New ObamaCare repeal bill on life support  —  The tide is quickly turning against the new ObamaCare repeal legislation.  —  At least 21 Republicans have said they would vote no on the revised GOP healthcare bill negotiated by centrist Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) and conservative Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).

The education of Donald Trump  —  The 70-year-old leader of the free world sat behind his desk in the Oval Office last Friday afternoon, doing what he's done for years: selling himself.  His 100th day in office was approaching, and Trump was eager to reshape the hardening narrative of a White House veering off course.

Are Trump voters ruining America for all of us?:  Tom Nichols  —  First 100 days suggest our democracy is more likely to die in dumbness than in darkness.  —  President Trump's record in his first 100 days, by any standard of presidential first terms, is one of failure.

This photo of Donald Trump and kids is epic  —  (CNN)Thursday, as you likely know by now, is “Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work” day.  The White House, like CNN and virtually every other company, celebrates this day with a special program of activities.  Except, at the White House …

Is a Management Shake-up Looming at Fox News?  —  As Fox News is roiled by lawsuits and the ouster of Bill O'Reilly, the network's co-president Bill Shine has retained the backing of the Murdochs.  On Monday, Rupert Murdoch took network co-presidents Shine and Jack Abernethy to lunch at Marea …

Brian Babin becomes second Texan to quit Freedom Caucus since March  —  U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville, joins Ted Poe of Humble in publicly ending his ties to the arch conservative group in Congress, the Freedom Caucus.  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville …

Warren ‘troubled’ by $400,000 Wall Street speaking fee for Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren gently criticized former president Barack Obama Thursday for his decision to accept $400,000 from a Wall Street firm to speak at a health care conference this fall.

Pentagon warned Flynn in 2014 against taking foreign payments; IG launches investigation  —  (CNN)Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 against accepting foreign payments as he entered retirement, according to new documents obtained by the House oversight committee.

Portland rose parade canceled after ‘antifascists’ threaten GOP marchers  —  For 10 years, the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association has kicked off the city of Portland's annual Rose Festival with a family-friendly parade meant to attract crowds to its diverse neighborhood.

The Daily 202: Trump is setting up Paul Ryan to be his fall guy  —  THE BIG IDEA: The conventional wisdom when Donald Trump took office was that Paul Ryan would be in the driver's seat on policymaking.  That has turned out to be wrong.  —  The thinking was that the new president …

Cruz: Breaking up 9th Circuit Court ‘a possibility’  —  (R-Texas) says that breaking up the 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals is “certainly a possibility.”  —  “The 9th Circuit is the largest federal court of appeals,” he said Thursday on “The Jack Riccardi Show.”

North Korea puts out new video showing the White House in crosshairs and carriers exploding  —  SEOUL — A North Korean propaganda outlet released a video clip on Thursday showing a simulated attack on the White House and declaring that “the enemy to be destroyed is in our sights.”

After emotional debate, Texas House tentatively passes “sanctuary” legislation  —  The 93-54 vote fell along party lines and came after one of the slowest moving but most emotional legislative days at the state Capitol.  —  Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.

Why Is Asian Salad Still on the Menu?  —  One Friday night at a bar in San Francisco, I took a look at the menu and found myself face to face once again with the curious modern-day ubiquity of the Asian salad.  The “Asian Emperor Salad,” with its “31 ingredients representing the tastes …

Fox News Host Jesse Watters Finally Gets In Trouble For Something  —  Insulting Asian-Americans and homeless people is fine, but making a joke about Ivanka Trump is too much.  —  Over the years, Fox News personality Jesse Watters has mocked Asian-Americans in New York City's Chinatown …

Trump blames Democrats for government shutdown threats  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday railed against Democrats' spending demands and complained about threats of a government shutdown, even as GOP leaders in Congress neared a deal with Democrats to keep the lights on past Friday.

Trump's Tax Plan Is a Reckoning for Republican Deficit Hawks  —  WASHINGTON — As President Trump's top economic advisers faced a barrage of questions on Wednesday about the tax plan they had just unfurled, there was one that they struggled most to answer: how to keep the “massive tax cuts” …

Jeff Bezos Is Just $5 Billion Away From Being the World's Richest Person  —  Amazon founder's fortune has risen $65.2 billion in five years  —  Gates has been the world's No. 1 billionaire since May 2013  —  A surge in after hours trading for Amazon.com Inc. added $3.3 billion to the fortune …

Democrats exploring lawsuit against Trump  —  Senate Democrats are exploring a lawsuit against President Trump on the grounds that his vast business empire has created conflicts of interest that violate the Constitution.  —  The effort is being led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal

The Hungarian Rise And Fall Of Sebastian Gorka  —  Before Sebastian Gorka was an adviser to President Donald Trump, he was a man with a dream to rise to the top of Hungarian politics.  It didn't quite work out.  —  Reporting From  —  Budapest  —  BUDAPEST — Sebastian Gorka …

Urgent trip to restroom gets man kicked off Delta flight  —  The way Kima Hamilton sees it, his urgent need to visit the restroom as a Milwaukee-bound Delta jet awaited takeoff was a misunderstanding blown all out of proportion.  —  In fellow passenger Krista Rosolino's view …