Rice denies Obama administration inappropriately unmasked Trump team  —  Former national security adviser Susan Rice on Tuesday categorically denied that the Obama administration inappropriately spied on President Trump or members of his transition team.  —  “The allegation is that somehow …

Affordable Care Act Gains Majority Approval for First Time  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved.  This is the first time a majority of Americans …

Assad Apparently ‘Gasses’ Civilians Days After Tillerson Hints He Can Stay in Power  —  Days ago, in Ankara, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled that the U.S. had no quarrel with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a man Tillerson's predecessor compared to Adolf Hitler after he slaughtered …

Trumpcare revival talks falling apart ahead of Pence meeting  —  Attempts to reach a deal this week on health care are unraveling fast, with conservatives already blaming House Speaker Paul Ryan for blocking the White House bill, and leadership sources saying that's nonsense and that the Freedom Caucus …

Advertisers Flee Fox's Bill O'Reilly Show Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuits  —  Fox News is in a jam this week as major automakers and smaller outfits pull their ads from the network's popular “O'Reilly Factor” show, following a series of sexual harassment claims against host Bill O'Reilly.

How to End the Politicization of the Courts  —  Mainstream news coverage has a hard time making subtle distinctions between the behavior of the two political parties.  When Democratic and Republican tactics are blatantly different — on voter suppression, for instance — journalists are often comfortable saying so.

White House explores two new tax ideas — a value-added tax and carbon tax — as leading proposal to raise revenue falters  —  President Trump's administration is exploring the creation of two controversial new taxes — a value-added tax and a carbon tax — as part of a broad overhaul of the tax code …

Eric Trump Offers Surprisingly Candid Thoughts On Nepotism  —  No modern president has put as much power in the hands of so many family members as Donald Trump.  On January 9, he named son-in-law Jared Kushner as his senior advisor despite anti-nepotism laws previously believed to prevent such an appointment.

White House: ‘The clock has now run out’ on North Korean nuclear program  —  Washington (CNN)A senior White House official issued a dire warning to reporters Tuesday on the state of North Korea's nuclear program, declaring “the clock has now run out and all options are on the table.”

Trump Administration Considers Far-Reaching Steps for ‘Extreme Vetting’  —  Foreigners entering U.S. could be forced to hand over phones, answer questions on ideology; changes could apply to allies like France and Germany  —  Foreigners who want to visit the U.S., even for a short trip …

CNN Had a Problem.  Donald Trump Solved It.  —  Inside the strange symbiosis between Jeff Zucker and the president he helped create.  —  At 3:58 on a recent Wednesday afternoon in Washington, CNN's largest control room was mostly empty but for a handful of producers hunched over control panels and …

WATCH: Boos erupt after Trump tells room full of construction workers that he won most of their votes  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked with a room full of construction union members, and things got a little awkward for him when he started boasting about his big election victory.

Why Men and Women Can Never Be ‘Just Friends’  —  The latest numbers on American birth rates are in, and they yield only one reasonable conclusion: All of us need to start having more babies or else the upcoming demographic tsunami will consume our nation, cripple our social programs …

The Mac Pro Lives  —  Let's not beat around the bush.  I have great news to share:  —  Apple is currently hard at work on a “completely rethought” Mac Pro, with a modular design that can accommodate high-end CPUs and big honking hot-running GPUs, and which should make it easier for Apple …

Why You Shouldn't Walk on Escalators  —  The train pulls into Pennsylvania Station during the morning rush, the doors open and you make a beeline for the escalators.  —  You stick to the left and walk up the stairs, figuring you can save precious seconds and get a bit of exercise.

New ESPN guidelines recognize connection between sports, politics  —  ESPN has issued new political and election guidelines for its employees that, while allowing for political discussion on the network's platforms, recommend connecting those comments to sports whenever possible.

NCAA Board of Governors' Position on HB2 Repeal  —  In August of 2016, the NCAA Board of Governors instructed the relocation of NCAA championships scheduled in North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year because of the cumulative impact HB2 had on local communities' ability to ensure a safe …

Trump Ally Alex Jones Threatens To “Beat” Rep. Adam Schiff's “Goddamn Ass” In Anti-Gay Tirade  —  ROGER STONE: What we're hearing from the Democrats both in the House and Senate is red-baiting —  ALEX JONES: That's on Drudge.  —  STONE: — fear-mongering — It is well beyond the point of recklessness …

Islamic State says U.S. ‘being run by an idiot’  —  Islamic State said on Tuesday the United States was drowning and “being run by an idiot”.  —  In the first official remarks by the group referring to President Donald Trump since he took office, spokesman Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer said:

WH: Internal Bannon think tank never actually existed  —  The White House is downplaying the importance of an internal policy shop that was once believed to be the brainchild and power center of chief strategist Stephen Bannon, saying the Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) never even existed.

Ivanka Trump interview: “If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good ... then I'm complicit”  —  In her first interview since becoming assistant to the president, Ivanka Trump addressed critics who have said she and her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, are “complicit” with President Trump.

Kirsten Gillibrand Is Becoming a Progressive Champion.  Is a 2020 Run Next?  —  The Democrats' most unlikely holy warrior smells rebellion in the air.  —  As Kirsten Gillibrand ascended to the pulpit at the Bridge Street AME Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant in late February, the congregation seemed to tense with apprehension.