“LET ME BE CLEAR”: Sean Hannity's stern response to sexual harassment allegation  —  Fox News star and syndicated radio host Sean Hannity has issued a strong denial following a sexual harassment allegation made by attorney/blogger Debbie Schlussel, a former guest on Hannity's television show.

Senate Trump-Russia Probe Has No Full-Time Staff, No Key Witnesses  —  There are just seven part-time staffers working on the Senate inquiry.  None of them are trained investigators.  And they haven't interviewed a single player in Trump's orbit.  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee's probe …

Marine Le Pen Is In A Much Deeper Hole Than Trump Ever Was  —  Emmanuel Macron, a centrist candidate, and Marine Le Pen, of the far-right-wing National Front, will advance to a runoff in the French presidential election after finishing in the top two positions in a first-round vote on Sunday.

China's Xi urges restraint on North Korea issue on call with Trump  —  Toggle share menu  —  All Sections  —  Search Term Search Term Clear search input Search  —  BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged “restraint” on North Korea during a phone call Monday (Apr 24) …

What ‘Snowflakes’ Get Right About Free Speech  —  At one of the premieres of his landmark Holocaust documentary, “Shoah” (1985), the filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was challenged by a member of the audience, a woman who identified herself as a Holocaust survivor.

Obama's hidden Iran deal giveaway  —  When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his administration presented the move as a modest trade-off for the greater …

‘Everyone tunes in’: Inside Trump's obsession with cable TV  —  During a small working lunch at the White House last month, the question of job security in President Trump's tumultuous White House came up, and one of the attendees wondered whether press secretary Sean Spicer might be the first to go.

Trump announces WH dinner for Supreme Court justices — then hours later postpones it indefinitely  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The White House on Sunday announced that it would host a dinner on Thursday for the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, then …

Trump Interview: Full Transcript  —  The AP has now released the full transcript of its Friday interview with President Trump and it is completely amazing.  —  Full transcript after the jump ...  A transcript of an Oval Office interview Friday with President Donald Trump by AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace.

Republicans sound alarm on Trump's troubles ahead of 2018  —  Republicans say President Donald Trump needs to turn things around fast — or the GOP could pay dearly in 2018.  —  With the party preparing to defend its congressional majorities in next year's midterms, senior Republicans …

Why Paul Wolfowitz Is Optimistic About Trump  —  Iraq might descend into “chaotic violence”—or worse.  The broader Middle East could “go to hell” all over again.  —  If the United States doesn't step up under President Donald Trump, Paul Wolfowitz warns in a new interview for The Global POLITICO …

Showdown looms as Trump demands funding for wall on U.S.-Mexico border  —  President Trump and White House officials pressed congressional Republicans on Sunday to use the looming threat of a government shutdown to win funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a top priority …

Trump Saved Carrier Jobs.  These Workers Weren't as Lucky.  —  HUNTINGTON, Ind. — These are the Indiana workers whose jobs President Trump didn't save.  —  After assembling circuit boards for Carrier furnaces at a factory here for 21 years, Jim Sholle, 56, walked out of the plant for the final time last month.

May Hires Jim Messina for U.K. Conservative Election Team  —  President Obama's former campaign chief starts work for Tories  —  Messina returns to U.K. after success on 2015 Cameron campaign  —  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has hired President Obama's former deputy chief of staff Jim Messina …

Genital mutilation victims break their silence: ‘This is demonic’  —  CDC says at least 500,000 females in U.S. have undergone genital mutilation, or are at risk of having it done.  —  CONNECT  —  It was the summer of 1990.  —  Mariya Taher was 7 years old, vacationing in India with her family …

New Orleans Starts Tearing Down Confederate Monuments, Sparking Protest  —  New Orleans officials removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments early Monday, the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation racism and white supremacy.

No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car  —  This isn't science fiction.  A number of start-ups as well as big aerospace firms are trying to build personal aircraft you could fly around town.  —  CLEARLAKE, Calif. — On a recent afternoon, an aerospace engineer working …

Italy migrant crisis: Charities ‘colluding’ with smugglers  —  An Italian prosecutor says he has evidence some of the charities saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are colluding with people-smugglers.  —  Carmelo Zuccaro told La Stampa (in Italian) phone calls were being made from Libya to rescue vessels.

ANALYSIS: How Trump accomplished so little yet so much in first 100 days  —  Amid the chaos and disruption that have defined President Trump's first 100 days, a giant contradiction breaks through.  —  Few modern presidents have accomplished so little in the opening months of their time in office.