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 …

Mike Flynn Worked for Several Russian Companies, Was Paid More Than $50,000, Documents Show  —  Former Trump national security adviser had business connections with Russia beyond RT that hadn't been previously known  —  President Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Flynn …

EXCLUSIVE: Nazi-Allied Group Claims Top Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka As Sworn Member  —  Sebastian Gorka, President Trump's top counter-terrorism adviser, is a formal member of a Hungarian far-right group that is listed by the U.S. State Department as having been “under the direction …

Mulvaney justifies budget: We can't ask a coal miner to pay for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting  —  As they fleshed out the budget blueprint released Thursday morning by the White House, Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney said officials from the administration …

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.

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 …

McDonald's tweets to Trump: ‘You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President’  —  McDonald's' in a tweet on its corporate account called President Trump “a disgusting excuse of a President” on Thursday morning.  —  The tweet, which was briefly pinned to the top of the account before being deleted …

Dutch elections: Turkish minister claims ‘holy wars will soon begin in Europe’ after Geert Wilders beaten  —  Minister claims there is no difference between liberal politicians and ‘fascist’ far-right leader  —  A Turkish minister has claimed “holy wars will soon begin” in Europe …

Conservative RSC says it's close to backing ObamaCare repeal bill  —  The conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) says it is very close to supporting the House GOP's healthcare plan if changes are made to its Medicaid provisions.  —  Vice President Pence met with members …

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.

Why I'm Moving Home  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — In recent months, I've frequently found myself in places hit hard by manufacturing job losses, speaking to people affected in various ways.  Sometimes, the conversation turns to the conflict people feel between the love of their home and the desire to leave in search of better work.

Secret Service Agents Under Investigation for Taking Photos of Donald Trump's Sleeping Grandson  —  A source with knowledge of the information tells Mother Jones that two Secret Service agents who were assigned to protect Donald Trump III, President Donald Trump's grandson, took selfies with the eight year old while he was sleeping.

Trump nominates Boeing VP for deputy Defense secretary  —  President Trump on Thursday nominated a top Boeing executive to be the second-highest-ranking civilian at the Pentagon.  —  Trump announced Patrick Shanahan's nomination to be deputy Defense secretary, along with nominations for five …

Paul Ryan: ‘No such wiretap existed’  —  Ryan: Trump ‘bridging gaps’ in bill process  — The House Intelligence Committee has requested any evidence of a wiretap from the Justice Department  —  Washington (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that “no such wiretap existed,” …

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.

Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and no one knows why  —  It flies in the face of typical humpback behavior  —  The world is ending and only the whales know.  At least, that's one explanation.  Humpback whales are normally pretty solitary—scientists used to call groups of 10 to 20 “large.”

Dem lawmaker: Trump might've leaked classified information  —  The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee suggested Thursday President Trump disclosed classified information during a Fox News interview the night before.  —  “In his effort to once again blame Obama …

Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen's death  —  She is venerated around the world.  She has outlasted 12 US presidents.  She stands for stability and order.  But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign will ever end.

Debt ceiling returns, creating new headache for GOP  —  The legal limit on how much the United States government can borrow returns on Thursday, potentially setting up an intense political battle in Congress.  —  Lawmakers will have until sometime this autumn to raise the debt ceiling …

Immigrants are going hungry so Trump won't deport them  —  Luisa Fortin sometimes sits up at night, wondering what her clients are eating.  She is the SNAP Outreach Coordinator for the Chattanooga Food Bank — but lately she has done less outreaching.  —  Her families, working immigrants …

Trump Places Personal Call To Tomi Lahren, Thanking Her After Hannity Appearance  —  Turns out, if you want a personal phone call from the President of the United States, say something nice about him on Hannity.  That's precisely what Tomi Lahren did on February 7, when she appeared …

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.

Nervous GOP senators rooting for Ryan to fail  —  A growing number of GOP senators are hoping the House fails to pass its bill to repeal and replace ­ObamaCare so they won't be blamed for killing it in the upper chamber.  —  Support for the House legislation has “disintegrated” …