Bannon Removed From National Security Council Role in Shakeup  —  President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing.

Trump Says Susan Rice May Have Committed a Crime  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he thought that the former national security adviser Susan E. Rice may have committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates who were mentioned on intercepted communications …

Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors  —  Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch copied the structure and language used by several authors and failed to cite source material in his book and an academic article, according to documents provided to POLITICO.

Rubio: It's no coincidence that Syria gas attack happened after ‘concerning’ Tillerson comments  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he doesn't think it's a coincidence that a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria occurred shortly after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …

Before This Is Over, Republicans Are Going to Wish Hillary Clinton Won  —  Imagine what the political world would look like for Republicans had Hillary Clinton won the election.  Clinton had dragged her dispirited base to the polls by promising a far more liberal domestic agenda than Barack Obama …

Rex Tillerson's incredibly odd and confusing statement on North Korea  —  (CNN)North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea off the Korean Peninsula, the latest in a series of test firings and one that comes just days before President Donald Trump is set to huddle with Chinese President Xi Jinping …

New Pittsburg, Kan., High School principal resigns after student journalists question her credentials  —  Days after student reporters at Pittsburg High School in Kansas dug into the background of their newly hired principal and found questionable credentials, she resigned from the $93,000-a-year job.

Sen. Jeff Merkley can talk until he's blue in the face.  But he can't stop a vote on Neil Gorsuch.  —  While you slept, for the past 12 hours and counting, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has seized the Senate floor in an attempt to launch an old-school filibuster to block Judge Neil Gorsuch from getting on the Supreme Court.

Every story I have read about Trump supporters in the past week  —  Since Donald Trump's approval rating now looks like something that got stuck to the bottom of my shoe, I joined the flood of journalists who went to Real America to see how the Trump supporters are getting along.

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.

The Long, Lucrative Right-wing Grift Is Blowing Up in the World's Face  —  If you want to understand intra-GOP warfare, the decision-making process of our president, the implosion of the Republican healthcare plan, and the rest of the politics of the Trump era, you don't need …

Barry Manilow Reveals Why He Didn't Come Out for Decades: I Thought I Would ‘Disappoint’ Fans If They Knew I Was Gay  —  Pop legend Barry Manilow opens up for the first time about coming out, finding love, and surviving showbiz for 50 years.  Subscribe now for his exclusive untold story — only in PEOPLE.

Heritage Action blames GOP moderates for collapse of new health deal  —  The leader of the conservative group Heritage Action on Wednesday accused moderate House Republicans of blocking a deal on a new ObamaCare replacement bill.  —  Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham said in a call …

Ivanka Trump's Wine-Drinking, Fur Coat-Clad Neighbor Is a Little Confused Why The Internet Loves Her  —  “It's so weird, because I don't even quite understand what the word ‘go viral’ means.”  —  On Saturday night, hundreds of people danced outside of Ivanka Trump's Washington home …

Ben Sasse Thinks Biden Would Have Won  —  We're 11 weeks into the Trump administration.  What's the Senate like these days?  I think that the institution — and I do mean all 535 people, but particularly the hundred in the Senate — is filled with really nice and well-meaning people.