Transcript: Independent Journal Review's Sit-Down Interview with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson  —  In his first sit-down interview since becoming secretary of state, Rex Tillerson spoke with Independent Journal Review's Erin McPike about the challenges of American diplomacy with China …

Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump's America  —  Not your star, perhaps.  But that's the point.  —  On the third floor of the West Wing, one flight past the stairwell portrait of President Donald Trump talking on his Android phone, is an office once occupied by Valerie Jarrett …

Rundle Won't Charge Prison Guards Who Allegedly Boiled Schizophrenic Black Man to Death … On June 23, 2012, Darren Rainey, a schizophrenic man serving time for cocaine possession, was thrown into a prison shower at the Dade Correctional Institution.  The water was turned up top 180 degrees …

Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ … INDIANAPOLIS — The day should have been one of glory and celebration for five fourth-graders.  —  The Pleasant Run Elementary students had just won a robotics challenge at Plainfield High School, and the students …

TRUMP WANTS TO BUILD 30-FOOT-HIGH WALL AT MEXICAN BORDER  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notices posted to a government website …

Donald Trump Jr. Is His Own Kind of Trump  —  Donald Trump Jr. is the Trump who has not always seemed at ease with being a Trump.  He grew up in the penthouse of Trump Tower but was happy to escape the gilded trappings of his Manhattan childhood to spend parts of the summers hunting and fishing …

Kurt Eichenwald: ‘Spineless’ GOP so scared of Trump they won't criticize ‘Nazis in the White House’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A panel discussion on MSNBC's AmJoy, discussing Rep. Steve King's (R-IA) racist comments about America needing more white babies turned …

Donna Brazile Admits to Sharing Debate Questions With Clinton Camp, Blames Russia  —  Former DNC chairwoman and disgraced CNN commentator Donna Brazile has admitted that she relayed confidential questions to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in advance of last year's primary debate.

Jake Tapper on Trump: 'There's no bias when it comes to decency'  —  CNN's Jake Tapper on Friday tore into President Trump's claims of news media bias, saying “there's no bias when it comes to facts and there's no bias when it comes to decency.”  —  “I've never really seen this level of falsehood …

Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort wanted for questioning in Ukraine corruption case  —  Manafort pressed on ties to Ukraine, Kremlin (2016)  — Ukrainian authorities want to question former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort as part of a corruption case

Trump flanked by mushroom clouds, Nazi symbols on Phoenix billboard  —  A President Trump billboard is near 11th and Grand Avenue, sparking controversy. … A menacing Donald Trump is gazing down on Phoenix's Grand Avenue.  —  The president is flanked by mushroom clouds and swastikas configured like dollar signs.

Two Rockville High students arrested for allegedly raping classmate at school … A 14-year-old girl was pushed into a boys bathroom at Rockville High School on Thursday morning and raped by two other students during school hours, according to Montgomery County District Court records filed Friday.

White House cites satire column to tout budget  —  The White House included a satirical column in its list of news stories meant to promote Trump agenda — apparently ignoring the fact that the column actually savages Trump's new budget.  —  Friday's edition of the “1600 Daily” …

CONFIRMED: US Responsible for ‘Aleppo Mosque Bombing’  —  This is a developing investigation, which will be updated as soon as there are new findings.  We are currently waiting for a reaction from CENTCOM and the Pentagon with regards to our findings.  Last update: March 18, 2017, 18:03 UTC.

Trump Budget Cuts Put Struggling Americans on Edge  —  Regina Feltner, a retired nurse, was recovering from side effects of radiation therapy when she got the notice that her heat would be cut off.  It was a bone-cold January day.  The snow was so high that her daughter had to come over to take the dog out.

New rifts emerge as Trump administration rejects free trade statement at G-20 meeting  —  BADEN-BADEN, Germany - The Trump administration on Saturday rejected a statement from other leading economies that warned against the perils of trade protectionism, the latest sign of how the administration's …

Texas Needs a Remedial Lesson on Voting Rights  —  In Texas, which has for decades made an art of violating the voting rights of minorities, officials and lawmakers can't seem to keep their hands clean.  Now, the state may become the first to have its voting practices placed under federal oversight since …

In Gorsuch, Conservative Activist Sees Test Case for Reshaping the Judiciary  —  WASHINGTON — Deep into the Senate's 68-page questionnaire of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, the Supreme Court nominee was asked to describe how he had come to President Trump's attention.  —  The first thing he wrote was, “I was contacted by Leonard Leo.”

This West Virginia newspaper front page should scare Republicans  —  President Trump unveiled his budget on Thursday, an outline of federal spending that puts heavy emphasis on defense and calls for major cutbacks virtually everywhere else.  —  It, um, didn't go over so well in West Virginia.

Trump Budget Includes ‘Significant Funding of . . . Refugee Program’  —  The blueprint for the Trump administration's FY 2018 budget released on Thursday “allows for significant funding of humanitarian assistance, including food aid, disaster, and refugee program funding” in the State Department.

Multnomah County offers incentives for homeowners to house homeless in backyards  —  With more than $300,000 and volunteer homeowners, Multnomah County has a new idea to fight homelessness: Build tiny houses in people's backyards and rent them out to families with children now living on the street.

Trump has a chance to correct Obama's mistake on Venezuela  —  AS VENEZUELA has plunged deeper and deeper into a economic, political and humanitarian crisis, its regional neighbors and the United States have stood back, refusing to adopt meaningful collective measures to pressure …