Trump admits he thought being president would be a lot easier than his old life  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days …

First on CNN: Ahead of Trump's 100th day mark, Obama says Obamacare is more popular than Trump  —  One moment from each of Trump's first days  —  New York (CNN)Former President Barack Obama hailed the political resilience of his signature health care law at a private event Thursday …

DeMint set to be ousted from Heritage Foundation  —  The controversial president of The Heritage Foundation, former Sen. Jim DeMint, may soon be out of a job, following a dispute with board members about the direction of conservative think tank, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

EXCLUSIVE: Advanced Talks Underway For New Conservative Network Amid Fears Fox News Moving Too Far Left  —  On the heels of major shakeups at the Fox News Network, an alternative conservative network is being actively discussed amongst conservative fat cats.

Trump names anti-abortion leader Yoest to top HHS post  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said he would name one of the most prominent anti-abortion activists in the country to a top communications post at HHS.  —  Charmaine Yoest, tapped to be assistant secretary of public affairs, is a senior fellow at American Values.

$12,000 luxury Fyre Festival is basically a disaster zone  —  This weekend was to mark the launch of Fyre Festival, a boutique, luxury music festival taking place in Exumas, Bahamas.  Tickets to the festival ran between $4,000 and $12,000, with the price of admission including a chartered flight from Miami …

The Convicted Con Artist Of The Winter White House … WEST PALM BEACH, Florida —  An admitted fraudster who owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to his victims has had access to President Donald Trump through his wife, who is the guest reception manager of Mar-a-Lago, the Winter White House.

Alex Jones Suffers Defeat In Custody Hearing  —  “Mr. Jones is like a cult leader,” the conspiracy blogger's ex-wife told the jury.  “And we've seen the horrific damage cult leaders do to their followers.”  —  Reporting From  —  AUSTIN — After a grueling 10-day trial …

N.S.A Halts Collection of Americans' Emails About Foreign Targets  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is stopping one of the most disputed forms of its warrantless surveillance program in which it collects Americans' emails and texts to and from people overseas and that mention …

Dems withhold cash from Montana special election  —  As early voting kicks off in Montana this week, national Democrats are holding back from heavy investments in the state's May 25 special House election, believing Democratic candidate Rob Quist still has a steep hill to climb to win a state …

‘You are safe,’ Transylvania attacker says to Republican student in coffee shop  —  A man who used a machete to attack a Transylvania University student in a campus coffee shop Friday first asked people about their political affiliations, a witness said.  —  The assailant, thought …

Kasich: Trump should ‘eradicate’ North Korean leadership  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former Republican presidential candidate, said Friday that President Trump ought to “eradicate” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top lieutenants in a surgical military strike designed to give rise to a more benign leadership in Pyongyang.

Why the polls are wrong about Trump.  Again.  —  Today we live in a polling bubble - surveys taken from the perches in New York, Washington and Los Angeles may be obscuring rather than illuminating many of the underlying views and trends of the American electorate.

U.S. Economy Grew 0.7% in First Quarter, Slowest in Three Years  —  Consumption is worst since 2009 on auto demand, utilities  —  Investment is bright spot, including housing and oil drilling  —  The U.S. economy expanded at the slowest pace in three years as weak auto sales …

Here's the first look at how Elon Musk's ‘boring’ car tunnels will work  —  Cars will be lowered into the tunnel from the roads on what Musk calls a car “skate.”  —  At the TED conference today, Elon Musk gave a first look at the underground tunnels his new company, The Boring Company, is shooting to develop in the future.

Living in the Trump Zone  —  Fans of old TV series may remember a classic “Twilight Zone” episode titled “It's a Good Life.”  It featured a small town terrorized by a 6-year-old who for some reason had monstrous superpowers, coupled with complete emotional immaturity.

Oxford University sorry for eye contact racism claim  —  Oxford University has apologised for saying that avoiding eye contact could be “everyday racism” after it was accused of discriminating against autistic people.  —  The claim was included in a list of “racial micro-aggressions” in an equality and diversity unit newsletter.

Austrian President calls on all women to wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslims to fight ‘rampant Islamophobia’  —  'It is every woman's right to always dress how she wants, that is my opinion on the matter'  —  The President of Austria has called for all women to wear headscarves …

‘Roseanne’ Getting Revival With Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert & Co.  —  EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest comedies of the 1990s, Roseanne, is making a comeback.  I hear an eight-episode limited series revival of the hit ABC blue-collar family comedy is in the works …

Trevor Noah wants you to cut the outrage over Obama's $400,000 Wall Street speech  —  “Obama's back, and so are the haters,” Trevor Noah said on Thursday's Daily Show.  The former president is taking a lot of heat for giving a speech to Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald for a fat paycheck, but Noah wasn't buying the outrage.

Donald Trump's first 100 days have been a moneymaking success story  —  He's getting what he cares about.  —  Donald Trump attracted a reputation over the years as a ruthless and unscrupulous businessman.  He said on the campaign trail that having been “greedy all my life,” …