Trump federal budget 2018: Massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor  —  President Trump on Thursday will unveil a budget plan that calls for a sharp increase in military spending and stark cuts across much of the rest of the government including the elimination of dozens …

Federal judge blocks new Trump travel ban  —  (CNN)A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the ban was set to go into effect.  —  This ruling means that travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees will be able to travel to the US.

How the GOP Crackup Happens  —  Less than two weeks after the unveiling of the GOP Obamacare replacement, the party is already staring into the abyss.  —  The bill has had the worst rollout of any major piece of legislation in memory, and failure is very much an option.

Clinton Ally Says Smoke, But No Fire: No Russia-Trump Collusion  —  Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell, who endorsed Hillary Clinton and called Donald Trump a dupe of Russia, cast doubt Wednesday night on allegations that members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

The Increasing Significance of the Decline of Men  —  At one end of the scale, men continue to dominate.  —  In 2016, 95.8 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs were male and so were 348 of the Forbes 400.  Of the 260 people on the Forbes list described as “self-made,” 250 were men.

Fox News Poll: Trump approval slips, even as more feel economy improving  —  Voters think President Trump is ahead of most previous presidents on fulfilling campaign promises, and the most voters in more than a decade see an improving economy.  Yet that isn't enough to put the president's job rating …

Trump says he will submit evidence of wiretapping to House committee ‘very soon’  —  President Trump discussed his tweeted accusation that President Obama ordered “wires” at Trump Tower tapped during last year's presidential campaign in an exclusive interview with Fox News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday.

Obama chief of staff: ‘The president cannot order a wiretap’ … Former President Barack Obama  —  's chief of staff on Thursday pushed back against President Trump's wiretapping allegations.  —  “The president cannot order a wiretap, president does not order a wiretap, the president did not order a wiretap,” Denis McDonough

Trump Acknowledges Repeal Bill Wouldn't Be Great For His Supporters  —  During an interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled that the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare is not in its final form, admitting that the current legislation does not favor the voters who elected Trump.

Geert Wilders Falls Short as Wary Dutch Scatter Their Votes  —  THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The far-right politician Geert Wilders fell short of expectations in Dutch elections on Wednesday, gaining seats but failing to persuade a decisive portion of voters to back his extreme positions …

Chelsea Clinton announces new picture book, She Persisted  —  Count Chelsea Clinton among the many people whom Elizabeth Warren inspired when she refused to be silenced in the Senate.  —  Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton …

McCain: Rand Paul ‘Is Now Working for Vladimir Putin’  —  Sen. John McCain on Wednesday directly accused fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of working for Russian President Vladimir Putin.  While speaking from the Senate floor in support of a bill advancing Montenegro's bid to join NATO …

Three Criteria for Health Reform  —  The House repeal-and-replace plan doesn't go far enough.  —  By  —  Republicans have a historic opportunity to follow through on our promise to repeal ObamaCare.  The recent elections that focused on the law's repeal—2010, 2014 and 2016—were massive GOP victories.

Dallas city leaders, T-Mobile vow to find solutions as 2nd death is publicly connected to 911 ‘ghost calls’  —  David Taffet came home last week to find his husband, Brian Cross, a little disoriented.  —  Cross hadn't eaten yet, so Taffet made him some dinner.  But after he ate, Cross lay down, went to sleep and started snoring.

Perceptions are that Trump's policies are working  —  Perceptions matter.  People make decisions, even life-altering decisions, based on what they perceive as likely to happen.  To the extent that public policy affects such decisions, the perception of likely policy change can affect behavior …