 3rd trimester — was involved in a car crash in L.A. moments ago ... TMZ has learned.

Liberal Democracy Is Suffering From a Concussion  —  Here's the latest in the assault on liberal democracy.  It happened more than a week ago, but I cannot get it out of my consciousness.  A group of conservative students at Middlebury College in Vermont invited the highly controversial author Charles Murray …

Rex Tillerson Might Be the Weakest Secretary of State Ever  —  There are five avenues to power at Foggy Bottom, and they're all blocked to the current man in charge.  —  While much of America's political class is transfixed by the debate about connections between Russia and the White House …

Ukraine lawyer seeks probe of alleged hacked texts of Manafort's daughter  —  Manafort pressed on ties to Kremlin (2016)  —  Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)A Ukrainian human rights attorney representing the victims of mass police shootings in Kiev in 2014 has asked prosecutors to investigate …

Amash cries after missing first vote in Congress  —  Rep. Justin Amash has long boasted about not missing a single vote since he arrived in Congress in 2011 — 4,289 in a row, give or take a vote, if you're counting.  —  But on Friday, as he was railing against the GOP's Obamacare replacement bill off …

Top Republicans can't agree on basic facts about their health plan  —  Will people lose coverage under AHCA?  Depends which Republican you ask.  —  The Congressional Budget Office is expected to release estimates next week for how many people the new GOP health plan will cover — and top Republicans are divided over what to expect.

Samantha Bee Called Young Man a Nazi.  Then Apologized.  Kinda.  —  Samantha Bee is not funny.  She hosts a nightly TBS show named “Full Frontal,” which mimics the hard-left fake-news template of “The Daily Show.”  The latter show still exists, hosted by the not-funny Trevor Noah …