U.S. Launches Missiles at Syrian Base After Chemical Weapons Attack  —  The United States launched dozens of cruise missiles Thursday night at a Syrian airfield in response to what it believes was the Syrian government's use of banned chemical weapons blamed for having killed at least 100 people on Tuesday …

Steve Bannon Calls Jared Kushner a ‘Cuck’ and ‘Globalist’ Behind His Back  —  Donald Trump's chief strategist Stephen Bannon has called the president's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner a “cuck” and a “globalist” during a time of high tension between the two top aides …

Bob Dole and Trent Lott: The Senate has changed.  It's time to use the nuclear option.  —  Bob Dole, a Republican from Kansas, was the Senate majority leader from 1985 to 1987 and 1995 to 1996 and the Republican nominee for president in 1996.  Trent Lott, a Republican from Mississippi, was Senate majority leader from 1996 to 2001.

C.I.A. Had Evidence of Russian Effort to Help Trump Earlier Than Believed  —  WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. told senior lawmakers in classified briefings last summer that it had information indicating that Russia was working to help elect Donald J. Trump president, a finding that did not emerge publicly until …

Twitter refuses U.S. order to disclose user behind anti-Trump account  —  Twitter Inc on Thursday refused to reveal the user behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump's tough immigration policies and said it was challenging the demand for records by the U.S. government in court, according to a lawsuit.

Kushner Omitted Meeting With Russians on Security Clearance Forms  —  When Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, sought the top-secret security clearance that would give him access to some of the nation's most closely guarded secrets, he was required to disclose …

Donald Trump's travel expenses in 10 weeks cost US taxpayers as much as Barack Obama spent in two years  —  US President has spent seven weekends at Mar-a-Lago since taking office 10 weeks ago  —  Donald Trump's trips to his luxury Florida resort have already cost the US taxpayer at least $24 million …

Senator Mitt Romney?  —  Republican leaders and high-powered donors in Utah are waging a quiet but concerted campaign to convince 83-year-old incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch not to seek reelection next year—and now, they may have found a successor.  Mitt Romney, the one-time presidential nominee …

Clinton: ‘Misogyny played a role’ in 2016 … Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  said on Thursday that misogyny “played a role” her 2016 defeat.  —  “Certainly, misogyny played a role,” Clinton said at the Women of the World Summit in New York.  “I mean, that just has to be admitted.

Ivanka's secret Planned Parenthood outreach  —  In the weeks following her father's inauguration, Ivanka Trump quietly reached out to the president of Planned Parenthood seeking common ground on the contentious issue of abortion.  —  The first daughter requested a sit-down with Cecile Richards …

North Korea vows ‘most ruthless blow’ on United States after Donald Trump pledges to build up defences against Pyongyang  —  NORTH Korea is ready to deliver the “most ruthless blow” if provoked by the United States, its ambassador to Moscow said overnight, after US President Donald Trump pledged …

Preet Bharara Links Firing to Trump Team's ‘Helter-Skelter Incompetence’  —  Nearly a month after he was fired by the Trump administration, Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney in Manhattan, remains mystified by the circumstances of his ouster, saying he had never been told …

O'Reilly ratings skyrocket amid controversy  —  Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's ratings have sharply increased since a Saturday report that five women who accused him over the years of sexual harassment were paid a combined $13 million.  —  More than 3.76 million people watched “The O'Reilly Factor” …

‘War on Cops’ author Heather Mac Donald shouted down at UCLA by hysterical Black Lives Matter protest  —  Protester: ‘You have no right to speak!’  —  A speech by Heather Mac Donald at UCLA on Wednesday frequently descended into chaos as Black Lives Matter protesters stormed the stage …

Should America Have Entered World War I?  —  One hundred years ago today, Congress voted to enter what was then the largest and bloodiest war in history.  Four days earlier, President Woodrow Wilson had sought to unite a sharply divided populace with a stirring claim that the nation …

House Republicans pump last-minute money into Kansas special election  —  The NRCC is pouring money into a last-minute TV ad buy in Kansas ahead of a Tuesday special election, seeking to pump up Republican enthusiasm and turnout in a district that President Donald Trump carried by 27 percentage points just a few months ago.