Donald Trump in his own words  —  The US president speaks to Lionel Barber, Gillian Tett and Demetri Sevastopulo  —  Read next … You are the master of ‘the art of the deal’ . .  . can you cut a deal with Xi Jinping when you see him in Mar-a-Lago?  —  I have great respect for him.

Fox braces for fallout from Bill O'Reilly scandal  —  If Bill O'Reilly weren't the biggest star at Fox News, would he still have a job at Fox News?  —  Many media industry observers, reading about the harassment allegations that have cost O'Reilly and Fox millions of dollars, are saying he would not.

Why is Trump attacking the Freedom Caucus?  Simple: They won, he lost  —  “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast,” President Donald Trump  —  wrote on Twitter Thursday.  “We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!”

Hell Week looms for Republicans  —  On Capitol Hill, the last week of April is already being called Hell Week.  That's when Congress returns from Easter break, with just days to prevent a government shutdown on April 29 — Day 100 of the Trump presidency.  —  This Friday, Trump is expected …

Vacate Trump Tower: People want Melania Trump to be forced to leave New York City  —  A petition requests that Melania leave and save the city a ton of money  —  The exorbitant cost of keeping Melania and Barron Trump in their gold-plated penthouse in New York City has inspired thousands …

It's 2004 All Over Again  —  Lately we've been hearing a lot about truth.  It started with hysteria over “fake news” during the last election season.  The “truth” narrative went into overdrive with President Trump's unexpected (by most) victory.  Here are a few of the many instances that could be cited.

ADVISORY: Story on Kushner visiting Iraq withdrawn  —  The story “Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner visits Iraq, U.S. official says”, the accompanying alert and subsequent update are wrong and are withdrawn.  —  CARACAS Venezuela's opposition lawmakers said on Sunday they will push for the removal …

Donnelly Announces Support for Gorsuch  —  Granger, Ind. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced he will support the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.  —  Donnelly said, “I have said consistently that part of my job is to carefully review, debate, and vote on judicial nominations, including nominees to the Supreme Court.

How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers' Buttons  —  The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public.  But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts, top officials convened a call for reporters to insist that Uber was changing its culture and would no longer tolerate “brilliant jerks.”

Editorial Donald Trump's train-wreck presidency  —  The Times Editorial Board  —  It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters.  The Times called him unprepared and unsuited …

Susan Rice Requested Unmasking of Incoming Trump Administration Officials  —  Susan Rice, who served as the National Security Adviser under President Obama, has been identified as the official who requested unmasking of incoming Trump officials, Cernovich Media can exclusively report.

Watching the hearings, I learned my “Bernie bro” harassers may have been Russian bots  —  When it was revealed during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Russian bots (computer algorithm controlled social media accounts) on Twitter had masqueraded as “Bernie Bros” …

Adam Schiff's Weak CNN Interview Supports Nunes, Trump Claims on Surveillance  —  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday morning that he “can't say whether anything was masked or unmasked properly” …

‘This Week’ Transcript 4-2-17: Ambassador Nikki Haley, Ash Carter, Sen. John McCain, and Dmitry Peskov  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on April 2, 2017 and it will be updated.  —  MARTHA RADDATZ: But we begin with the first Sunday morning interview with a member …