Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia  —  The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign …

Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has launched a major overhaul of the party's organization, which has been stung by recent crises — and the DNC has requested resignation letters from all current staffers.

S.J.Res. 34 - Disapproving the Federal Communications Commission's Rule on Privacy of Customers of Broadband Services  —  The Administration strongly supports House passage of S.J.Res. 34, which would nullify the Federal Communications Commission's final rule titled “Protecting the Privacy …

Bill O'Reilly: I “Didn't Hear A Word” Rep. Maxine Waters Said Because Of Her “James Brown Wig”  —  BILL O'REILLY: I didn't hear a word [Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)] said.  I was looking at the James Brown wig.  If we have a picture of James, it's the same wig.  —  STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): It's the same one.

Trump's business network reached alleged Russian mobsters  —  To expand his real estate developments over the years, Donald Trump, his company and partners repeatedly turned to wealthy Russians and oligarchs from former Soviet republics — several allegedly connected to organized crime …

Affordable Care Act Repeal Is Back on the Agenda, Republicans Say  —  WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders and the White House, under extreme pressure from conservative activists, have restarted negotiations on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with House leaders declaring …

Paul Manafort's Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases  —  Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of puzzling real estate deals in New York City over the past 11 years.

Border wall funding likely to be put on hold  —  President Trump's funding request for a border wall will likely be put on hold, Senate Republican leaders signaled Tuesday.  —  Sen. Roy Blunt  —  (R-Mo.), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced at a leadership press conference …

Republicans vote to block resolutions on Trump's tax returns  —  The House and its tax-writing committee voted on Tuesday to block Democratic resolutions demanding President Trump's tax returns.  —  The votes were latest of many Democratic attempts to get Congress to request Trump's tax returns.

Donald Trump Claims U.S. Constitution Bars ‘Apprentice’ Star's Defamation Suit While in Office  —  The president believes the Supremacy Clause bars state lawsuits against a sitting president and looks to tackle an issue “not decided” by the Supreme Court in Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones.

Trump gives Chuck the silent treatment  —  It was supposed to be one of Washington's most intriguing relationships.  Instead, they've had virtually no relationship at all.  —  President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most powerful Democrat in Washington …

April Ryan on Sean Spicer's insulting behavior: 'I'll be back'  —  Thanks to the dysfunction stemming from his boss, White House press secretary Sean Spicer is getting heavy exposure to the public via televised daily sessions in the briefing room.  And the more we see of him, the nastier he appears.

Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year  —  Spiders are quite literally all around us.  A recent entomological survey of North Carolina homes turned up spiders in 100 percent of them, including 68 percent of bathrooms and more than three-quarters of bedrooms.

White House staff will skip Correspondents' Dinner in ‘solidarity’ with President Trump  —  President Donald Trump's staff is following the commander in chief's lead and will skip next month's White House Correspondents' Dinner, the organization announced Tuesday.

Ryan: Don't tie Planned Parenthood to government funding fight  —  Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday that Congress shouldn't try to defund Planned Parenthood in a measure to fund the government, but instead should use a separate healthcare reform bill.

Gorsuch needs a straight flush to beat filibuster  —  Senate Democrats on Tuesday left Judge Neil Gorsuch with two roads to the Supreme Court: winning over all of the party's remaining swing votes, or relying on the so-called nuclear option.  —  The five Democratic senators up for reelection next year …

This $56,199-Per-Year Campus Offers ‘Self-Identified White Students’ A Safe Space To Feel Guilty  —  Loyola University Chicago offers a campus club “for self-identified White students” to admit their own racist feelings and to complain about the racism they perceive around themselves.

Jared Kushner Tempted by Russia's Bank of Spies  —  Not every bank lists a convicted spy serving 30 months in an Ohio prison as its active deputy representative in New York.  But then, not every bank is headed by a former spy, much less one found to have spent time with Jared Kushner during a …

Karen Pence is the vice president's ‘prayer warrior,’ gut check and shield  —  During the first of Vice President Pence's two unsuccessful races for Congress, he rode a single-speed bicycle more than 250 miles around his district, much of it accompanied by his wife, Karen, along for the journey.

NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1817703" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) —  Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School …