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.

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.

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 …

Please, God, Stop Chelsea Clinton from Whatever She Is Doing  —  The last thing the left needs is the third iteration of a failed political dynasty.  —  Amid investigations into Russian election interference, perhaps we ought to consider whether the Kremlin, to hurt Democrats, helped put Chelsea Clinton on the cover of Variety.

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 …

Trump Vows to Unveil Tax-Cut Plan Next Week, Surprising Staff  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered his Treasury Department on Friday to review measures put in place by the Obama administration, setting the stage for a rollback of regulations that were intended to curtail corporate tax evasion and prevent another financial crisis.

Surgeon general dismissed, replaced by Trump administration  —  The White House administration on Friday dismissed U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, saying it is continuing the process of transitioning to new leadership.  —  “Today, Dr. Murthy, the leader of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps …

Marine Le Pen gets poll boost after Paris attack as Donald Trump says her chances of victory have improved  —  Donald Trump has said the Paris terrorist attack would boost Marine Le Pen's presidential chances after a last-minute poll gave her a modest increase in support.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Caitlyn Jenner reflects on how her life has changed since transitioning into a woman  —  Two years ago, the celebrated Olympic hero and famous reality TV show dad then known as Bruce Jenner revealed to the world in an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer that he had struggled his entire life with gender identity.

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) …

'The Ideas Made It, But I Didn't'  —  His first date with his future wife was spent in a New Hampshire motel room drinking Wild Turkey into the wee hours with Hunter S. Thompson.  He stood several feet away from Martin Luther King Jr. during the “I Have a Dream” speech.