Sources: Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign  —  Washington (CNN)The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisers, including Carter Page, to infiltrate the Trump campaign, according to US officials.

Department of Justice Sends Letter to Nine Jurisdictions Requiring Proof of Compliance with 8 U.S.C.  § 1373  —  Today, the Department of Justice sent the attached letters to nine jurisdictions which were identified in a May 2016 report by the Department of Justice's Inspector General …

The White House Seems Excited to Shut Down the Government  —  Next Saturday, April 29th, is President Trump's hundredth day in office, a historical marker used by the press to assess a new President's progress since the first term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

THE LATEST: TRUMP SAYS DREAMERS SHOULD ‘REST EASY’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump says young immigrants shielded from deportation - often referred to as “dreamers” - should “rest easy” about his immigration policies.

Hooters ‘calendar girl’ and Playboy ‘Miss Social’ were Artiles' paid consultants  —  TALLAHASSEE  —  Just months before his resignation Friday, Sen. Frank Artiles scored a coup in November when he unseated Democrat Dwight Bullard with an aggressive $1 million campaign in a district that favored Democrats.

Milo Yiannopoulos Plots Comeback at UC Berkeley  —  Yiannopoulos wouldn't say who is backing the effort, financially or otherwise, nor would he say which, if any, student group has invited him to speak at Berkeley.  —  Milo Yiannopoulos is plotting his comeback, allegedly to take place at UC Berkeley …

Trump to unveil tax plan with ‘massive’ cuts next week, AP says  —  President Donald Trump says businesses and individuals will receive a “massive tax cut” under a tax reform package he plans to unveil next week.  —  In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump says the plan will result …

Donald Trump has ‘dangerous mental illness’, say psychiatry experts at Yale conference  —  Mental health experts say President is ‘paranoid and delusional’  —  Donald Trump has a “dangerous mental illness” and is not fit to lead the US, a group of psychiatrists has warned during a conference at Yale University.

At a ‘Unity’ Stop in Nebraska, Democrats Find Anything But  —  WASHINGTON — Rarely has a municipal election in a midsize city ignited such a fierce national debate over what defines a Democrat.  But the election this spring for mayor of Omaha is pitting abortion rights activists …

Today's executive orders are the nail in the coffin of Trump's economic populism  —  There's no workers' party here.  —  Friday afternoon, Donald Trump traveled to the US Treasury Department where he's expected to sign a new executive order.  The order aims at making life easier …

Premium Increases for Pre-Existing Conditions Under Latest ACA Repeal Plan, by State  —  Repealing protections for people with pre-existing health conditions could be on Congress' agenda as early as next week.  Facing pressure from the Trump administration, Congress may be ready once again …

The Persistence of Trump Derangement Syndrome  —  Suddenly, Trump Derangement Syndrome is a thing, or is trying to become one.  —  We're told by many wise and well-meaning people that it is a huge and even fatal mistake for liberals (and for constitutional conservatives) …

Massive power outage hits San Francisco, shuts down businesses, BART station, cable cars, traffic lights  —  A massive power outage in San Francisco caused a blackout Friday morning in several neighborhoods, from the Financial District to the Presidio, forcing the closure of businesses …

Second parchment copy of Declaration of Independence found — in England  —  Two Harvard University researchers announced Friday that they have found a second parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence in a tiny records office in southern England.  —  The only other parchment copy …

2nd doctor, wife arrested in genital mutilation case  —  Federal agents Friday arrested a second doctor in connection with the nation's first genital mutilation case, sources told The Detroit News.  —  Dr. Fakhruddin Attar is accused of letting Dr. Jumana Nagarwala perform mutilations at his Burhani Medical Clinic on Farmington Road.

Islam needs Islamophobia right now: Voices  —  In Pakistan, a mob killed a journalism student because he didn't believe.  That could have been me.  —  Last week, a 23-year-old journalism student was beaten to death by a mob outside the cafeteria of Abdul Wali Khan University in northern Pakistan.

Theranos Secretly Bought Outside Lab Gear, Ran Fake Tests: Court Filings  —  Company says it disagrees with many of allegations, saying they reflect ‘one-sided filing’  —  Theranos Inc. misled company directors about its laboratory-testing practices, used a shell company to “secretly” …

Democrats partner with political newcomers aiming to create anti-Trump wave in 2018 midterms  —  A wave of first-time candidates eager to fight President Trump and his young administration plan to challenge House Republican incumbents, giving Democratic Party leaders hope that they can capi­tal­ize …