Trump and Bannon ‘Personally Intervened’ to Save Seb Gorka … When the White House backed off its efforts to dump Sebastian Gorka on another federal agency, the controversial counterterrorism advisor had the president himself to thank, The Daily Beast has learned.

G.O.P. House Candidate in Montana Is Caught on Tape Praising Health Bill  —  WASHINGTON — When Greg Gianforte, the Republican running for an open House seat in Montana, was asked on Thursday whether he would have supported the bill repealing the Affordable Care Act that passed the House that day, he declined to answer.

France's Macron campaign emails appear to be leaked online  —  A large trove of emails from the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was posted online late on Friday, 1-1/2 days before voters go to the polls to choose the country's next president in a run-off against far-right rival Marine Le Pen.

No, the AHCA Doesn't Make Rape a Preexisting Condition  —  The latest less-than-truthful meme about Republicans' American Health Care Act (AHCA), passed by the U.S. House on Thursday, is that it makes rape a “preexisting condition” for health-insurance purposes.

Flynn was warned by Trump transition officials about contacts with Russian ambassador  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by senior members of then President-elect Donald Trump's transition team about the risks of his contacts with the Russian ambassador weeks …

White House fires its chief usher — the first woman in that job  —  The White House has fired its chief usher, Angella Reid, the first woman and second African American to hold the position.  —  When the White House residence staff arrived at work Friday morning, they were told that Reid …

Trump Army secretary nominee withdraws  —  DON'T MISS A BRIEF.  SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY EMAIL.

Anti-vaccine activists spark a state's worst measles outbreak in decades  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The young mother started getting advice early on from friends in the close-knit Somali immigrant community here.  Don't let your children get the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella — it causes autism, they said.

FCC to investigate, ‘take appropriate action’ on Colbert's Trump rant  —  Late night talk show host Stephen Colbert's controversial joke about President Trump drew the attention of the Federal Communications Commission.  The agency received “a number” of complaints about Colbert's commentary earlier …

CNN's Hughes demands apology from ‘bully’ Sam Bee for mocking her ‘mazel tov cocktail’ defense of Trump  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN contributor and Donald Trump booster Scottie Nell Hughes thinks comedian Samantha Bee “bullied” her last weekend during the …

Georgia Can't Block New Voters From Registering in the Ossoff-Handel Runoff  —  In a big win for voting rights, a federal court overturns the state's 90-day registration deadline  —  On March 22, 2017, Jill Boyd Myers moved from Atlanta to Sandy Springs, Georgia, relocating from the Fifth Congressional District to the Sixth.

This Is The Inside Of Trump's Lawyer's Passport  —  Trump's lawyer gave BuzzFeed News exclusive access to his passport, saying it proves he couldn't have attended an alleged secret meeting with Russian agents.  —  Since the publication of an unverified 35-page dossier alleging …

Fox News trying to pull Jesse Watters from Bill O'Reilly comedy tour  —  This is why Bill O'Reilly was fired  —  Bill O'Reilly says his former protege at Fox News, Jesse Watters, will continue to make a series of public appearances with him this year.  Fox News has other ideas.

About that Rose Garden health care photo with all the white guys....  (CNN)House Republicans marched to the White House on Thursday afternoon to celebrate their victory: Passage of the American Health Care Act.  —  President Trump welcomed them with a Rose Garden celebration.

Protester featured in iconic Ferguson photo found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound  —  Edward Crawford died overnight.

Sputnik denied permanent congressional credentials  —  The Congressional Periodical Press Gallery committee has denied Sputnik, a Russian state-owned news website, a permanent congressional press pass.  —  Sputnik has the opportunity to appeal the decision, said Senate Periodical Press Gallery Director Justin Wilson.

Watch: Chris Collins admits he didn't read health care bill  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Collins told CNN that he didn't read the entire Republican health care bill that the House passed Thursday.  —  And then he told The Buffalo News that he was unaware of a key provision in the bill …

Gateway Pundit Threw A Gala For The “Alt-Right” And We Were There  —  On April 29, about a mile away from the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, a little over a hundred members of a group who dubiously brand themselves as purveyors of the “real news” gathered …

Venezuela Is Starving  —  Once Latin America's richest country, Venezuela can no longer feed its people, hobbled by the nationalization of farms as well as price and currency controls.  The resulting hunger and malnutrition are an unfolding tragedy.

Second Chance for ‘Obamacare’ Repeal.  And for Reince Priebus.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican health care overhaul might never become law, but it has already changed the life of one American: Reince Priebus, who knew it was his best and perhaps last hope of becoming an empowered White House chief of staff.

Senate Asks Trump Associates for Records of Communication With Russians  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee, seeking to accelerate its broad investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election, has asked a number of high-profile Trump campaign associates to hand …

Lawsuit: Boys endured public shaming, violence following racist Instagram incident  —  ALBANY — Four Albany High School juniors punished for their roles in a racist Instagram posting incident have sued the school district and administration, alleging their free speech rights were violated …

'It's f*cking racist': Watch a black teen confront his white teacher who insists on using the N-word  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Students angrily confronted a white New Orleans teacher who insisted he could use the most notorious racial slur because it had been drained of its meaning through overuse.

Rape charges to be dropped against immigrant teens in Md. case  —  Maryland prosecutors will drop rape and sex offense charges against two immigrant teens accused of attacking a 14-year-old classmate in a high school bathroom stall, according to attorneys in a case that shocked local parents …