Nunes claims some Trump transition messages were intercepted  —  House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes declared Wednesday that members of Donald Trump's transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under inadvertent surveillance following November's presidential election.

US Officials: Info suggests Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians  —  Washington (CNN)The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign, US officials told CNN.

There's a secret, cynical reason Paul Ryan can't give conservatives what they want on the American Health Care Act.  —  You cannot fault House conservative holdouts for a lack of clarity in their refusal to support the American Health Care Act.  Each one I spoke with on Tuesday made the same point …

Democrats weigh deal to let Gorsuch through  —  A group of Senate Democrats is beginning to explore trying to extract concessions from Republicans in return for allowing Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed …

Why I will vote ‘no’ on the American Health Care Act  —  Rep. Daniel Donovan will vote “no” on the current Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  (Staten Island Advance/Rachel Shapiro)  —  Since my first day serving in Congress I made a commitment to weigh the impact …

Racist Maryland man who fatally stabbed black New Yorker admits his intent to kill African-American men  —  The 28-year-old man busted for fatally stabbing a black stranger in Midtown on Tuesday has told cops he came the city from Baltimore to kill African-Americans, sources said.

UK Parliament terror attack: 4 people killed, including cop and alleged assailant; 20 injured  —  DEVELOPING - Four people, including a London police officer who was stabbed and the alleged assailant, were killed after a terror attack that saw more than 20 people injured outside the Parliament building on Wednesday.

Secret Service asked for $60 million extra for Trump-era travel and protection, documents show  —  The U.S. Secret Service requested $60 million in additional funding for the next year, offering the most precise estimate yet of the escalating costs for travel and protection resulting …

Congressional Black Caucus Shows Trump Its Policy Vision for Black America  —  In the lead-up to their meeting today with President Donald Trump, Congressional Black Caucus leaders said they would focus on explaining what African Americans stand to lose under a Trump presidency.

Republicans lied about healthcare for years, and they're about to get the punishment they deserve  —  It's hard to decide which would be the more politically damaging outcome for Republican politicians: passing the American Health Care Act, and therefore owning the premium increases …

Chelsea Clinton to get lifetime achievement award  —  Chelsea Clinton will be honored with a Variety's lifetime achievement award next month, the magazine announced Tuesday.  —  The 37-year-old former first daughter, a vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, is rumored to be eyeing a run …

Mike Lee: Senate parliamentarian told me it's possible to push harder on repealing Obamacare regulations  —  Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said on Wednesday that the Senate parliamentarian has told him that it may be possible for Republicans to push harder on repealing Obamacare's regulations …

Tweeting Toward Oblivion  —  Donald Trump faces a stark choice.  He can tweet, or he can govern.  —  He can indulge his persecution complex, firing off missives that compare Barack Obama to Joseph McCarthy and American intelligence officers to Nazis, or he can recognize it as a gateway to disgrace and irrelevance.

Ex-Colo. GOP leader said only Democrats committed voter fraud.  Now he's charged with voter fraud.  —  The 2016 election was just a month away when Steve Curtis, a conservative radio host and former Colorado Republican Party chairman, devoted an entire episode of his morning talk show to the heated topic of voter fraud.